LIPINSKI, DANIEL (a Representative from Illinois)

Addresses

Reading of U.S. Constitution, H90 [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 pain-capable unborn children in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 1797), H2392 [26AP]

Agriculture: provide for a uniform national standard for the housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 1731), H4309 [9JY]

——— reform sugar price support program (see H.R. 693), H545 [14FE]

American Fighter Aces: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 685), H6344 [7OC]

Animal Welfare Act: provide further protection for puppies (see H.R. 847), H950 [4MR]

Animals: prohibit the sale or transport of equines or equine parts in interstate or foreign commerce for human consumption (see H.R. 1094), H2396 [26AP]

Antitrust policy: restore application of Federal antitrust laws to the business of health insurance to protect competition and consumers (see H.R. 344), H1860 [9AP]

Armed Forces: authorize enlistment of certain aliens who are unlawfully present in the U.S. and provide a way for such aliens to be lawfully admitted to the U.S. through U.S. military service (see H.R. 2377), H4178 [28JN]

——— award Congressional Gold Medal to the 65th Infantry Regiment known as the Borinqueneers (see H.R. 1726), H6604 [15OC]

Aviation: ensure any requirement providing for screening, testing, or treatment of an airman or air traffic controller for a sleep disorder is adopted pursuant to a rulemaking proceeding (see H.R. 3578), H7353 [21NO]

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

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), H2656 [15MY]

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

Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen: anniversary (see H. Res. 209), H2534 [8MY]

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

——— establish biennial cycle (see H.R. 1869), H2840 [21MY]

——— 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), H4524 [16JY]

Business and industry: accelerate research, development, and innovation in advanced manufacturing to improve competitiveness (see H.R. 1421), H1856 [9AP]

Buy American Act: require a certain percentage of domestic content in green technologies purchased by Federal agencies, States using Federal funds, and property eligible for certain renewable energy tax credits (see H.R. 1524), H1990 [12AP]

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

Cargo transportation: establish national policies and programs to strengthen freight-related infrastructure (see H.R. 974), H4177 [28JN]

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

Children and youth: revise and extend programs to support planning, implementation, and evaluation of organized activities involving statewide youth suicide early intervention and prevention strategies (see H.R. 2734), H8112 [12DE]

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), H1549 [15MR]

——— improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 377), H1430 [14MR]

Coast Guard: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 2932), H6545 [11OC]

Commission on Government Transformation: establish (see H.R. 2675), H4524 [16JY]

Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see H.R. 1830), H2605 [14MY]

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

Computers: advance cybersecurity research, development, and technical standards (see H.R. 756), H594 [15FE]

——— clarify definition of ‘‘access without authorization,’’ eliminate redundant laws allowing charges to be brought for violations of such access, and reform penalties for violations (see H.R. 2454), H5403 [2AU]

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

Corps of Engineers: establish the Great Lakes Navigation System (see H.R. 2273), H5403 [2AU]

——— improve rivers and harbors and provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources (see H.R. 3080), H5834 [25SE]

——— provide construction and major rehabilitation funding for projects located on inland and intracoastal waterways (see H.R. 1149), H1425 [14MR]

Crime: establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about receipt of military decorations or medals (see H.R. 258), H504 [13FE]

——— prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see H.R. 366), H504 [13FE]

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

Cyprus: support end of division (see H. Res. 308), H5404 [2AU]

Dept. of Agriculture: modify the definition of the term biobased product (see H.R. 979), H3096 [4JN]

——— promote local and regional farm and food systems (see H.R. 1414), H4524 [16JY]

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), H2571 [9MY]

——— establish the Network for Manufacturing Innovation (see H.R. 2996), H7689 [11DE]

Dept. of Defense: improve prevention and response to sexual assaults (see H.R. 1593), H2571 [9MY]

Dept. of Education: authorize grant program to promote physical education, activity, fitness, and nutrition, and ensure healthy students (see H.R. 2178), H6957 [30OC]

——— extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (see H.R. 1595), H3760 [18JN]

——— make grants to States to hire additional school-based mental health and student service providers (see H.R. 320), H6829 [28OC]

——— provide grants to State educational agencies and institutions of higher education to strengthen elementary and secondary computer science education (see H.R. 2536), H7446 [3DE]

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

Dept. of HHS: authorize grants for mental health first aid training programs (see H.R. 274), H4214 [8JY]

——— 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]

——— establish safeguards and standards of quality for research and transplantation of organs infected with HIV (see H.R. 698), H5089 [25JY]

