GUTIERREZ, LUIS V. (a Representative from Illinois)

Appointments

Committee on Intelligence (House, Select), H497 [13FE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: limit restrictions on the provision of abortion services to protect a women’s right to determine whether and when to bear a child or end a pregnancy (see H.R. 3471), H7051 [13NO]

Agriculture: reform sugar price support program (see H.R. 693), H3288 [11JN]

Animal Welfare Act: provide further protection for puppies (see H.R. 847), H2913 [22MY]

Animals: prohibit the sale or transport of equines or equine parts in interstate or foreign commerce for human consumption (see H.R. 1094), H8112 [12DE]

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

Armed Forces: authorize enlistment of additional persons residing in the U.S. and lawfully admit for permanent residence certain enlistees who are not citizens or other nationals of the U.S. (see H.R. 435), H344 [4FE]

——— award Congressional Gold Medal to the 65th Infantry Regiment known as the Borinqueneers (see H.R. 1726), H2775 [17MY]

——— ensure funds provided for operations in Afghanistan are only used for safe and orderly withdrawal of U.S. military forces and Dept. of Defense contractors (see H.R. 200), H173 [15JA]

ATF: repeal certain appropriations riders that limit ability to administer Federal firearms laws (see H.R. 1728), H6225 [3OC]

Black Ribbon Day: designate to recognize victims of Soviet Communist and Nazi regimes (see H. Res. 302), H7358 [21NO]

Budget: exempt Dept. of HUD public and Indian housing programs from sequestration (see H.R. 2695), H4522 [16JY]

——— repeal sequestration while achieving balance in deficit reduction between revenue and cuts and between non-defense and defense cuts and invest in job creation (see H.R. 505), H370 [5FE]

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]

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]

Chavez, Cesar E.: tribute (see H. Res. 132), H1825 [21MR]

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

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), H628 [25FE]

——— 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), H2351 [25AP]

Corporations: constitutional amendment to exclude from rights given to natural persons, prohibit corporate spending on elections, and affirm power of Congress and States to regulate corporations and elections (see H.J. Res. 34), H1357 [12MR]

Credit: address certain issues relative to the extension of consumer credit (see H.R. 990), H2485 [7MY]

——— exclude from consumer credit reports medical debt that had been in collection and has been fully paid or settled (see H.R. 1767), H6902 [29OC]

Crime: prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see H.R. 366), H278 [23JA]

——— remove knowledge of age as an element of the offense for sex trafficking of children or by force, fraud, or coercion (see H.R. 1690), H2246 [23AP]

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), H2571 [9MY]

Dept. of Defense: declare the attack at Fort Hood, TX, a terrorist attack and ensure victims of such attack and their families receive the same honors and benefits as those killed or wounded in overseas combat zones (see H.R. 3111), H5587 [17SE]

——— improve prevention and response to sexual assaults (see H.R. 1593), H2123 [17AP]

——— 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. 1595), H4309 [9JY]

——— extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans through Tax Code modifications relative to pension plans (see H.R. 2574), H4310 [9JY]

——— make grants for pilot programs at institutions of higher education that support the use of open textbooks to achieve savings for students (see H.R. 3538), H7689 [11DE]

Dept. of HHS: lift restrictions on research agencies from conducting research on firearms safety and gun violence (see H.R. 321), H344 [4FE]

——— reauthorize grant programs for education and outreach on newborn screening and coordinated followup care once newborn screening has been conducted (see H.R. 1281), H5767 [19SE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: modify requirements for the visa waiver program (see H.R. 490), H342 [4FE]

Dept. of Justice: provide definitions of terms and services for community-based gang intervention to ensure funding for such intervention is utilized in a cost-effective manner and agencies are held accountable (see H.R. 2669), H4482 [11JY]

——— require disclosure of Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court decisions (see H.R. 3103), H5553 [16SE]

Dept. of Labor: establish the National Full Employment Trust Fund (see H.R. 1000), H2299 [24AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 543), H455 [12FE]

——— deem certain service in the organized military forces of the Philippines and the Philippine Scouts to have been active service for benefit purposes (see H.R. 1452), H1857 [9AP]

——— exempt reimbursements of expenses for accident, theft, loss, or casualty loss from annual income determinations relative to veterans’ pensions (see H.R. 1438), H1857 [9AP]

——— improve assistance provided to women veterans, facilitate research on long-term reproductive health of veterans, and modify child care assistance for certain veterans (see H.R. 958), H1360 [12MR]

——— 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. 32), H4145 [27JN]

Developing countries: promote sexual and reproductive health of individuals and couples (see H.R. 3206), H6829 [28OC]

District of Columbia: statehood (see H.R. 292), H6493 [10OC]

