KELLY, ROBIN L. (a Representative from Illinois)
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), H3592 [13JN]
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]
Animals: prohibit the sale or transport of equines or equine parts in interstate or foreign commerce for human consumption (see H.R. 1094), H6676 [22OC]
Armed Forces: add a definition of spouse for purposes of military personnel policies and military and veterans benefits that recognize new State definitions of spouse (see H.R. 683), H6957 [30OC]
——— award Congressional Gold Medal to the 65th Infantry Regiment known as the Borinqueneers (see H.R. 1726), H5884 [26SE]
ATF: repeal certain appropriations riders that limit ability to administer Federal firearms laws (see H.R. 1728), H5262 [31JY]
Budget: exempt Dept. of HUD public and Indian housing programs from sequestration (see H.R. 2695), H4522 [16JY]
Bureau of Justice Assistance: make grants to States, units of local government, and gun dealers to conduct gun buyback programs (see H.R. 868), H4826 [19JY]
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]
Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 377), H2161 [18AP]
——— prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity (see H.R. 1755), H6643 [16OC]
Colleges and universities: increase amount of loan forgiveness available to highly-qualified teachers employed in low-income schools who teach in the same school district for five consecutive years (see H.R. 2881), H5260 [31JY]
Commission To Study the Potential Creation of a National Women’s History Museum: establish (see H.R. 863), H3592 [13JN]
Congo, Democratic Republic of the: call for an end to the ongoing conflict and support international efforts toward long-term peace, stability, and observance of human rights (see H. Res. 131), H6903 [29OC]
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), H6290 [4OC]
Crime: prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see H.R. 366), H6643 [16OC]
——— provide for a grant program to prevent gun-related domestic violence homicides (see H.R. 3566), H7310 [20NO]
——— 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), H6902 [29OC]
Dept. of Commerce: establish the Network for Manufacturing Innovation (see H.R. 2996), H8127 [19DE]
Dept. of Defense: improve prevention and response to sexual assaults (see H.R. 1593), H2775 [17MY]
——— modify authorities relative to procedures for courts-martial under the Uniform Code of Military Justice by removing prosecution of serious crimes from the chain of command (see H.R. 2016), H5348 [1AU]
——— provide service records of veterans to the Dept. of Veterans Affairs in an efficient electronic format (see H.R. 1729), H5476 [10SE]
——— require Inspector General investigation of allegations of retaliatory personnel actions in response to protected communications regarding sexual assault (see H.R. 1864), H3016 [3JN]
——— review discharge characterizations of former members of the Armed Forces discharged for sexual orientation (see H.R. 2839), H6829 [28OC]
Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (see H.R. 1595), H4080 [26JN]
——— extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans through Tax Code modifications relative to pension plans (see H.R. 2574), H4310 [9JY]
Dept. of HHS: conduct study on public health and environmental impacts of production, transportation, storage, and use of petroleum coke (see H.R. 2298), H6770 [23OC]
——— increase number of permanent faculty in palliative care at allopathic and osteopathic medical schools, nursing schools, and other programs, and promote education in palliative care and hospice (see H.R. 1339), H5513 [11SE]
——— lift restrictions on research agencies from conducting research on firearms safety and gun violence (see H.R. 321), H4979 [23JY]
——— provide grants for treatment of heroin, cocaine, methamphetamine, ecstasy, and PCP abuse (see H.R. 2130), H5348 [1AU]
Dept. of Justice: enhance use of Juvenile Accountability Block Grants for programs to prevent and address occurrences of bullying and reauthorize the Juvenile Accountability Block Grants program (see H.R. 2585), H4726 [18JY]
——— provide for evidence-based and promising practices related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity prevention and intervention (see H.R. 1318), H5090 [25JY]
——— require disclosure of Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court decisions, orders, or opinions that include certain significant legal interpretations unless such disclosures are classified (see H.R. 2440), H5175 [30JY]
Dept. of State: enhance security for facilities and personnel at U.S. diplomatic and consular posts abroad (see H.R. 2723), H7053 [13NO]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: enhance treatment of certain small business concerns for purposes of contracting goals and preferences (see H.R. 3098), H5834 [25SE]
——— extend programs assisting homeless veterans with special needs (see H.R. 2485), H6902 [29OC]
——— improve authority to hire psychiatrists (see H.R. 2540), H5348 [1AU]
——— 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), H5348 [1AU]
——— 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), H5402 [2AU]
——— submit an annual report on performance of regional offices (see H.R. 1824), H5403 [2AU]
Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: improve health care by increasing access to complementary and alternative medicine and other approaches to wellness and preventive care (see H.R. 3516), H7357 [21NO]
Discrimination: prohibit housing and credit decision discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, or source of income (see H.R. 2479), H5589 [17SE]
District of Columbia: statehood (see H.R. 292), H3216 [5JN]
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]