——— improve and enhance research and treatments of childhood, adolescent, and young adult cancer (see H.R. 2607), H6957 [30OC]

——— 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), H7253 [19NO]

——— provide cardiomyopathy education, awareness, and risk assessment materials and resources and disseminate such materials by State educational agencies to identify more at-risk families (see H.R. 565), H6344 [7OC]

——— provide for the participation of optometrists in the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see H.R. 920), H5089 [25JY]

——— provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 1252), H6289 [4OC]

——— provide preferences for certain services, designate an Administration on Aging individual responsible for support, and provide transportation services for holocaust survivors (see H.R. 2064), H6344 [7OC]

——— reauthorize grant programs for education and outreach on newborn screening and coordinated followup care once newborn screening has been conducted (see H.R. 1281), H6775 [24OC]

——— reduce preterm labor, delivery, and risk of pregnancy-related deaths and complications due to pregnancy, and reduce infant mortality caused by prematurity (see H.R. 541), H1430 [14MR]

Dept. of Homeland Security: accept additional documentation when considering the application for veterans status of an individual who performed service as a coastwise merchant seaman during World War II (see H.R. 1288), H1718 [20MR]

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

——— prohibit appropriated funds from being used to pay for an abortion (see H.R. 493), H550 [14FE]

Dept. of HUD: establish position of Special Assistant for Veterans Affairs and submit a report on veterans’ homelessness (see H.R. 384), H1720 [20MR]

Dept. of Labor: list employers that relocate call centers overseas, make such companies ineligible for Federal grants and loans, and require call center employees to disclose their physical location (see H.R. 2909), H5803 [20SE]

Dept. of the Navy: redesignate as the Dept. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see H.R. 124), H2248 [23AP]

Dept. of the Treasury: extend the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program (see H.R. 508), H6289 [4OC]

——— provide for the purchase of paper U.S. savings bonds with tax refunds (see H.R. 3385), H6951 [30OC]

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

——— develop commercial areas around rail stations to help finance rail corridor infrastructure and operational expenses (see H.R. 1544), H1991 [12AP]

——— 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), H5546 [12SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: carry out a pilot program on dog training therapy (see H.R. 183), H1430 [14MR]

——— 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), H2570 [9MY]

——— designate one U.S. city each year as an ‘‘American World War II City’’ (see H.R. 864), H1829 [21MR]

——— establish a registry of certain veterans who were stationed at Fort McClellan, AL (see H.R. 411), H6493 [10OC]

——— improve disability compensation evaluation procedures for veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder or mental health conditions related to military sexual trauma (see H.R. 671), H2438 [6MY]

——— 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), H7153 [15NO]

——— 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), H628 [25FE]

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

Depts. of Homeland Security and the Treasury: provide authority to more aggressively enforce trade laws relative to textile or apparel articles (see H.R. 3558), H7310 [20NO]

Depts. of Labor and Commerce: establish Make It in America Incentive Grant Program (see H.R. 375), H279 [23JA]

Diseases: provide grants to better understand and reduce gestational diabetes (see H.R. 1915), H6344 [7OC]

——— require group and individual health insurance coverage and group health plans to cover oral cancer drugs on terms no less favorable than for cancer medications administered by a health care provider (see H.R. 1801), H5090 [25JY]

Doolittle Tokyo Raiders: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1209), H7357 [21NO]

Drugs: make any substance containing hydrocodone a schedule II drug under the Controlled Substances Act (see H.R. 1285), H2604 [14MY]

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), H1430 [14MR]

Engineering: establish and operate Advanced Composites Development Centers (see H.R. 2034), H2717 [16MY]

EPA: clarify that fill material cannot be comprised of waste in order to protect water supplies (see H.R. 1837), H2436 [6MY]

FAA: ensure advancement of safety of small airplanes and continued development of the general aviation industry (see H.R. 1848), H2483 [7MY] (see H.R. 3363), H6958 [30OC]

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

FDA: exempt certain user fees from budget sequestration (see H.R. 2725), H6412 [8OC]

——— require labeling of genetically-engineered fish (see H.R. 584), H550 [14FE]

Federal agencies and departments: create an expedited procedure to enact GAO recommendations for consolidation and elimination to reduce duplication (see H.R. 2506), H4524 [16JY]

——— 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 employees: provide for the compensation of furloughed employees (see H.R. 3223), H6290 [4OC]

Financial institutions: provide certain credit unions with the authority to make additional member business loans (see H.R. 688), H1430 [14MR]

