SHIMKUS, JOHN (a Representative from Illinois)

Appointments

NATO Parliamentary Assembly, H822 [4MR]

U.S. Military Academy Board of Visitors, H1645 [20MR]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

——— protect lives of born and unborn persons (see H.R. 1091), H4979 [23JY]

American Fighter Aces: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 685), H4857 [22JY]

American Infrastructure Fund: establish to provide loans or guarantees to State or local governments for qualified infrastructure projects (see H.R. 2084), H5403 [2AU]

Armed Forces: limit use of funds for introduction into hostilities (see H.R. 383), H280 [23JA]

Boys Town (organization): mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 2866), H6999 [12NO]

Bureau of the Census: make participation in the American Community Survey voluntary, except with respect to certain basic questions (see H.R. 1078), H6545 [11OC]

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]

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

Committee To Investigate and Report on the Attack on the American Consulate in Benghazi, Libya (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 36), H2397 [26AP]

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 3), H1547 [15MR]

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: establish a pilot program to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of allowing non-Federal interests to carry out certain water infrastructure projects (see H.R. 1153), H2485 [7MY]

——— provide construction and major rehabilitation funding for projects located on inland and intracoastal waterways (see H.R. 1149), H1861 [9AP]

Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see H.R. 732), H2719 [16MY]

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), H2396 [26AP]

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), H7188 [18NO]

——— establish a task force on urotrauma (see H.R. 984), H2354 [25AP]

Dept. of Energy: enhance the energy security of U.S. allies by approving exports of natural gas to NATO countries, Japan, or any country found that such exports would enhance U.S. national security (see H.R. 580), H413 [6FE]

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

——— 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]

Dept. of State: develop a strategy to obtain observer status for Taiwan at the triennial International Civil Aviation Organization Assembly (see H.R. 1151), H2400 [30AP]

——— prioritize fight against human trafficking according to congressional intent in the Trafficking Victims Protection Act without increasing the size of the Federal Government (see H.R. 2283), H5513 [11SE]

Dept. of the Interior: issue an oil and gas leasing program under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act for 2016–2020 (see H.R. 2265), H3215 [5JN]

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), H7052 [13NO]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: 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), H5174 [30JY]

Doolittle Tokyo Raiders: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1209), H7311 [20NO]

EPA: call for public listening sessions on regulations targeting carbon dioxide emissions from existing powerplants in States most directly impacted by such regulations (see H. Con. Res. 59), H6493 [10OC]

——— disapprove rule establishing new source performance standards to limit greenhouse gas emissions from new powerplants (see H.J. Res. 64), H5833 [25SE]

——— prohibit awarding any grant, contract, cooperative agreement, or financial assistance under the Clean Air Act for any program, project, or activity to occur outside the U.S. (see H.R. 959), H2125 [17AP]

——— provide guidance and clarification relative to issuance and renewal of coal mining permits for dredged or fill material (see H.R. 1829), H2436 [6MY]

European Union: support closer ties with Eastern Partnership countries, respect sovereign rights of states relative to international partnerships, and commend democratic reforms (see H. Res. 402), H7253 [19NO]

FCC: authorize a bipartisan majority of Commissioners to hold nonpublic collaborative discussions (see H.R. 539), H411 [6FE]

——— prohibit from adopting certain rules or policies relating to multichannel video programming distributors (see H.R. 3196), H6053 [30SE]

FDA: approve certain drugs and biological products for use in a limited population of patients to address increases in bacterial and fungal resistance to drugs and biological products (see H.R. 3742), H8108 [12DE]

——— reauthorize user fee programs relating to generic new animal drugs (see H.R. 1408), H1856 [9AP]

——— strengthen and secure the pharmaceutical distribution supply chain to protect consumers from counterfeit pharmaceuticals (see H.R. 1919), H2567 [9MY]

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]

——— require periodic review and automatic termination of Federal regulations (see H.R. 309), H1828 [21MR]

Federal employees: provide that fathers of certain permanently disabled or deceased veterans shall be included with mothers of such veterans as preference eligibles for treatment in civil service (see H.R. 1832), H6999 [12NO]

Health: improve access to emergency medical services (see H.R. 36), H1398 [13MR]

——— improve provision of telehealth services under Medicare and other Federal health care programs (see H.R. 3306), H7357 [21NO]

——— make the provision of technical services for medical imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, more accurate, and less costly (see H.R. 1146), H7608 [9DE]

——— 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), H2803 [20MY]

