HULTGREN, RANDY (a Representative from Illinois)

Addresses

Reading of U.S. Constitution, H93 [15JA]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the basis of sex (see H.R. 447), H315 [1FE]

——— prohibit Federal education funding for elementary and secondary schools that provide on-campus access to abortion providers (see H.R. 1122), H1395 [13MR]

——— prohibit taxpayer funded abortions (see H.R. 7), H2602 [14MY]

——— protect lives of born and unborn persons (see H.R. 1091), H5175 [30JY]

——— protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 1797), H2392 [26AP]

American Fighter Aces: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 685), H5589 [17SE]

Appropriations: making continuing (see H.J. Res. 62), H5768 [19SE]

Armed Forces: 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]

Boys Town (organization): mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 2866), H7688 [11DE]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 1, 2), H32 [3JA] (see H.J. Res. 24), H413 [6FE]

——— establish biennial cycle (see H.R. 1869), H5403 [2AU]

——— require that, if the President’s budget does not achieve balance in the budget’s covered year, the President shall submit a supplemental unified budget by a certain date (see H.R. 444), H344 [4FE]

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]

Children and youth: express that children trafficked in the U.S. be treated as victims of crime, and not as perpetrators (see H. Con. Res. 66), H7354 [21NO]

Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 231), H6958 [30OC]

Committee To Investigate and Report on the Attack on the American Consulate in Benghazi, Libya (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 36), H1994 [12AP]

Contraceptives: prohibit Federal family planning grants from being awarded to any entity that performs abortions (see H.R. 61, 217), H86 [14JA]

Corps of Engineers: provide construction and major rehabilitation funding for projects located on inland and intracoastal waterways (see H.R. 1149), H2485 [7MY]

Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see H.R. 732), H546 [14FE]

Dept. of Commerce: enable concrete masonry products manufacturers and importers to carry out coordinated program of research, education, and promotion to improve, maintain, and develop markets (see H.R. 1563), H6957 [30OC]

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), H6493 [10OC]

Dept. of Education: provide grants to State educational agencies and institutions of higher education to strengthen elementary and secondary computer science education (see H.R. 2536), H6999 [12NO]

Dept. of HHS: ensure women who access federally funded family planning services are given pregnancy option counseling including professional adoption counseling (see H.R. 3539), H7357 [21NO]

Dept. of Homeland Security: 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]

——— prohibit appropriated funds from being used to pay for an abortion (see H.R. 493), H369 [5FE]

Dept. of the Treasury: prohibit from enforcing health care reform (see H.R. 2009), H5262 [31JY]

Dept. of Transportation: prohibit funding to State or local governments to check helmet usage or create checkpoints for motorcycle riders and urge focus on crash prevention and rider education and training (see H.R. 1861), H2483 [7MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish standards for access to care for veterans seeking health care from departmental medical facilities (see H.R. 241), H6902 [29OC]

Doolittle Tokyo Raiders: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1209), H6998 [12NO]

EPA: amend guidelines governing the handling of lead-based paint during remodeling or renovation activities (see H.R. 2093), H3253 [6JN]

——— change the Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure rule with respect to certain farms (see H.R. 311), H176 [18JA]

FAA Modernization and Reform Act: amend certain provisions (see H.R. 2591), H8127 [19DE]

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]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment on parental rights (see H.J. Res. 50), H8127 [19DE]

——— constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage (see H.J. Res. 51), H4175 [28JN]

——— prevent adverse treatment of any person on the basis of views held with respect to marriage (see H.R. 3133), H5765 [19SE]

——— recognize contributions of fathers in the healthy development of children, support responsible fatherhood, and encourage greater involvement of fathers in the lives of their children (see H. Res. 263), H3653 [14JN]

Federal agencies and departments: consolidate duplicative and overlapping Government programs (see H.R. 504), H370 [5FE]

——— include language in certain educational and advertising materials indicating that such materials are produced and disseminated at taxpayer expense (see H.R. 3308), H6829 [28OC]

——— provide that major rules of the executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into law (see H.R. 367), H278 [23JA]

Financial institutions: provide exception from requirement for annual privacy notices for financial institutions which do not share personal information with affiliates (see H.R. 749), H1360 [12MR]

Foreign aid: ensure the provision of foreign assistance does not contribute to human trafficking and combat human trafficking by requiring greater transparency in recruitment of foreign workers (see H.R. 3344), H7053 [13NO]