——— 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]

——— restore certain provisions of law to separate investment banking from commercial banking (see H.R. 129), H416 [6FE]

Firearms: ensure greater accountability by licensed firearms dealers (see H.R. 236), H1837 [25MR]

——— 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), H2396 [26AP]

——— establish background check procedures for gun shows (see H.R. 141), H1549 [15MR]

——— prevent gun trafficking (see H.R. 452), H1359 [12MR] (see H.R. 955), H1430 [14MR]

——— restrict ability of a person with certain Federal firearms license revocations, denials, or notices, to transfer business inventory firearms (see H.R. 93), H1549 [15MR]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 47), H2911 [22MY]

——— 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), 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]

FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal Reserve banks (see H.R. 24), H1828 [21MR]

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

Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction: ensure compliance by certain countries and establish procedures for prompt return of children abducted to other countries (see H.R. 3212), H6011 [28SE]

Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: ensure that amounts credited are used for harbor maintenance (see H.R. 335), H1632 [19MR]

Health: create a patient-centered quality of care initiative for seriously ill patients (see H.R. 1666), H7253 [19NO]

——— intensify stem cell research showing evidence of substantial clinical benefit to patients (see H.R. 1740), H2350 [25AP]

——— prevent establishment of Federal health care provider standards of care in medical malpractice cases (see H.R. 1473), H5090 [25JY]

——— 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]

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 1518), 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), H1398 [13MR]

——— prevent acquisition of nuclear weapons, dismantle production facilities, allow inspections, suspend support for terrorists and Syria, reduce human rights violations, and allow additional sanctions (see H. Res. 445), H8109 [12DE]

Israel: strengthen strategic alliance with the U.S. (see H.R. 938), H1360 [12MR]

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), H7689 [11DE]

Medicare: distribute additional residency positions (see H.R. 1201), H3097 [4JN]

——— establish a market pricing program for durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) (see H.R. 1717), H8112 [12DE]

——— establish smart card pilot program (see H.R. 3024), H7153 [15NO]

——— increase diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias to improve care and outcomes (see H.R. 1507), H2396 [26AP]

——— provide eligible individuals with single chronic diseases access to medication therapy management under the part D prescription drug program (see H.R. 1024), H3096 [4JN]

——— provide entitlement to immunosuppressive drugs for kidney transplant recipients (see H.R. 1428), H2396 [26AP]

——— repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 713), H2354 [25AP]

——— require the Dept. of HHS to negotiate lower covered part D prescription drug prices for beneficiaries (see H.R. 1102), H1431 [14MR]

——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see H.R. 1070), H6344 [7OC]

Medicare/Medicaid: curb waste, fraud, and abuse (see H.R. 2305), H8112 [12DE]

——— delay implementation schedule of the reductions of disproportionate share hospital payments (see H.R. 1920), H5175 [30JY]

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]

National Infrastructure Development Bank: establish (see H.R. 2553), H4142 [27JN]

National Innovation in Education Day: designate (see H. Res. 331), H5399 [2AU]

National Museum of the American People: support formation of a bipartisan Presidential commission to study establishment (see H. Con. Res. 27), H2486 [7MY]

National Park Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 627), H2299 [24AP]

NIH: reauthorize and extend Paul D. Wellstone Muscular Dystrophy Cooperative Research Centers (see H.R. 594), H1359 [12MR]

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]

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), H818 [28FE]

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), H2247 [23AP]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: delay implementation of the individual health insurance mandate and penalties for violating such mandate until Federal or State enrollment websites are fully functional (see H.R. 3517), H7357 [21NO]

——— 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]

——— ensure that individuals can keep their health insurance coverage (see H.R. 3406), H7053 [13NO]

——— repeal the funding mechanism for the transitional reinsurance program in the individual market (see H.R. 3489), H7109 [14NO]

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

Pharmaceuticals: preserve effectiveness of medically important antimicrobials used in treatment of human and animal diseases (see H.R. 1150), H2396 [26AP]

Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (see H.R. 148), H1430 [14MR]

——— reform financing of House of Representatives elections (see H.R. 269), H1430 [14MR]

Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI: tribute (see H. Res. 120), H1548 [15MR]

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

——— tribute (see H. Res. 120), H1548 [15MR]

Postal Service: ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 30), H1861 [9AP]

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), H8112 [12DE]

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]

Railroads: require a minimum of 2-person crews for freight trains (see H.R. 3040), H8112 [12DE]

Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see H.R. 1199), H2354 [25AP]

