FOSTER, BILL (a Representative from Illinois)

Amendments

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2609), H4282 [9JY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: reform sugar price support program (see H.R. 693), H950 [4MR]

American Fighter Aces: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 685), H6957 [30OC]

Animals: prohibit the sale or transport of equines or equine parts in interstate or foreign commerce for human consumption (see H.R. 1094), H6175 [2OC]

Armed Forces: award Congressional Gold Medal to the 65th Infantry Regiment known as the Borinqueneers (see H.R. 1726), H4039 [25JN]

——— 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), H8132 [23DE]

——— pay monthly annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan to a supplemental or special needs trust established for the benefit of a disabled dependent child of a participant (see H.R. 2249), H3095 [4JN]

——— require that the Purple Heart occupy a position of precedence above the new Distinguished Warfare Medal (see H.R. 833), H1568 [18MR]

——— restore full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment by closing tax loopholes for offshore corporations (see H.R. 3793), H8136 [26DE]

ATF: repeal certain appropriations riders that limit ability to administer Federal firearms laws (see H.R. 1728), H5175 [30JY]

Budget: exempt Dept. of HUD public and Indian housing programs from sequestration (see H.R. 2695), H6594 [14OC]

——— prohibit consideration of a concurrent resolution providing for adjournment unless the House has adopted a conference report on the budget resolution (see H. Res. 424), H7628 [10DE]

Business and industry: empower States to require online retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes (see H.R. 684), H1911 [10AP]

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

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

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), H5513 [11SE]

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), H1549 [15MR]

——— improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 377), H316 [1FE]

——— prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity (see H.R. 1755), H2397 [26AP]

Clean Air Act: remove requirement for dealer certification of new light-duty motor vehicles (see H.R. 724), H2067 [16AP]

Corps of Engineers: provide construction and major rehabilitation funding for projects located on inland and intracoastal waterways (see H.R. 1149), H1837 [25MR]

Credit: exclude from consumer credit reports medical debt that had been in collection and has been fully paid or settled (see H.R. 1767), H2390 [26AP]

Crime: prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see H.R. 366), H6175 [2OC]

Defense of Marriage Act: repeal and ensure respect for State regulation of marriage (see H.R. 2523), H4078 [26JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: oppose any legislation or Committee on Agriculture (House) proposal to reduce Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits (see H. Res. 90), H2249 [23AP]

Dept. of Defense: review discharge characterizations of former members of the Armed Forces discharged for sexual orientation (see H.R. 2839), H5404 [2AU]

Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (see H.R. 1433), H1959 [11AP] (see H.R. 1595), H2123 [17AP]

——— require certain institutions of higher education to provide notice of tuition levels for students (see H.R. 2020), H3760 [18JN]

——— stimulate collaboration with respect to, and provide for coordination and coherence of, science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education initiatives (see H.R. 1089), H1399 [13MR]

Dept. of Energy: improve high-end computing research and development program (see H.R. 2495), H5090 [25JY]

Dept. of HHS: provide for the participation of optometrists in the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see H.R. 920), H4039 [25JN]

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), H7395 [2DE]

——— modify requirements for the visa waiver program (see H.R. 490), H342 [4FE]

Dept. of the Treasury: extend the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program (see H.R. 508), H4598 [17JY] (see H.R. 2146), H3097 [4JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a registry of certain veterans who were stationed at Fort McClellan, AL (see H.R. 411), H5512 [11SE]

——— extend Veterans Retraining Assistance Program (see H.R. 562), H7628 [10DE]

——— 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), H6412 [8OC]

Employment: allow that certain Federal job training and career education programs give priority to programs that lead to recognized postsecondary credentials (see H.R. 497), H1359 [12MR]

EPA: clarify that fill material cannot be comprised of waste in order to protect water supplies (see H.R. 1837), H2959 [23MY]

Equal Pay Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 28), H1858 [9AP]

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), H3760 [18JN]

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave because of the death of a son or daughter (see H.R. 515), H1993 [12AP]

Federal agencies and departments: reduce waste and implement cost savings and revenue enhancement (see H.R. 1999), H4214 [8JY]

Federal employees: provide for the compensation of furloughed employees (see H.R. 3223), H6225 [3OC]

FEMA: authorize use of grants under the Urban Areas Security Initiative and the State Homeland Security Grant Program to work in conjunction with a Dept. of Energy national laboratory (see H.R. 3438), H6953 [30OC]

——— delay increases in flood insurance premium rates under the National Flood Insurance Program until completion of affordability study, provide certain reimbursements, and accurately determine flood risk (see H.R. 3370), H6999 [12NO]

Financial institutions: encourage institutions to work with their customers affected by the Government shutdown who may be facing short-term financial hardship and long-term damage to their creditworthiness (see H. Con. Res. 60), H6545 [11OC]