Economy: provide tax relief for workers and businesses, rebuild and modernize country’s infrastructure, and provide pathways back to work for those looking for jobs (see H.R. 2821), H5050 [24JY]

Employment: allow Americans to earn paid sick time to address their own health needs and the health needs of their families (see H.R. 1286), H1718 [20MR]

FBI: provide safeguards relative to criminal background checks prepared for employment purposes (see H.R. 2865), H5173 [30JY]

Federal employees: protect income, benefits, and retirement (see H. Res. 388), H6675 [22OC]

——— provide certain benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 3135), H7447 [3DE]

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

FEMA: 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), H6901 [29OC]

Financial institutions: ensure that customers can immediately close accounts at insured depository institutions on demand and without cost, and that consumers receive any balance in accounts immediately (see H.R. 3137), H5765 [19SE]

——— restore certain provisions of law to separate investment banking from commercial banking (see H.R. 129), H3216 [5JN]

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), H2400 [30AP]

——— establish a gun buyback grant program (see H.R. 227), H504 [13FE]

——— prevent gun trafficking (see H.R. 452), H1829 [21MR]

——— restrict ability of a person with certain Federal firearms license revocations, denials, or notices, to transfer business inventory firearms (see H.R. 93), H173 [15JA]

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), H2125 [17AP]

Hate Crime Statistics Act: include crimes against the homeless (see H.R. 1136), H1395 [13MR]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 676), H501 [13FE]

Hispanic Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 363), H5922 [27SE]

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 1518), H7688 [11DE]

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), H2438 [6MY]

Human rights: provide protections for sexually exploited and trafficked girls in the U.S. and create criminal or civil penalties for anyone who buys or sells a child through a system of child trafficking (see H. Res. 387), H6675 [22OC]

Human Rights Day: observance (see H. Res. 436), H7627 [10DE]

Immigration: allow U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 519), H371 [5FE] (see H.R. 717), H546 [14FE]

——— provide punishments for immigration consultants that provide fraudulent services to immigrants (see H.R. 2936), H5436 [9SE]

——— reform (see H.R. 15), H6289 [4OC]

Indonesia: allow Indonesian citizens fleeing religious persecution to file a motion to reopen their asylum claims (see H.R. 665), H501 [13FE]

International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 221), H2774 [17MY]

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]

Israel: authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome anti-missile defense system (see H.R. 1130), H1395 [13MR]

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]

Law enforcement: encourage States to prohibit Stand Your Ground laws and require Neighborhood Watch programs to register with local law enforcement agencies and the Dept. of Justice (see H.R. 2812), H5050 [24JY]

——— prohibit racial profiling (see H.R. 2851), H5173 [30JY]

LGBT Pride Month: observance (see H. Res. 416), H7152 [15NO]

Liberia: adjust immigration status of certain nationals (see H.R. 1087), H1356 [12MR]

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), H7508 [4DE]

Middle East: reaffirm support for a negotiated two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict (see H. Res. 365), H7508 [4DE]

Minimum wage: increase, and index future increases to the consumer price index (see H.R. 1010), H1319 [6MR]

National Day of Silence: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 33), H2159 [18AP]

National Emancipation Day: observance (see H. Res. 38), H177 [18JA]

Nelson Mandela International Day: observance (see H. Res. 282), H4178 [28JN]

Northern Mariana Islands: convey certain submerged lands (see H.R. 573), H412 [6FE]

Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements of the intelligence community to share cyber threat intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (see H.R. 624), H2027 [15AP]

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), H1829 [21MR]

——— 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), H1721 [20MR]

Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see H.R. 1199), H1427 [14MR]

——— end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools (see H.R. 1652), H2158 [18AP]

Second Chance Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3465), H7153 [15NO]

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), H5093 [26JY]

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]

——— strengthen by reforming the benefit formula and the calculation of cost-of-living adjustments and improving the long-term condition of the trust fund (see H.R. 3118), H6290 [4OC]

Taxation: disallow deductions for payment of compensatory and punitive damages to a government (see H.R. 3445), H6954 [30OC]

——— increase tax rates for millionaires and billionaires (see H.R. 1723), H2349 [25AP]

——— permanently extend lower threshold for refundable portion of child tax credit and adjust credit for inflation (see H.R. 769), H983 [5MR]

——— promote savings through a credit for low- and middle-income taxpayers who deposit tax refunds into designated savings options (see H.R. 2917), H5342 [1AU]

——— reduce tobacco smuggling (see H.R. 2990), H5396 [2AU]

——— restrict use of abusive tax shelters and offshore tax havens to inappropriately avoid Federal taxation (see H.R. 1554), H2025 [15AP]