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), H5396 [2AU]

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

——— prohibit the cloning of humans (see H.R. 2164), H2953 [23MY]

Secondary School Student Athletes’ Bill of Rights: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 72), H2438 [6MY]

Senior citizens: establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security (see H.R. 2154), H2953 [23MY]

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), H4726 [18JY]

Social Security: expand permissive exclusion from participation in Federal health care programs to individuals and entities affiliated with sanctioned entities (see H.R. 2925), H5342 [1AU]

——— repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 1795), H2656 [15MY]

——— 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), H2575 [13MY]

Stan Musial Memorial Bridge, St. Louis, MO: designate (see H.R. 420), H292 [25JA]

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

Syria: establish a Syrian war crimes tribunal (see H. Con. Res. 51), H5477 [10SE]

Tariff: increase and adjust for inflation the maximum value of articles that may be imported duty-free by one person on one day (see H.R. 1020), H2354 [25AP]

Taxation: allow credit for amounts paid by a spouse of an Armed Forces member for a new State license or certification required due to permanent change in duty station of such member to another State (see H.R. 1620), H2438 [6MY]

——— allow manufacturing businesses to establish tax-free manufacturing reinvestment accounts to assist them in providing for new equipment and facilities and workforce training (see H.R. 1737), H2438 [6MY]

——— disallow deductions for payment of compensatory and punitive damages to a government (see H.R. 3445), H7357 [21NO]

——— establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 647), H1550 [15MR]

——— extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 721), H546 [14FE]

——— make members of health care sharing ministries eligible to establish health savings accounts (see H.R. 207), H660 [26FE]

——— modify exclusion for transportation benefits (see H.R. 2288), H5767 [19SE]

——— prevent increase of Federal excise tax on heavy-duty trucks (see H. Con. Res. 52), H6344 [7OC]

——— provide a tax incentive for installation and maintenance of mechanical insulation property (see H.R. 184), H983 [5MR]

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

——— provide for logical flow of tax return information between partnerships, corporations, trusts, estates, and individuals and modify certain due dates and extension periods (see H.R. 901), H5089 [25JY]

——— reduce excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by certain qualifying producers (see H.R. 494), H950 [4MR]

——— repeal excise tax on medical devices (see H.R. 523), H3096 [4JN]

——— 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), H7153 [15NO]

Trafficking Victims Protection Act: authorize appropriations and enhance measures to combat trafficking in persons (see H.R. 898), H814 [28FE]

Travel and tourism: facilitate international travel to the U.S. by reforming visa procedures for certain foreign nationals (see H.R. 1354), H5175 [30JY]

Veterans: allow certain veterans with service-connected disabilities to travel on military aircraft (see H.R. 164), H1359 [12MR]

——— ensure education and training received by Armed Forces members and veterans better assists them in obtaining civilian certifications and licenses (see H.R. 1796), H3216 [5JN]

——— provide housing assistance for very low-income veterans (see H.R. 386), H1720 [20MR]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: acknowledge donor contributions at Visitor Center (see H.R. 588), H1359 [12MR]

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

Wildlife: prohibit breeding and private possession of captive big cats except by accredited zoos and facilities and require registration of big cats currently in possession by private owners (see H.R. 1998), H6829 [28OC]

Women: 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), H6902 [29OC]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 755), H950 [4MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Bureau of Customs and Border Protection: establish educational seminars at U.S. ports of entry to improve ability of personnel to classify and appraise articles imported into the U.S. in accordance with customs laws (see H.R. 1322), H1821 [21MR]

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

Catholic Schools Week: recognize goals and honor contributions of Catholic schools (see H. Res. 46), H281 [23JA]

Dept. of Defense: provide for assignment of Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners-Adult/Adolescent to brigades and equivalent units (see H.R. 1986), H2653 [15MY]

Dept. of HHS: provide for public disclosure of charges for certain hospital and ambulatory surgical center treatment episodes (see H.R. 2853), H5173 [30JY]

Federal agencies and departments: increase requirement for American-made content in products purchased under Federal contracts and strengthen certain waiver provisions for Federal contracts (see H.R. 3346), H6827 [28OC]

Members of Congress: support and promote the respectful and dignified disposal of worn and tattered U.S. flags (see H. Res. 261), H3591 [13JN]

National Engineers Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 80), H627 [25FE]

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

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: delay implementation of the individual health insurance mandate and penalties for violating such mandate until Federal enrollment website is fully functional (see H.R. 3425), H6953 [30OC]