Education: restore fairness in education financing through student loan forgiveness, Federal student loan interest rate caps, and refinancing opportunities for private borrowers (see H.R. 1330), H2400 [30AP]
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]
Federal Interagency Working Group on Reducing Poverty: establish (see H.R. 2182), H2954 [23MY]
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), H7689 [11DE]
Financial literacy: provide grants to promote (see H.R. 2920), H6412 [8OC]
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), H2485 [7MY]
——— require licensed importers, manufacturers, or dealers to provide a secure gun storage or safety device with the sale, transfer, or delivery of a firearm (see H.R. 2665), H4726 [18JY]
Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 1518), H6676 [22OC]
Housing: allow States participating in the State Small Business Credit Initiative to provide program funds to small businesses for development of affordable housing (see H.R. 3003), H7357 [21NO]
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]
Immigration: reform (see H.R. 15), H6173 [2OC]
Intelligence services: conduct study on use of contractors for intelligence activities (see H.R. 2434), H5175 [30JY]
Iran: impose additional human rights and economic and financial sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons (see H.R. 850), H4039 [25JN]
Israel: strengthen strategic alliance with the U.S. (see H.R. 938), H3256 [10JN]
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]
Juneteenth Independence Day: observance (see H. Res. 268), H3687 [17JN]
Law enforcement: mandate basic educational, regulatory, and management actions necessary for the prevention of racial profiling practices (see H.R. 3560), H7358 [21NO]
——— prohibit racial profiling (see H.R. 2851), H8127 [19DE]
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: remove exclusion from medical assistance of items and services for patients in mental institutions (see H.R. 2757), H5404 [2AU]
Medicare: ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic imaging services (see H.R. 846), H5589 [17SE]
——— provide eligible individuals with single chronic diseases access to medication therapy management under the part D prescription drug program (see H.R. 1024), H7188 [18NO]
——— repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 713), H6643 [16OC]
Medicare/Medicaid: delay implementation schedule of the reductions of disproportionate share hospital payments (see H.R. 1920), H7508 [4DE]
Middle East: reaffirm support for a negotiated two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict (see H. Res. 365), H7053 [13NO]
Minimum wage: increase, and index future increases to the consumer price index (see H.R. 1010), H5834 [25SE]
Motley, Constance Baker: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 3097), H5546 [12SE]
NASA: authorize programs (see H.R. 2616), H4212 [8JY]
National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 341), H5512 [11SE]
National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 392), H6828 [28OC]
National Foster Care Month: designate (see H. Res. 203), H2575 [13MY]
Nelson Mandela International Day: observance (see H. Res. 282), H4143 [27JN]
Pensions: protect Federal and military retirees by expanding Truth in Lending Act disclosure provisions when a Federal or military pension is used as consideration by predatory lenders (see H.R. 3310), H6767 [23OC]
Postal Service: enhance long-term profitability through enhanced innovation, operational flexibility, workforce realignment, and regulatory relief (see H.R. 2690), H4522 [16JY]
——— ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 30), H7628 [10DE]
——— 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), H6998 [12NO]
——— 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), H7153 [15NO]
Small business: provide assistance to small businesses providing low-income individuals with green jobs (see H.R. 2863), H5173 [30JY]
——— transfer funds to the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund, improve microenterprise programs, and establish the SBA Office of Youth Entrepreneurship (see H.R. 2474), H5404 [2AU]
Social Security: prevent use of chained consumer price index (CPI) to calculate the cost-of-living adjustments in benefits (see H. Con. Res. 34), H2775 [17MY]
Taxation: allow increased work opportunity credit for employers of recently discharged veterans (see H.R. 3653), H7507 [4DE]
——— allow seniors with Social Security and pension income to file income tax form 1040SR without regard to amount of interest or taxable income (see H.R. 38), H6957 [30OC]
——— authorize new empowerment zone designations for urban areas with high unemployment and high foreclosure rates (see H.R. 3535), H7312 [20NO]
——— extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 721), H7394 [2DE]
——— extend the work opportunity tax credit for veterans (see H.R. 3395), H7153 [15NO]
——— permanently extend lower threshold for refundable portion of child tax credit and adjust credit for inflation (see H.R. 769), H3015 [3JN]
——— provide a tax incentive for installation and maintenance of mechanical insulation property (see H.R. 184), H7608 [9DE]
Travel and tourism: facilitate international travel to the U.S. by reforming visa procedures for certain foreign nationals (see H.R. 1354), H6052 [30SE]
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), H7052 [13NO]
Veterans: 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]
——— ensure education and training received by Armed Forces members and veterans better assists them in obtaining civilian certifications and licenses (see H.R. 1796), H3357 [12JN]
——— extend work opportunity tax credit for hiring veterans, assist small businesses owned by veterans, and improve enforcement of employment and reemployment rights of members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 3453), H8113 [12DE]
Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 56), H6546 [11OC]