Insurance: condition provision of health insurance premium and cost-sharing subsidies upon a certification that a program to verify household income and other qualifications for such subsidies is operational (see H.R. 2775), H5348 [1AU]

——— provide for cooperative governing of individual health insurance coverage offered in interstate commerce (see H.R. 762), H594 [15FE]

Internet: affirm U.S. policy to preserve and advance the multistakeholder governance model (see H.R. 1580), H2065 [16AP]

Iran: impose additional human rights and economic and financial sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons (see H.R. 850), H3015 [3JN]

Israel: independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 30), H2027 [15AP]

——— strengthen strategic alliance with the U.S. (see H.R. 938), H5513 [11SE]

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]

Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of: improve enforcement of sanctions (see H.R. 1771), H4145 [27JN]

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

Mandela, Nelson R.: tribute (see H. Res. 434), H7689 [11DE]

Medicare: ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic imaging services (see H.R. 846), H700 [27FE]

——— exclude customary prompt pay discounts from manufacturers to wholesalers from the average sales price for drugs and biologicals (see H.R. 800), H596 [15FE]

——— extend Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program and increase payments under the Medicare low-volume hospital program (see H.R. 1787), H7628 [10DE]

——— include information on the coverage of intensive behavioral therapy for obesity in the ‘‘Medicare and You Handbook’’ and coordinate programs to prevent and treat obesity (see H.R. 2415), H7357 [21NO]

——— permit certain providers licensed in a State to provide telemedicine services to certain beneficiaries in a different State (see H.R. 3077), H8118 [16DE]

——— promote health care technology innovation and access to medical devices and services for which patients choose to self-pay (see H.R. 3681), H7607 [9DE]

National Park Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 627), H818 [28FE]

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), H6827 [28OC]

——— delay implementation (see H.R. 2809), H5404 [2AU]

——— exempt emergency services volunteers from employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 3685), H7689 [11DE]

——— express that health insurance mandate violates the clause of the Constitution requiring that bills for raising revenue originate in the House of Representatives (see H. Res. 153), H1992 [12AP]

——— modify definition of full-time employee relative to employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 2575), H8127 [19DE]

——— repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 763), H2535 [8MY]

——— repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board (see H.R. 351), H278 [23JA]

——— require full disclosure by health exchange plans of abortion coverage and abortion premium surcharges (see H.R. 3279), H7357 [21NO]

Postal Service: ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 30), H5436 [9SE]

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), H2914 [22MY]

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

Refuse disposal: encourage recovery and beneficial use of coal ash and establish requirements for management and disposal of coal ash that are protective of human health and the environment (see H.R. 2218), H3014 [3JN]

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), H4308 [9JY]

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]

Taiwan: strengthen and clarify commercial, cultural, and other relations between the U.S. and Taiwan (see H.R. 419), H2404 [3MY]

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), H5175 [30JY]

Taxation: establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 647), H7357 [21NO]

——— express that a carbon tax would be detrimental to the economy (see H. Con. Res. 24), H1427 [14MR]

——— extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 721), H7446 [3DE]

——— make members of health care sharing ministries eligible to establish health savings accounts (see H.R. 207), H1359 [12MR]

——— oppose Federal efforts to establish a carbon tax on fuels for electricity and transportation (see H. Con. Res. 8), H170 [15JA]

——— provide an additional religious exemption from the individual health coverage mandate (see H.R. 1814), H5090 [25JY]

——— reduce tax on beer (see H.R. 1918), H3289 [11JN]

——— repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see H.R. 2429), H4178 [28JN]

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

——— terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 352), H278 [23JA]

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]

Travel and tourism: facilitate international travel to the U.S. by reforming visa procedures for certain foreign nationals (see H.R. 1354), H6052 [30SE]

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

Water for the Poor Act: enhance implementation (see H.R. 2901), H5341 [1AU]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 755), H2913 [22MY]

——— award Congressional Gold Medal to the First Special Service Force (see H.R. 324), H1359 [12MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Black Ribbon Day: designate to recognize victims of Soviet Communist and Nazi regimes (see H. Res. 302), H4523 [16JY]

Dept. of HHS: provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 1252), H1629 [19MR]

FDA: reauthorize user fee programs relating to new animal drugs (see H.R. 1407), H1856 [9AP]

Power resources: streamline criteria for storage and dispensing of fuels, provide liability protection for fuel retailers, and ensure retailers’ equipment is safe and compatible to sell new fuels (see H.R. 1214), H1547 [15MR]

Constitutional authority statements

Dept. of HHS: provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (H.R. 1252), H1631 [19MR]

