BUSTOS, CHERI (a Representative from Illinois)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1960), H3568 [13JN]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2397), H4916 [23JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2217), H3190 [5JN]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 3080, Water Resources Reform and Development Act, H7080 [14NO]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: reauthorize certain programs (see H.R. 2498), H4037 [25JN]

Air Force: make competitive grants to support research and development, education, and training to produce a bio-based aviation fuel for use by the Air Force (see H.R. 3125), H6957 [30OC]

American Fighter Aces: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 685), H5655 [18SE]

American Infrastructure Fund: establish to provide loans or guarantees to State or local governments for qualified infrastructure projects (see H.R. 2084), H5477 [10SE]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see H.R. 139), H1359 [12MR]

Armed Forces: award Congressional Gold Medal to the 65th Infantry Regiment known as the Borinqueneers (see H.R. 1726), H5655 [18SE]

——— exempt retired pay of certain disabled veterans from full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment and prevent adverse impact of such adjustment on Survivor Benefit Plan annuities (see H.R. 3789), H8125 [19DE]

——— extend duration of Physical Disability Board of Review and expand authority of such Board to review the separation of members on the basis of a mental condition not amounting to disability (see H.R. 975), H5922 [27SE]

——— restore full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment (see H.R. 3790), H8125 [19DE]

——— restore full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment by closing tax loopholes for offshore corporations (see H.R. 3793), H8125 [19DE]

BLM: designate certain portions of the red rock canyons of the Colorado Plateau and the Basin and Range Deserts in Utah as wilderness (see H.R. 1630), H2959 [23MY]

Blue Star Mothers of America Month: designate (see H. Res. 293), H5090 [25JY]

Budget: establish biennial cycle (see H.R. 1869), H4599 [17JY]

——— provide the President with the authority to exempt civilian Dept. of Defense personnel accounts from sequestration (see H.R. 2613), H5052 [24JY]

——— require the President to submit a budget to Congress listing current fiscal year spending levels for proposed programs and separate amounts for proposed spending increases (see H.R. 2686), H4599 [17JY]

Business and industry: promote industry growth and competitiveness and improve worker training, retention, and advancement (see H.R. 919), H4145 [27JN]

C.W. Bill Young Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Bay Pines, FL: designate (see H.R. 3302), H6674 [22OC]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for District of Columbia Special Olympics Law Enforcement Torch Run (see H. Con. Res. 44), H4524 [16JY]

Captain Herbert Johnson Memorial Post Office Building, Chicago, IL: designate (see H.R. 3085), H5546 [12SE]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: improve operations of recovery auditors under the Medicare Integrity Program to increase transparency and accuracy in audits conducted by contractors (see H.R. 1250), H4214 [8JY]

Chicago Blackhawks (hockey team): tribute (see H. Res. 299), H4483 [11JY]

China: call for an end to organ harvesting from prisoners, investigate organ transplant practices, end persecution of the Falun Gong, and issue warnings to U.S. citizens about organ transplant practices (see H. Res. 281), H5885 [26SE]

Civil rights: award a Congressional Gold Medal to Addie Mae Collins, Denise McNair, Carole Robertson, and Cynthia Wesley honoring the 50th anniversary of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church bombing (see H.R. 360), H1430 [14MR]

——— improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 377), H279 [23JA]

——— prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity (see H.R. 1755), H4080 [26JN]

Clean Air Act: remove requirement for dealer certification of new light-duty motor vehicles (see H.R. 724), H5548 [12SE]

Coast Guard: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 2932), H6053 [30SE]

Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see H.R. 1830), H3016 [3JN]

Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 231), H4310 [9JY]

Corps of Engineers: provide for safe and reliable navigation of the Mississippi River (see H.R. 1152), H3097 [4JN]

Crime: prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see H.R. 366), H1860 [9AP]

Defense of Marriage Act: repeal and ensure respect for State regulation of marriage (see H.R. 2523), H5655 [18SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: expand and improve opportunities for beginning farmers and ranchers (see H.R. 1727), H3016 [3JN]

——— improve energy programs (see H.R. 2290), H3256 [10JN]