Health: improve access to emergency medical services (see H.R. 36), H316 [1FE]

——— protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific items and services and prohibit certain abortion-related discrimination in government activities (see H.R. 940), H949 [4MR]

——— repeal mandate that new employees of certain employers be automatically enrolled in the employer’s health benefits plan (see H.R. 1254), H2959 [23MY]

Holder, Attorney General: express no confidence and call for resignation due to lack of monitoring and actions relative to operations transferring firearms to drug cartels in Mexico (see H. Res. 35), H3689 [17JN]

Housing: protect American taxpayers and homeowners by creating a sustainable housing finance system (see H.R. 2767), H5834 [25SE]

Immigration: enhance competitiveness through encouragement of high-skilled immigration (see H.R. 2131), H5348 [1AU]

Investments: provide a registration exemption for private equity fund advisers (see H.R. 1105), H7052 [13NO]

Iran: call for release of Saeed Abedini and condemn persecution of religious minorities (see H. Res. 147), H1909 [10AP]

——— impose additional human rights and economic and financial sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons (see H.R. 850), H984 [5MR]

——— prohibit the gaining of nuclear weapons capability and maximize U.S. diplomatic influence to achieve a negotiated settlement regarding Iran’s nuclear weapons program (see H.R. 3292), H6604 [15OC]

IRS: clarify application of the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act and require convening of a regulatory review panel for certain rules (see H.R. 3169), H7395 [2DE]

——— ensure that employees are familiar with and act in accord with certain taxpayer rights (see H.R. 2768), H5176 [30JY]

——— make the Free File Program permanent (see H.R. 495), H5262 [31JY]

——— prohibit hiring of additional employees to implement, administer, or enforce health insurance reform (see H.R. 1993), H2775 [17MY]

Israel: authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome anti-missile defense system (see H.R. 1130), H1861 [9AP]

——— include in the visa waiver program (see H.R. 300), H170 [15JA]

——— independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 30), H1994 [12AP]

——— recognize Jerusalem as capital and support relocation of U.S. Embassy (see H.R. 2846), H6676 [22OC]

——— strengthen strategic alliance with the U.S. (see H.R. 938), H1322 [6MR]

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]

Korean War Veterans Memorial: authorize and allow certain private contributions to fund a Wall of Remembrance (see H.R. 318), H176 [18JA]

Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 16), H596 [15FE]

Medicare: establish smart card pilot program (see H.R. 3024), H8112 [12DE]

Medicare/Medicaid: curb waste, fraud, and abuse (see H.R. 2305), H3256 [10JN]

Members of Congress: 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), H176 [18JA]

NASA: authorize programs (see H.R. 2687), H5348 [1AU]

National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers: reform (see H.R. 1064), H1355 [12MR] (see H.R. 1155), H1425 [14MR]

National Park Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 627), H2125 [17AP]

National Science and Technology Council: direct the Committee on Technology to develop a national manufacturing competitiveness strategic plan (see H.R. 2447), H3988 [20JN]

NIH: provide for a pediatric research initiative through use of funds saved by terminating taxpayer financing of Presidential election campaigns and party conventions (see H.R. 1724), H2349 [25AP] (see H.R. 2019), H2716 [16MY]

Palestinians: clarify a Presidential succession plan for the Palestinian Authority, expand political freedom in West Bank, and take preventive measures to limit possibility of Hamas takeover in West Bank (see H. Res. 177), H2354 [25AP]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: authorize health insurance issuers to continue to offer for sale current individual health insurance coverage in satisfaction of individual health insurance mandate (see H.R. 3350), H6902 [29OC]

——— delay implementation (see H.J. Res. 62), H5768 [19SE]

——— ensure coverage offered under multi-State qualified health plans offered in exchanges is consistent with the Federal abortion funding ban (see H.R. 346), H344 [4FE]

——— express that President Obama has violated section 3 of article II of the Constitution by refusing to enforce certain provisions (see H. Res. 425), H7689 [11DE]

——— modify definition of full-time employee relative to employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 2575), H5803 [20SE]

——— prevent a taxpayer bailout of health insurance issuers (see H.R. 3541), H7312 [20NO]

——— prohibit funding to implement (see H.R. 2682), H4599 [17JY]

——— repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 763), H2604 [14MY]