——— establish fair and transparent practices related to marketing and provision of overdraft coverage programs at depository institutions (see H.R. 1261), H1630 [19MR]

——— 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]

Firearms: ensure prohibited purchasers are included in National Instant Criminal Background Check System, require background checks for commercial sales, and establish a National Commission on Mass Violence (see H.R. 1565), H2605 [14MY]

Fish and fishing: call for ban and prevent the import of shark fins from sharks caught through the practice of finning (see H. Res. 285), H4524 [16JY]

Foreign aid: prohibit application of restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations based on provision of certain health services (see H.R. 2738), H4724 [18JY]

Foreign trade: clarify that countervailing duties may be imposed to address subsidies relative to a fundamentally undervalued foreign currency (see H.R. 1276), H1717 [20MR]

——— prevent importation of merchandise into the U.S. in a manner that evades antidumping and countervailing duty orders (see H.R. 1440), H1857 [9AP]

GAO: conduct a study on the impact of the requirement that depository institutions maintain certain reserves and Regulation D relative to exemptions from SEC registration requirements (see H.R. 3240), H7253 [19NO]

Hinduism: issue commemorative postage stamp honoring the holiday of Diwali (see H. Res. 47), H7508 [4DE]

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 1518), H3357 [12JN]

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), H2247 [23AP]

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]

Immigration: reform (see H.R. 15), H6173 [2OC]

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. 109), H5436 [9SE]

——— impose additional human rights and economic and financial sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons (see H.R. 850), H2248 [23AP]

Israel: include in the visa waiver program (see H.R. 300), H344 [4FE]

——— strengthen strategic alliance with the U.S. (see H.R. 938), H2248 [23AP]

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]

Mandela, Nelson R.: tribute (see H. Res. 434), H8113 [12DE]

Medicaid: require coverage of optometrists (see H.R. 855), H4309 [9JY]

Medicare: count a period of outpatient observation in a hospital toward satisfying the 3-day inpatient hospital requirement for coverage of skilled nursing facility services (see H.R. 1179), H3288 [11JN]

——— include information on the coverage of intensive behavioral therapy for obesity in the ‘‘Medicare and You Handbook’’ and coordinate programs to prevent and treat obesity (see H.R. 2415), H6012 [28SE]

——— increase diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias to improve care and outcomes (see H.R. 1507), H2438 [6MY]

——— provide for coverage and payment for complex rehabilitation technology items (see H.R. 942), H5548 [12SE]

Members of Congress: prohibit automatic salary adjustments for the remainder of the 113th Congress (see H.R. 636), H599 [15FE]

——— provide that Members shall be paid last whenever the U.S. cannot satisfy obligations in a timely manner because public debt ceiling has been reached (see H.R. 1884), H5767 [19SE]

Middle East: reaffirm support for a negotiated two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict (see H. Res. 365), H6290 [4OC]

Minimum wage: increase, and index future increases to the consumer price index (see H.R. 1010), H6604 [15OC]

Municipal bonds: tribute to history, anniversary of tax exemption, and important contribution to economic growth and wellbeing in States and municipalities (see H. Res. 112), H1861 [9AP]

National Entrepreneurs Day: designate (see H. Res. 401), H6954 [30OC]

National Foster Care Month: designate (see H. Res. 203), H2575 [13MY]

National Infrastructure Development Bank: establish (see H.R. 2553), H5655 [18SE]

National Teacher Appreciation Week: observance (see H. Res. 167), H2438 [6MY]

Pope Francis: congratulate on election and recognize inspirational statements and actions (see H. Res. 440), H8113 [12DE]

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), H5435 [9SE]

——— 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), H4485 [11JY]

Professional Social Work Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 118), H2028 [15AP]

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), H1861 [9AP]

Railroads: require a minimum of 2-person crews for freight trains (see H.R. 3040), H8118 [16DE]

Roads and highways: protect States that have in effect laws or orders with respect to pay-to-play reform (see H.R. 2340), H3356 [12JN]

SBA: extend availability of low-interest mortgage refinancing under the local development business loan program (see H.R. 1240), H5554 [16SE]

SEC: require certain investment advisers to pay fees to help cover the costs of inspecting and examining investment advisers (see H.R. 1627), H5802 [20SE]

Securities Exchange Act: clarify provisions relative to regulation of municipal advisors (see H.R. 797), H3253 [6JN]

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), H4524 [16JY]

Smithsonian Institution: establish the Smithsonian American Latino Museum (see H.R. 1217), H6643 [16OC]

Social Security: repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 1795), H4309 [9JY]

——— 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), H2604 [14MY]

——— 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. 3050), H5398 [2AU]

Supreme Court: promulgate a code of ethics for Justices (see H.R. 2902), H7153 [15NO]

Taxation: extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 721), H6902 [29OC]

——— make permanent the moratorium on Internet access taxation and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce (see H.R. 3086), H6999 [12NO]