——— modify crop insurance ineligibility requirements for producers that produce an annual crop on native sod (see H.R. 686), H2438 [6MY]

——— promote local and regional farm and food systems (see H.R. 1414), H2438 [6MY]

Dept. of Defense: improve prevention and response to sexual assaults (see H.R. 1593), H2775 [17MY]

——— require Inspector General investigation of allegations of retaliatory personnel actions in response to protected communications regarding sexual assault (see H.R. 1864), H2575 [13MY]

——— review discharge characterizations of former members of the Armed Forces discharged for sexual orientation (see H.R. 2839), H5088 [25JY]

Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (see H.R. 1433), H1857 [9AP] (see H.R. 1595), H2123 [17AP]

Dept. of HHS: authorize grants for mental health first aid training programs (see H.R. 274), H2125 [17AP]

——— provide for the participation of optometrists in the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see H.R. 920), H6829 [28OC]

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish conditions under which preclearance facilities may be established and preclearance operations may be conducted and provide customs services outside the U.S. (see H.R. 3488), H8113 [12DE]

——— permit U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services recognition of a State court order amending an internationally adopted child’s birth date or name (see H.R. 3386), H8112 [12DE]

Dept. of the Treasury: extend the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program (see H.R. 508), H4039 [25JN]

Dept. of Transportation: assist States to rehabilitate or replace certain bridges (see H.R. 2428), H3927 [19JN]

——— ensure any requirement providing for screening, testing, or treatment of individuals operating commercial motor vehicles for sleep disorders is adopted pursuant to a rulemaking proceeding (see H.R. 3095), H5656 [18SE]

——— improve contracting opportunities for veteran-owned small businesses for authorized highway and transit projects (see H.R. 2906), H5341 [1AU]

——— set separate performance measures for motorized and non-motorized safety and allow States to set their own safety targets and to choose the best methods to meet them (see H.R. 3494), H7689 [11DE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: carry out a pilot program to establish claims adjudication centers of excellence (see H.R. 2088), H2910 [22MY]

——— clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 543), H2535 [8MY]

——— deem certain service in Reserve components as active service for purpose of certain administered laws (see H.R. 679), H2354 [25AP]

——— extend programs assisting homeless veterans with special needs (see H.R. 2485), H5803 [20SE]

——— modify method of determining whether Filipino veterans are U.S. residents for purposes of eligibility for receipt of the full-dollar rate of compensation (see H.R. 3207), H5921 [27SE]

——— provide unlimited eligibility for health care for mental illnesses for veterans of combat service during certain periods of hostilities and war (see H.R. 1725), H6290 [4OC]

——— submit to Congress an annual report on the automatic processing of claims for compensation (see H.R. 1805), H2571 [9MY]

Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: establish a specific timeline to achieve integrated electronic health records (see H.R. 2590), H4599 [17JY]

Doolittle Tokyo Raiders: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1209), H7311 [20NO]

EPA: establish a pilot program to test and mitigate radon levels in public schools (see H.R. 275), H1860 [9AP]

Equal Pay Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 28), H3289 [11JN]

Executive departments: require the head of each agency to submit a report on the implementation of GAO reports on reducing duplication, achieving savings, and enhancing revenue within the Federal Government (see H.R. 2250), H3095 [4JN]

Executive Office of the President: require development of a National Manufacturing Strategy (see H.R. 1127), H6998 [12NO]

FAA: ensure advancement of safety of small airplanes and continued development of the general aviation industry (see H.R. 1848), H4309 [9JY] (see H.R. 3363), H6958 [30OC]

Federal agencies and departments: create an expedited procedure to enact GAO recommendations for consolidation and elimination to reduce duplication (see H.R. 2506), H4599 [17JY]

——— improve energy efficiency in Federal facilities by encouraging entrance into energy savings performance contracts and utility energy service contracts (see H.R. 2689), H4599 [17JY]

——— promote strategic sourcing principles (see H.R. 2694), H4599 [17JY]

——— review efforts to reduce travel expenses through the use of video conferencing (see H.R. 2643), H4599 [17JY]