——— repeal unless initial enrollment target for exchanges has been met (see H.R. 3784), H8117 [16DE]

——— require full disclosure by health exchange plans of abortion coverage and abortion premium surcharges (see H.R. 3279), H6453 [9OC]

Pesticides: clarify congressional intent regarding regulation of use of pesticides in or near navigable waters (see H.R. 935), H2535 [8MY]

Privacy: update privacy protections for electronic communications information that is stored by third-party service providers in order to protect consumer privacy while meeting law enforcement needs (see H.R. 1852), H7357 [21NO]

Public debt: prioritize obligations if the debt ceiling is reached by treating public debt payments, Social Security benefits, and Armed Forces allowances equally (see H.R. 149), H86 [14JA]

——— prioritize obligations on the debt held by the public in the event that the debt ceiling is reached (see H.R. 807), H1328 [7MR]

Reagan, Ronald: tribute (see H. Res. 56), H413 [6FE]

Schools: express support for prayer at school board meetings (see H. Res. 250), H3251 [6JN]

Science: assist scientists in commercializing their ideas by awarding grants to innovative technology transfer programs at universities, research institutes, and national laboratories (see H.R. 2981), H6829 [28OC]

——— establish a position of Science Laureate of the U.S. (see H.R. 1891), H2533 [8MY]

SEC: improve consideration of the costs and benefits of its regulations and orders (see H.R. 1062), H1355 [12MR]

Senate: impose additional human rights and economic and financial sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons (see H. Res. 431), H7566 [5DE]

Small business: provide with a grace period for any regulatory violation (see H.R. 746), H593 [15FE]

Stan Musial Veterans Memorial Bridge: designate (see H.R. 2383), H3652 [14JN]

Taxation: establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 647), H2299 [24AP]

——— express that a carbon tax would be detrimental to the economy (see H. Con. Res. 24), H4081 [26JN]

——— extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 721), H3592 [13JN]

——— make members of health care sharing ministries eligible to establish health savings accounts (see H.R. 207), H4309 [9JY]

——— provide a credit dependent on enactment of State qualified scholarship tax credits and allowed against Federal income tax for charitable contributions to certain education investment organizations (see H.R. 422), H292 [25JA]

——— provide a taxpayer bill of rights for small businesses (see H.R. 3479), H7312 [20NO]

——— provide an additional religious exemption from the individual health coverage mandate (see H.R. 1814), H2393 [26AP]

——— reduce excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by certain qualifying producers (see H.R. 494), H2958 [23MY]

——— repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see H.R. 2429), H4040 [25JN]

——— repeal estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 147), H432 [8FE] (see H.R. 483), H416 [6FE]

——— repeal excise tax on medical devices (see H.R. 523), H410 [6FE]

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]

U.N. Arms Trade Treaty: oppose (see H. Con. Res. 23), H1396 [13MR]

Unemployment: include discouraged and marginally attached workers in official measure of national unemployment (see H.R. 484), H342 [4FE]

Veterans: allow certain veterans with service-connected disabilities to travel on military aircraft (see H.R. 164), H2437 [6MY]

——— 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. 235), H224 [22JA]

Veterinarians: allow transport and dispensing of controlled substances in the usual course of veterinary practice outside of the registered location (see H.R. 1528), H4309 [9JY]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 755), H1632 [19MR]

——— award Congressional Gold Medal to the First Special Service Force (see H.R. 324), H1632 [19MR]

Year of the Federal Lab: designate (see H. Res. 44), H281 [23JA]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Energy: improve high-end computing research and development program (see H.R. 2495), H4037 [25JN]

Dept. of HHS: award competitive grants to public and private entities to provide qualified sexual risk avoidance education to youth and their parents (see H.R. 718), H546 [14FE]

Federal agencies and departments: require periodic review and automatic termination of Federal regulations (see H.R. 309), H176 [18JA]

Financial institutions: revise certain regulations governing financial assistance for swaps entities (see H.R. 992), H1318 [6MR]

Great Lakes: establish deadline for restricting sewage dumping and fund programs and activities for improving wastewater discharges (see H.R. 1185), H1426 [14MR]

Members of Congress: require salaries to be held in escrow if all regular appropriations bills for a fiscal year have not been enacted by the beginning of the fiscal year (see H.R. 308), H176 [18JA]