FDA: reauthorize user fee programs relating to new animal drugs (H.R. 1407), H1858 [9AP]

Power resources: streamline criteria for storage and dispensing of fuels, provide liability protection for fuel retailers, and ensure retailers’ equipment is safe and compatible to sell new fuels (H.R. 1214), H1548 [15MR]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H179 [21JA]

Letters

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act implementation, H6602 [15OC]

Pledge of Allegiance 

House of Representatives, H5351 [2AU]

Remarks

Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children (H.R. 1797), H3741• [18JN]

Belarus: human rights violations, H7257 [20NO]

Boston, MA: condemn bombings at the Boston Marathon and express condolences to victims and their families, H2031 [16AP]

Budget: allocation of funds, H1553 [18MR]

——— reform entitlement programs, H2449 [7MY]

Centralia (IL) Morning Sentinel: anniversary, E893• [17JN]

Danville, IL: anniversary of Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, E658• [14MY]

Dept. of Defense: tribute to living Medal of Honor recipients, H5632 [18SE]

Economy: impact of budget sequestration, H4085 [27JN]

Egypt: condemn and address persecution of religious minorities, H4085 [27JN]

European Union: support closer ties with Eastern Partnership countries, respect sovereign rights of states relative to international partnerships, and commend democratic reforms, H7258 [20NO]

Georgia (country): elections, H7298 [20NO]

Gosnell, Kermit: trial of women’s health clinic doctor for murder and violation of State law forbidding late term abortions, H3741• [18JN]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H6615 [16OC]

Harrisburg, IL: tribute to Harrisburg High School boys’ basketball team, E291• [13MR]

Hazardous substances: certify that the Yucca Mountain site remains the designated site for development of a repository for disposal of high-level radioactive waste, H1639 [20MR], H2031 [16AP], H2806 [21MY]

IRS: investigate allegations that the 501(c)4 tax-exempt status of certain political groups was subject to additional scrutiny, H2811 [21MY]

Journal: question of approval, H2664 [16MY]

Nashville, IL: tribute to Nashville Community High School girls’ basketball team, E233• [4MR]

Natural gas: provide for timely consideration of all licenses, permits, and approvals required under Federal law relative to siting, construction, expansion, or operation of pipeline projects (H.R. 1900), H7318 [21NO]

Okawville, IL: anniversary, E925• [20JN]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: delay implementation of the employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 2667), H4609 [18JY]

——— delay implementation of the individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 2668), H4609 [18JY]

——— impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility, H6210 [3OC], H7094 [14NO]

——— impact of implementation on premiums, H5187 [31JY]

Petroleum: impact of renewable identification numbers on gasoline price levels, H1642 [20MR]

Pharmaceuticals: clarify the orphan drug exception to the annual fee on branded prescription pharmaceutical manufacturers and importers (H.R. 2315), unanimous-consent agreement, H5055 [25JY]

Power resources: national energy policy, H3696 [18JN]

Public debt: ceiling, H6615 [16OC]

Refuse disposal: allow EPA to find a State coal ash permit program deficient if program threatens human health and the environment and allow States to request review of permit program of another State, H5068 [25JY]

——— encourage recovery and beneficial use of coal ash and establish requirements for management and disposal of coal ash that are protective of human health and the environment (H.R. 2218), H5055, H5056, H5057, H5058, H5059, H5060, H5066, H5068 [25JY]

——— encourage recovery and beneficial use of coal ash and establish requirements for management and disposal of coal ash that are protective of human health and the environment (H.R. 2218), motion to recommit, H5070 [25JY]

——— require coal ash wet disposal structures meet design, construction, operation, and maintenance criteria to prevent contamination of groundwater and sources of drinking water including the Great Lakes, H5070 [25JY]

——— require States to update certification documents with the EPA including an emergency action plan for coal ash impoundments leaks or spills, H5066 [25JY]

Stan Musial Veterans Memorial Bridge: designate (H.R. 2383), H4005 [25JN]

Taiwan: observance of National Day, E1408• [30SE]

Ukraine: commend pardoning of political prisoners, H2255 [24AP]

——— condemn imprisonment of former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, H2255 [24AP]

——— human rights violations, H7400 [3DE]

——— political reform, H8087 [12DE]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H2122 [17AP]

Tributes

Anderson, Carla, H5351 [2AU]

Bell, Howard, H4605 [18JY]

Cate, Penny, E1640• [12NO]

Ford, Peter, E803• [5JN]

Harrison, Moses, H2665• [16MY]

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