Federal employees: ensure the percentage increase in rates of pay for prevailing wage employees is equal to the percentage increase received by other Federal employees in the same pay locality (see H.R. 3573), H7352 [21NO]

——— provide for the compensation of furloughed employees (see H.R. 3223), H6175 [2OC]

Financial institutions: improve examination of depository institutions (see H.R. 1553), H6676 [22OC]

——— provide certain credit unions with the authority to make additional member business loans (see H.R. 688), H2656 [15MY]

——— provide exception from requirement for annual privacy notices for financial institutions which do not share personal information with affiliates (see H.R. 749), H1331 [11MR]

Flag—U.S.: require purchase of domestically made U.S. flags for use by the Federal Government (see H.R. 2355), H3590 [13JN]

Foreign trade: clarify that countervailing duties may be imposed to address subsidies relative to a fundamentally undervalued foreign currency (see H.R. 1276), H4214 [8JY]

Government regulations: ensure clarity of regulations to improve effectiveness of Federal regulatory programs while decreasing burdens on the regulated public (see H.R. 1557), H4039 [25JN]

GPO: establish and maintain a public website allowing access to electronic copies of all congressionally mandated reports (see H.R. 1380), H2804 [20MY]

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 1518), H5175 [30JY]

House of Representatives: encourage Speaker to immediately request a conference and appoint conferees to complete fiscal year 2014 budget resolution with the Senate (see H. Res. 174), H2840 [21MY]

House Rules: require a reading of the names of Armed Forces members who died in the previous month as a result of combat operations (see H. Res. 412), H7110 [14NO]

Housing Act: revise census data and population requirements for areas to be considered rural areas (see H.R. 858), H2570 [9MY]

Iran: impose additional human rights and economic and financial sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons (see H.R. 850), H1860 [9AP]

——— 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. 904), H3015 [3JN]

Israel: strengthen strategic alliance with the U.S. (see H.R. 938), H1993 [12AP]

James R. Burgess Jr., Post Office Building, Champaign, IL: designate (see H.R. 1707), H2297 [24AP]

Jerry F. Costello Lock and Dam, Modoc, IL: designate (see H.R. 3678), H7607 [9DE]

Loyola University Chicago: tribute to 1963 men’s basketball team (see H. Res. 298), H4483 [11JY]

Mandela, Nelson R.: tribute (see H. Res. 434), H7689 [11DE]

Medicaid: require coverage of optometrists (see H.R. 855), H6770 [23OC]

Medicare: distribute additional residency positions (see H.R. 1180), H2570 [9MY] (see H.R. 1201), H6493 [10OC]

——— extend Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program and increase payments under the Medicare low-volume hospital program (see H.R. 1787), H3216 [5JN]

——— provide eligible individuals with single chronic diseases access to medication therapy management under the part D prescription drug program (see H.R. 1024), H2438 [6MY]

——— require the Dept. of HHS to negotiate lower covered part D prescription drug prices for beneficiaries (see H.R. 1102), H4214 [8JY]

Medicare/Medicaid: delay implementation schedule of the reductions of disproportionate share hospital payments (see H.R. 1920), H4178 [28JN]

Members of Congress: prohibit automatic salary adjustments for the remainder of the 113th Congress (see H.R. 636), H499 [13FE]

——— 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. 310), H4598 [17JY]

——— reduce rates of basic pay and eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see H.R. 398), H660 [26FE]

——— suspend salary during a Government shutdown (see H.R. 3224), H6103 [1OC]

Merit Systems Protection Board: extend right of appeal to certain Postal Service employees (see H.R. 1431), H4827 [19JY]

Mining and mineral resources: improve occupational safety law compliance, empower workers to raise concerns, prevent workplace tragedies, and establish rights for workplace accident victims and families (see H.R. 1373), H3654 [14JN]

——— protect health care and pension benefits of miners (see H.R. 980), H4523 [16JY]

——— transfer certain funds to the Multiemployer Health Benefit Plan and the United Mine Workers of America Pension Plan (see H.R. 2918), H8127 [19DE]