——— provide a tax incentive for installation and maintenance of mechanical insulation property (see H.R. 184), H1958 [11AP]

——— provide an additional religious exemption from the individual health coverage mandate (see H.R. 1814), H5922 [27SE]

——— repeal excise tax on medical devices (see H.R. 1295), H6412 [8OC]

Telephones: restrict any State or local jurisdiction from imposing a new discriminatory tax on cell phone services, providers, or property (see H.R. 2309), H5589 [17SE]

Travel and tourism: facilitate international travel to the U.S. by reforming visa procedures for certain foreign nationals (see H.R. 1354), H6902 [29OC]

Unemployment: extend unemployment benefits (see H.R. 3546), H7608 [9DE]

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]

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]

Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 56), H5344 [1AU]

World Social Work Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 118), H2028 [15AP]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 755), H1430 [14MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Education: award grants for science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education programs (see H.R. 2159), H2953 [23MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify which children to whom entitlement to educational assistance may be transferred under the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program (see H.R. 3600), H7354 [21NO]

Fab Foundation: provide a Federal charter for the National Fab Lab Network, a network of digital fabrication facilities providing community access to advanced manufacturing tools (see H.R. 1289), H1718 [20MR]

House of Representatives: prohibit operation of an exercise facility for Members during a Government shutdown (see H.R. 3276), H6411 [8OC]

Immigration: provide punishments for immigration consultants that provide fraudulent services to immigrants (see H.R. 2936), H5342 [1AU]

Taxation: establish a program to populate downloadable tax forms with taxpayer return information (see H.R. 1532), H1991 [12AP]

Constitutional authority statements

Dept. of Education: award grants for science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education programs (H.R. 2159), H2957 [23MY]

House of Representatives: prohibit operation of an exercise facility for Members during a Government shutdown (H.R. 3276), H6412 [8OC]

Immigration: provide punishments for immigration consultants that provide fraudulent services to immigrants (H.R. 2936), H5346 [1AU]

Taxation: establish a program to populate downloadable tax forms with taxpayer return information (H.R. 1532), H1992 [12AP]

Lists

World War II veterans brought to visit national memorials by Honor Flight Chicago (organization), E1425• [3OC]

Remarks

Agriculture: reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 1947), H3932 [20JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding, H3932 [20JN]

Dept. of Education: award grants for science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education programs, H4805 [19JY]

——— support State and local accountability for public education, inform parents of their schools’ performance, and support Impact Aid and homeless student services (H.R. 5), H4805 [19JY]

Dept. of Energy: Office of Science funding through reductions in National Nuclear Security Administration funding, H4282 [9JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: eliminate U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement requirement to maintain a certain detention bed occupancy level, H3142 [5JN]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2217), H3142 [5JN]

Education: establish academic competition in fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) in each congressional district (H. Res. 77), H646• [26FE]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2609), H4282 [9JY]

Honor Flight Chicago (organization): tribute, E1425• [3OC]

Immigration: reform, H5644 [18SE]

Iraq: anniversary of U.S.-led invasion, E330• [19MR]

Joliet, IL: anniversary of Landmark Masonic Lodge No. 422, E1255• [9SE]

——— anniversary of Rotary Club of Joliet, E1288• [11SE]

——— anniversary of St. Patrick Catholic Church, E1251• [9SE]

Juneteenth Independence Day: observance, E920• [19JN]

Naperville, IL: Sunshine Review (organization) Sunny Award recipient, E384• [9AP]

——— tribute to Nequa Valley High School rocket team, E635• [9MY]

——— tribute to Neuqua Valley High School for participation in the SIFMA Foundation Stock Market Game, E916• [19JN]

National Sleep Awareness Week: observance, E249• [6MR]

Northern Illinois University: anniversary of shooting, E146• [14FE]

Oglesby, IL: tribute to four boys who attempted to rescue two individuals trapped in the Vermillion River Dam, E1264• [9SE]

Oswego, IL: tribute to Oswego East High School rocket team, E635• [9MY]

Professional Social Work Month: observance, E305• [14MR]

SEC: improve consideration of the costs and benefits of its regulations and orders (H.R. 1062), H2735 [17MY]

Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks, E1285• [11SE]

Votes: position on missed, E320• [18MR], E1382• [26SE]

Tributes

Ahlgren, Rick, E1264• [9SE]

Burtnette, Susan, E571• [26AP]

Cyr, Brandon L., E631• [9MY]

Dowd, Ryan, E1332• [18SE]

Eppard, Dan, E1264• [9SE]

Ferrer, Lourdes, E1395• [27SE]

Johnson, Arvid C., E1437• [4OC]

Karunamayi, Amma S., E829• [10JN]

Langsdorf, Martyl, H7003 [13NO], E1645• [13NO]

Michelini, Marilyn, E501• [18AP]

Naper, Joseph, E1258• [9SE]

Sanders, Kevin W., E635• [9MY]