National Science Week: support goals and ideals of week and biennial USA Science & Engineering Festival (see H. Res. 276), H4038 [25JN]

Constitutional authority statements

Dept. of Energy: improve high-end computing research and development program (H.R. 2495), H4039 [25JN]

Dept. of HHS: award competitive grants to public and private entities to provide qualified sexual risk avoidance education to youth and their parents (H.R. 718), H549 [14FE]

Federal agencies and departments: require periodic review and automatic termination of Federal regulations (H.R. 309), H177 [18JA]

Financial institutions: revise certain regulations governing financial assistance for swaps entities (H.R. 992), H1321 [6MR]

Great Lakes: establish deadline for restricting sewage dumping and fund programs and activities for improving wastewater discharges (H.R. 1185), H1429 [14MR]

Members of Congress: require salaries to be held in escrow if all regular appropriations bills for a fiscal year have not been enacted by the beginning of the fiscal year (H.R. 308), H177 [18JA]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H1635 [20MR], H2355 [26AP]

Pledge of Allegiance 

House of Representatives, H179 [21JA], H7635 [11DE]

Remarks

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), H5845 [26SE]

Armed Forces: ensure free exercise of religion, H7101 [14NO]

Batavia, IL: tribute to Batavia High School football team, H7511 [5DE], E1802• [5DE]

Budget: allocation of funds, H1434 [15MR], H1962 [12AP]

——— deficit, H706 [28FE]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2014–2023 (H. Con. Res. 25), H1724 [21MR]

China: call for release of political prisoners, H4992 [24JY]

Computer Science Education Week: observance, H7635 [11DE]

Dept. of Defense: tribute to living Medal of Honor recipients, H5630 [18SE]

Dept. of Education: establish interest rates for new student loans made on or after a certain date (H.R. 1911), H4161 [28JN]

Dept. of HHS: award competitive grants to public and private entities to provide qualified sexual risk avoidance education to youth and their parents (H.R. 718), H821 [4MR]

Economy: impact of budget sequestration, H706 [28FE]

——— impact of Government regulations, H3684 [17JN]

——— importance of job creation, H3299 [12JN], H3684 [17JN], H5441 [10SE]

Elgin, IL: Got Robot? FTC Team No. 5037 recipient of For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST) (organization) Tech Challenge (FTC) Illinois State Tournament Inspire Award, H351 [5FE]

Federal agencies and departments: require periodic review and automatic termination of Federal regulations (H.R. 309), H3684 [17JN], E1864• [12DE]

Financial institutions: revise certain regulations governing financial assistance for swaps entities (H.R. 992), H6917 [30OC]

——— revise certain regulations governing financial assistance for swaps entities (H.R. 992), consideration (H. Res. 391), H6846 [29OC]

Golden Goose Award: tribute to recipients recognized for human and economic benefits of federally funded research, H5665 [19SE]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 45), H2625 [15MY]

Investments: provide a registration exemption for private equity fund advisers (H.R. 1105), H7476 [4DE]

Journal: question of approval, H1961 [12AP], H6239 [4OC], H6600 [15OC], H7060 [14NO]

Manufacturing Day: observance, H6239 [4OC]

Medicare: tribute to part D prescription drug benefit program, H3369 [13JN]

National Marriage Week: observance, E121• [12FE]

Nobel Prize: recognition of Francois Englert for physics, H6430 [9OC]

——— recognition of Peter Higgs for physics, H6430 [9OC]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: authorize health insurance issuers to continue to offer for sale current individual health insurance coverage in satisfaction of individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 3350), H7265 [20NO]

——— impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility, H7403 [3DE]

——— prohibit funding to implement, H5845 [26SE]

——— repeal (H.R. 45), H2625 [15MY]

Romeike family: grant asylum to citizens of Germany fleeing from persecution for home schooling their children, H4093 [27JN]

Securities: provide end user exemptions for certain derivative sales (H.R. 634), H3303 [12JN]

Small business: provide with a grace period for any regulatory violation (H.R. 746), H3685 [17JN]

Taxation: reform the Federal tax code, H2129 [18AP]

——— restoration of tax-free employer-sponsored public transit benefits for commuters, H96 [15JA]

Veterans Day: observance, H7061 [14NO]

Tributes

Castellanos, Adam, H5352 [2AU]

Cyr, Brandon L., H3028 [4JN]

Hultgren, Kaden, H7061 [14NO]