Motor vehicles: exempt certain class A driver’s license holders in the agriculture industry from requirement to obtain a hazardous material endorsement when operating certain service vehicles (see H.R. 1026), H2438 [6MY]

National Animal Rescue Day: designate (see H. Res. 63), H3016 [3JN]

National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 392), H6828 [28OC]

National Entrepreneurs Day: designate (see H. Res. 401), H7000 [12NO]

National Park Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 627), H2396 [26AP]

National Small Business Week: observance (see H. Res. 265), H3687 [17JN]

News media: maintain free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by persons connected with the news media (see H.R. 1962), H3097 [4JN]

Olympic Games: disapprove International Olympic Committee proposal to eliminate wrestling from the Summer Olympic Games, urge its reinstatement, and commend U.S. Olympic Committee support of wrestling (see H. Res. 71), H703 [27FE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: ensure that individuals who attempted to, or who are enrolled in, qualified health plans offered through an exchange have continuity of coverage (see H.R. 3745), H8108 [12DE]

Peace Corps Commemorative Foundation: authorize establishment of a commemorative work in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 915), H6998 [12NO]

Peres, Shimon: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2939), H6999 [12NO]

Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (see H.R. 148), H2803 [20MY]

Postal Service: ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 30), H504 [13FE]

——— provide for the computation of normal-cost percentage for postal employees as a separate and distinct class and the disposition of certain excess retirement contributions (see H.R. 961), H3654 [14JN]

——— recalculate and restore retirement annuity obligations, eliminate Retiree Health Benefits Fund prefunding requirement, restrict closure of facilities, create innovation incentives, and maintain level of service (see H.R. 630), H1860 [9AP]

Public works: ensure that transportation and infrastructure projects using Federal financial assistance are constructed with steel, iron, and manufactured goods produced in the U.S. (see H.R. 949), H981 [5MR]

Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see H.R. 1199), H2604 [14MY]

Secondary School Student Athletes’ Bill of Rights: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 72), H1861 [9AP]

Slavery: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversary of the adoption of the Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution which officially abolished slavery (see H.R. 2633), H5052 [24JY]

Social Security: prevent use of chained consumer price index (CPI) to calculate the cost-of-living adjustments in benefits (see H. Con. Res. 34), H2159 [18AP]

——— repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 1795), H6676 [22OC]

——— revise medical criteria for evaluating disability in a person with Huntington’s disease and waive Medicare waiting period for individuals disabled by Huntington’s disease (see H.R. 1015), H5513 [11SE]

Stan Musial Veterans Memorial Bridge: designate (see H.R. 2383), H3991 [20JN]

Taxation: allow taxpayers to designate overpayments of tax as contributions to the homeless veterans assistance fund (see H.R. 2797), H5806 [23SE]

——— allow the work opportunity credit to small businesses which hire members of the Ready Reserve or National Guard (see H.R. 3648), H8118 [16DE]

——— encourage domestic insourcing and discourage foreign outsourcing (see H.R. 851), H4370 [10JY]

——— establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 647), H8112 [12DE]

——— extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 721), H3760 [18JN]

——— extend deduction for qualified tuition and related expenses (see H.R. 3094), H7312 [20NO]

——— extend energy credit for certain property under construction (see H.R. 2502), H8112 [12DE]

——— extend the work opportunity tax credit for veterans (see H.R. 3327), H7253 [19NO]

——— make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions (see H.R. 2807), H6545 [11OC] (see H.R. 2807), H6644 [16OC]

——— permanently extend lower threshold for refundable portion of child tax credit and adjust credit for inflation (see H.R. 769), H4309 [9JY]

——— prevent increase of Federal excise tax on heavy-duty trucks (see H. Con. Res. 52), H7395 [2DE]

——— provide a tax incentive for installation and maintenance of mechanical insulation property (see H.R. 184), H4598 [17JY]

——— provide an additional religious exemption from the individual health coverage mandate (see H.R. 1814), H7688 [11DE]

——— repeal excise tax on medical devices (see H.R. 523), H3216 [5JN]

Transportation Security Administration: prohibit airplane passengers from bringing small knives aboard a passenger aircraft (see H.R. 1093), H2604 [14MY]