——— 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), H6999 [12NO]
World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 755), H2575 [13MY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
CPSC: remove exclusion of pistols, revolvers, and other firearms from the definition of ‘‘consumer product’’ in order to permit the issuance of safety standards (see H.R. 2464), H3988 [20JN]
Dept. of Education: authorize use of funds for inclusion in domestic violence education programs of information on legal rights available to teenage victims of dating violence (see H.R. 3297), H6643 [16OC]
——— improve science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education (see H.R. 3142), H5766 [19SE]
Firearms: condemn gun violence, encourage enactment of comprehensive gun reforms, and repeal or reject Stand Your Ground laws (see H. Res. 318), H5088 [25JY]
——— prohibit the sale or other disposition of a firearm to, and the possession, shipment, transportation, or receipt of a firearm by, certain classes of high-risk individuals (see H.R. 2648), H4369 [10JY]
Public Health Service: submit annual report on the effects of gun violence on public health (see H.R. 2465), H3988 [20JN]
Taxation: extend the work opportunity tax credit for certain targeted groups (see H.R. 3328), H6768 [23OC]
——— extend the work opportunity tax credit for veterans (see H.R. 3327), H6768 [23OC]
Constitutional authority statements
CPSC: remove exclusion of pistols, revolvers, and other firearms from the definition of ‘‘consumer product’’ in order to permit the issuance of safety standards (H.R. 2464), H3990 [20JN]
Dept. of Education: authorize use of funds for inclusion in domestic violence education programs of information on legal rights available to teenage victims of dating violence (H.R. 3297), H6643 [16OC]
——— improve science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education (H.R. 3142), H5767 [19SE]
Firearms: prohibit the sale or other disposition of a firearm to, and the possession, shipment, transportation, or receipt of a firearm by, certain classes of high-risk individuals (H.R. 2648), H4370 [10JY]
Public Health Service: submit annual report on the effects of gun violence on public health (H.R. 2465), H3990 [20JN]
Taxation: extend the work opportunity tax credit for certain targeted groups (H.R. 3328), H6769 [23OC]
——— extend the work opportunity tax credit for veterans (H.R. 3327), H6769 [23OC]
Letters
Election of Robin L. Kelly to the House of Representatives: Karen L. Haas, Clerk of the House of Representatives, H1929 [11AP]
——— Rupert T. Borgsmiller, Illinois Board of Elections, H1929 [11AP]
Motions
Dept. of Energy: making continuing appropriations for the National Nuclear Security Administration (H.J. Res. 76), H6502, H6503 [11OC]
Oaths of office
House of Representatives, H1930 [11AP]
Pledge of Allegiance
House of Representatives, H5053 [25JY], H6358 [8OC], H7060 [14NO]
Remarks
Agriculture: reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 1947), H3932 [20JN]
——— reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 2642), consideration (H. Res. 295), H4378 [11JY]
Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), H5843 [26SE]
——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), Senate amendment, H6118 [2OC], H6359 [8OC], H6502, H6503 [11OC]
——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), unanimous-consent request, H6079 [1OC], H6511 [11OC]
Colleges and universities: affordability, H2798 [20MY]
Dept. of Agriculture: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding, H3932 [20JN], H4378 [11JY]
Dept. of Education: authorize use of funds for inclusion in domestic violence education programs of information on legal rights available to teenage victims of dating violence (H.R. 3297), H6695 [23OC]
——— establish interest rates for new student loans made on or after a certain date (H.R. 1911), H2798 [20MY], H4046 [26JN]
Dept. of Energy: making continuing appropriations for the National Nuclear Security Administration (H.J. Res. 76), motion to recommit, H6502, H6503 [11OC]
Economy: importance of job creation, H5352 [2AU], H6189 [3OC]
Firearms: condemn gun violence, encourage enactment of comprehensive gun reforms, and repeal or reject Stand Your Ground laws (H. Res. 318), H5053 [25JY]
——— gun control, H2661 [16MY], H5053 [25JY]
——— prohibit the sale or other disposition of a firearm to, and the possession, shipment, transportation, or receipt of a firearm by, certain classes of high-risk individuals (H.R. 2648), H5053 [25JY]
Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H6118 [2OC], H6359 [8OC], H6502, H6503, H6511 [11OC]
House of Representatives: appreciation of opportunity to serve, H1930 [11AP]
National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: observance, H6462 [10OC], H6695 [23OC]
National Small Business Week: observance, H3698 [18JN]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: implementation, H6359 [8OC]
——— prohibit funding to implement, H5843 [26SE]
Public Health Service: submit annual report on the effects of gun violence on public health (H.R. 2465), H5053 [25JY]
Supreme Court: decision in Shelby County v. Holder relative to constitutionality of preclearance of attempts to change voting qualifications or prerequisites to voting, H4133 [27JN]
Taxation: extend the work opportunity tax credit for certain targeted groups (H.R. 3328), H6912 [30OC], H7061 [14NO]
——— extend the work opportunity tax credit for veterans (H.R. 3327), H6912 [30OC]
Unemployment: extend unemployment benefits (H.R. 3546), H7635 [11DE]
Votes: position on missed, H2553 [9MY]
Voting: impact of State voting reform laws labeled as ‘‘voter suppression’’ legislation, H7458 [4DE]
Remarks in House relative to
Tribute, H1930 [11AP]
Tributes
Clement, Brace, H2798 [20MY]
Horn, Whitney, H2798 [20MY]
Lumpkin, Amelia, H2798 [20MY]