Telephones: restrict any State or local jurisdiction from imposing a new discriminatory tax on cell phone services, providers, or property (see H.R. 2309), H3286 [11JN]

Territories: clarify application of Federal election laws to certain jurisdictions (see H.R. 1018), H1569 [18MR]

Typhoons: express condolences and support to victims of Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines (see H. Res. 408), H7153 [15NO]

Universal Declaration of Human Rights: anniversary (see H. Res. 436), H7627 [10DE]

Veterans: allow certain veterans with service-connected disabilities to travel on military aircraft (see H.R. 164), H2839 [21MY]

——— clarify that individuals who attended a military preparatory school but never joined the Armed Forces may not claim veteran status for purposes of contracting preferences and benefits (see H.R. 3469), H7050 [13NO]

——— expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period for such benefits (see H.R. 333), H4080 [26JN]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 11), H455 [12FE]

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

——— promote early voting in Federal elections and prevent unreasonable waiting times for voters at polling places used in such elections (see H.R. 50), H416 [6FE]

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

——— 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. 1975), H2602 [14MY]

——— provide protections against violence against immigrant women (see H.R. 629), H499 [13FE]

——— remove deadline for ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 43), H2568 [9MY]

——— require mammography reports contain a breast density summary and a statement on the benefit of supplementary screening tests for patients with dense breast tissue (see H.R. 3404), H6952 [30OC]

World War II: award a Congressional Gold Medal in honor of Filipino veterans (see H.R. 111), H455 [12FE]

——— award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 755), H3015 [3JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: 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]

Firearms: prohibit possession or transfer of junk guns, also known as Saturday Night Specials (see H.R. 965), H981 [5MR]

Lino, Francisca: relief (see H. Res. 46), H281 [23JA]

Simeonov, Simeon: relief (see H.R. 3238), H6174 [2OC]

Simeonov, Stoyan: relief (see H.R. 3238), H6174 [2OC]

Simeonova, Stela: relief (see H.R. 3238), H6174 [2OC]

Simeonova, Vania: relief (see H.R. 3238), H6174 [2OC]

Constitutional authority statements

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: modify method of determining whether Filipino veterans are U.S. residents for purposes of eligibility for receipt of the full-dollar rate of compensation (H.R. 3207), H5922 [27SE]

Firearms: prohibit possession or transfer of junk guns, also known as Saturday Night Specials (H.R. 965), H983 [5MR]

Lino, Francisca: relief (H.R. 415), H283 [23JA]

Simeonov, Simeon: relief (H.R. 3238), H6175 [2OC]

Simeonov, Stoyan: relief (H.R. 3238), H6175 [2OC]

Simeonova, Stela: relief (H.R. 3238), H6175 [2OC]

Simeonova, Vania: relief (H.R. 3238), H6175 [2OC]

Letters

Detention of undocumented children: by, E1172• [31JY]

Remarks

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), H5783• [20SE]

——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), Senate amendment, E1507• [14OC]

Congress: importance of bipartisanship, H6680 [23OC]

Dept. of HHS: making continuing appropriations for Head Start Program (H.J. Res. 84), E1502• [11OC]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2217), H3211, H3212 [5JN]

——— prohibit funding to finalize, implement, administer, or enforce memos from John T. Morton relative to immigration enforcement priorities and guidance on prosecutorial discretion, H3211, H3212 [5JN]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, E1507• [14OC]

Immigration: allow U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence, H4083 [27JN]

——— allow undocumented persons who crossed the border into Mexico in order to protest U.S. deportation policy to re-enter the U.S., H5186 [31JY]

——— reform, H3691 [18JN], H5186 [31JY]

——— reform (H.R. 15), H6106 [2OC]

Native Americans: making continuing appropriations for BIA, Bureau of Indian Education, and Indian Health Service (H.J. Res. 80), E1507• [14OC]

Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements of the intelligence community to share cyber threat intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (H.R. 624), H2090 [17AP]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: prohibit funding to implement, H5783• [20SE]

Republican Party: importance of bipartisan work on immigration reform relative to impact of Latino population on future voting demographics, H3691 [18JN]

Supreme Court: decision in U.S. v. Windsor relative to constitutionality of Defense of Marriage Act definition of marriage as only being between one man and one woman, H4083 [27JN]

Votes: position on missed, H569• [15FE], H2750• [17MY], H3964• [20JN], H5792• [20SE], H6578• [14OC], E42• [18JA], E765• [24MY], E844• [11JN], E950• [20JN], E1031• [9JY], E1244• [2AU], E1453• [8OC], E1502• [11OC]

Resignations

Committee on Financial Services (House), H65 [14JA]

Tributes

Kelly, Representative Robin L., H1930 [11AP]