Tubman, Harriet: establish the Harriet Tubman National Historical Park in Auburn, NY, and the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park in Caroline, Dorchester, and Talbot Counties, MD (see H.R. 664), H2719 [16MY]

Veterans: ensure education and training received by Armed Forces members and veterans better assists them in obtaining civilian certifications and licenses (see H.R. 1796), H2392 [26AP]

——— issue veterans health care stamp (see H.R. 3396), H6951 [30OC]

Veterinarians: allow transport and dispensing of controlled substances in the usual course of veterinary practice outside of the registered location (see H.R. 1528), H2438 [6MY]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 11), H221 [22JA]

Voting: modernize voter registration, promote access to voting for disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see H.R. 12), H277 [23JA]

Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 1877), H2532 [8MY]

Women: codify U.S. Action Plan on Women, Peace, and Security to promote inclusion of women in conflict resolution efforts and peacebuilding institutions (see H.R. 2874), H8112 [12DE]

——— combat international violence against women and girls (see H.R. 3571), H8113 [12DE]

——— constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 56), H6958 [30OC]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 755), H1860 [9AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Commission on Government Transformation: establish (see H.R. 2675), H4483 [11JY]

Contracts: allow contracting officers to consider information regarding domestic employment before awarding a Federal contract (see H.R. 1332), H1822 [21MR]

Corps of Engineers: establish a pilot program to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of allowing non-Federal interests to carry out certain water infrastructure projects (see H.R. 1153), H1425 [14MR]

Dept. of Education: reinstate year-round access to Pell Grants (see H.R. 1924), H2568 [9MY]

Federal agencies and departments: modify the Do Not Pay Initiative and improve detection, prevention, and recover of improper payments to deceased individuals (see H.R. 3555), H7309 [20NO]

Independent Government Waste Reduction Board: establish (see H.R. 530), H410 [6FE]

Taxation: allow the work opportunity credit for hiring veterans or Ready Reserve or National Guard members, make such credit permanent, and expand and make permanent the employer wage credit for active duty servicemen (see H.R. 3649), H7507 [4DE]

Constitutional authority statements

Commission on Government Transformation: establish (H.R. 2675), H4484 [11JY]

Contracts: allow contracting officers to consider information regarding domestic employment before awarding a Federal contract (H.R. 1332), H1826 [21MR]

Corps of Engineers: establish a pilot program to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of allowing non-Federal interests to carry out certain water infrastructure projects (H.R. 1153), H1428 [14MR]

Dept. of Education: reinstate year-round access to Pell Grants (H.R. 1924), H2569 [9MY]

Federal agencies and departments: modify the Do Not Pay Initiative and improve detection, prevention, and recover of improper payments to deceased individuals (H.R. 3555), H7311 [20NO]

Independent Government Waste Reduction Board: establish (H.R. 530), H414 [6FE]

Taxation: allow the work opportunity credit for hiring veterans or Ready Reserve or National Guard members, make such credit permanent, and expand and make permanent the employer wage credit for active duty servicemen (H.R. 3649), H7507 [4DE]

Motions

NLRB: prohibit actions requiring quorum until quorum has been confirmed, constitutionality of certain appointments decided, or adjournment of current congressional session (H.R. 1120), H1973 [12AP]

Remarks

Agriculture: reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 1947), H3726, H3727 [18JN]

Albracht, William L.: request Sec. of the Army to review and provide a report on downgrading of Medal of Honor nomination, E879• [14JN]

Aledo, IL: tribute to Mercer County High School football team, E53• [23JA]

Alexis, IL: United North Elementary School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1547• [23OC]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), Senate amendment, H6419 [9OC], H6563 [12OC]

Armed Forces: tribute to members and their families, H8088 [12DE]

Bell, Victory: Rockford, IL, Booker Washington Center honoree, E1856• [12DE]

Budget: allocation of funds, H5888 [27SE]

Community Health Care, Inc.: Robert Young Center recipient of URAC (organization) Gold Best Practice Award, E1655• [14NO]

Congress: importance of bipartisanship, H2792 [20MY]