——— modify definition of full-time employee relative to employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 2988), H5396 [2AU]

Turcinovic, Corina de Chalup: relief (see H.R. 306), H171 [15JA]

Constitutional authority statements

Bureau of Customs and Border Protection: establish educational seminars at U.S. ports of entry to improve ability of personnel to classify and appraise articles imported into the U.S. in accordance with customs laws (H.R. 1322), H1826 [21MR]

Captain Herbert Johnson Memorial Post Office Building, Chicago, IL: designate (H.R. 3085), H5547 [12SE]

Dept. of Defense: provide for assignment of Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners-Adult/Adolescent to brigades and equivalent units (H.R. 1986), H2654 [15MY]

Dept. of HHS: provide for public disclosure of charges for certain hospital and ambulatory surgical center treatment episodes (H.R. 2853), H5174 [30JY]

Federal agencies and departments: increase requirement for American-made content in products purchased under Federal contracts and strengthen certain waiver provisions for Federal contracts (H.R. 3346), H6828 [28OC]

National Science and Technology Council: direct the Committee on Technology to develop a national manufacturing competitiveness strategic plan (H.R. 2447), H3989 [20JN]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: delay implementation of the individual health insurance mandate and penalties for violating such mandate until Federal enrollment website is fully functional (H.R. 3425), H6956 [30OC]

——— modify definition of full-time employee relative to employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 2988), H5400 [2AU]

Turcinovic, Corina de Chalup: relief (H.R. 306), H173 [15JA]

Remarks

Amtrak: funding, E1182• [1AU]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.R. 933), Senate amendment, E374• [25MR]

Armenia: anniversary of genocide, E562• [26AP]

Casimir Pulaski Day: observance, E241• [5MR]

Catholic Schools Week: recognize goals and honor contributions of Catholic schools (H. Res. 46), H347 [5FE]

Chicago, IL: anniversary of Maria Konopnicka Polish Language School, E1907• [19DE]

——— anniversary of Marist High School, E1443• [4OC]

——— Evergreen Academy Middle School named to National Forum To Accelerate Middle-Grades Reform ‘‘Schools to Watch’’ list, E991• [28JN]

Chicago Blackhawks (hockey team): tribute, H4010 [25JN]

Computers: advance cybersecurity research, development, and technical standards (H.R. 756), H2047 [16AP]

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 3), H2881 [22MY]

——— importance of bipartisanship, H2794 [20MY]

Corps of Engineers: improve rivers and harbors and provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources (H.R. 3080), H6712 [23OC]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2610), E1182• [1AU]

FarmedHere (business): Chicago Innovation Awards Top 10 ‘‘Up-and-Comer’’ award recipient, E1606• [30OC]

——— tribute to vertical farming facility, E347• [21MR]

Health: protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific items and services and prohibit certain abortion-related discrimination in government activities (H.R. 940), H3352 [12JN], E1727• [21NO]

High-Performance Computing Act: authorize activities for support of networking and information technology research (H.R. 967), H2052 [16AP]

Iran: oppose development of nuclear weapons and possession of enrichment and reprocessing capabilities and provide relief from sanctions only upon complete abandonment of nuclear weapons program, H7498• [4DE]

Joliet, IL: tribute to Joliet Catholic Academy baseball team, E856• [14JN]

La Grange, IL: anniversary of Palmer Place Restaurant & Biergarten (business), E1606• [30OC]

——— St. Francis Xavier Parish School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1443• [4OC]

Lewis University: Aviation Dept., recipient of National Intercollegiate Flying Association Loening Trophy, E1443• [4OC]

Lockport, IL: tribute to Lockport Township High School boys’ bowling team, E103• [6FE]

Lyons, IL: anniversary, E1679• [15NO]

——— George Washington Middle School named to National Forum To Accelerate Middle-Grades Reform ‘‘Schools to Watch’’ list, E990• [28JN]

NSF: prohibit Political Science Program funding, E374• [25MR]

Orland Park, IL: St. Michael School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1662• [14NO]

Pipelines: subject Keystone XL Pipeline to appropriate oversight through the permit process for operation and maintenance, H2881 [22MY]

Tributes

Abiad, Alia, E222• [28FE], E867• [14JN]

George, Francis E., E1902• [19DE]

Johnson, Dan, E775• [3JN]

Maniola, Francis, E563• [26AP]

McGrath, Jean, E1655• [14NO]

Rockaitis, Dorothy V. Cichoszewski, E105• [6FE]

Siegel, Gene, E869• [14JN]