Contracts: allow contracting officers to consider information regarding domestic employment before awarding a Federal contract (H.R. 1332), H1916 [11AP]

Corps of Engineers: establish a pilot program to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of allowing non-Federal interests to carry out certain water infrastructure projects (H.R. 1153), H1416 [14MR]

——— improve rivers and harbors and provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources (H.R. 3080), H6683 [23OC]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1960), E879• [14JN]

——— impact of budget sequestration, H4374 [11JY]

——— tribute to living Medal of Honor recipients, E1341• [19SE]

Dept. of Education: reinstate year-round access to Pell Grants (H.R. 1924), H2525 [8MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2217), H3190 [5JN]

Economy: impact of budget sequestration, H685 [27FE]

——— importance of job creation, H5532 [12SE]

Erie Foods International, Inc.: anniversary, E1826• [10DE]

Federal employees: impact of Government shutdown, H6456 [10OC]

Flag—U.S.: require purchase of domestically made U.S. flags for use by the Federal Government, H3190 [5JN]

Floods: express condolences and support for people of Illinois, H2314 [25AP]

Galena, IL: inclusion in Executive Travel (publication) America’s Best Small Towns list, E1389• [27SE]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H6292 [5OC], H6360 [8OC], H6419 [9OC], H6456 [10OC], H6563 [12OC], H6596 [15OC]

Illinois: tribute to 17th Congressional District Economic Summit, E1805• [5DE]

Independent Government Waste Reduction Board: establish (H.R. 530), H376 [6FE], H685 [27FE]

Jefferson, Chuck: Rockford, IL, Booker Washington Center honoree, E1856• [12DE]

Milledgeville, IL: tribute to Milledgeville High School girls’ softball team, E823• [6JN]

Moline, IL: anniversary of the Center for Belgian Culture, E1625• [12NO]

Monmouth College: tribute to completion of Center of Science and Business, E629• [9MY]

NLRB: exempt protections for employment and election rights of veterans and American workers against outsourcing, abuse by foreign firms, unsafe working conditions and discrimination from legislation prohibiting certain actions, H1973 [12AP]

——— prohibit actions requiring quorum until quorum has been confirmed, constitutionality of certain appointments decided, or adjournment of current congressional session (H.R. 1120), motion to recommit, H1973 [12AP]

Orion, IL: anniversary, E1271• [10SE]

Patricia Clark Boston Air Route Traffic Control Center, Nashua, NH: designate (H.R. 1092), H4006 [25JN]

Peoria, IL: anniversary of Laborers’ International Union of North America Local 165, E1035• [10JY]

Pregracke, Chad: Cable News Network (CNN) Hero of the Year award recipient, E1770• [3DE]

Prophetstown, IL: express condolences and support for people affected by fire, H4730 [19JY]

——— tribute to first responders for efforts to respond to fire, E1154• [30JY]

Rock Island, IL: impact of Government shutdown on Rock Island Arsenal employees, H6563 [12OC]

Stan Musial Veterans Memorial Bridge: designate (H.R. 2383), H4003 [25JN]

Taxation: extend the work opportunity tax credit for veterans, H7456 [4DE]

Tornadoes: express condolences for victims and provide assistance to Illinois, H7241 [19NO]

Veterans Day: observance, H7062 [14NO]

Votes: position on missed, H1558• [18MR], H4545• [17JY], E1134• [25JY]

WQPT–TV (Moline, IL): anniversary, E1662• [14NO]

Tributes

Baker, John F., Jr., E1343• [19SE]

Bandy, Maximilian, E1900• [19DE]

Chandler, Leland, H7062 [14NO]

Chapman, Dave, E856• [14JN]

Fallow, Dick, H2149 [18AP]

Kilbride, Thomas, E1589• [29OC]

Leemans, Adam, E894• [17JN]

Lomas, Ray, E1701• [19NO]

Michel, Robert H., H2355 [26AP]

Paris, Mel, E272• [12MR]

Thompson, Clara Delle, E1456• [8OC]

Vonachen, Harold A., Jr. (Pete), E845• [12JN]

Wooten, Don, E680• [16MY]