HULTGREN, RANDY (a Representative from Illinois)

Articles and editorials

Philip M. Crane—Teacher, Lecturer, Author, Congressman and Friend, Ed Feulner, H7973 [13NO]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Armed Forces: award Congressional Gold Medal to the 65th Infantry Regiment known as the Borinqueneers (see H.R. 1726), H20 [7JA]

Business and industry: enhance competitiveness of U.S. manufacturing and exports through tax relief, regulatory relief, liability relief, and access to abundant and affordable energy supplies (see H.R. 5360), H7183 [31JY]

Career and Technical Education Act: amend and improve by using workforce data to ensure career and technical education curricula are aligned with employer needs (see H.R. 4425), H3293 [29AP]

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), H8033 [17NO]

Christmas Day: express that the symbols and traditions of Christmas should be protected for use by those who celebrate Christmas (see H. Res. 448), H8669 [4DE]

Credit: improve definitions of points and fees in connection with a mortgage transaction (see H.R. 3211), H4476 [19MY]

Crime: provide justice for victims of human trafficking (see H.R. 3530), H1659 [5FE]

Dept. of Commerce: establish the Network for Manufacturing Innovation (see H.R. 2996), H5249 [10JN]

Dept. of Energy: provide for fundamental science, basic research activities, and applied energy research and development (see H.R. 4869), H5641 [23JN]

Dept. of HHS: revise and extend program for viral hepatitis surveillance, education, and testing in order to prevent deaths from chronic liver disease and liver cancer (see H.R. 3723), H8669 [4DE]

Dept. of HUD: prohibit Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac contributions to the Housing Trust Fund and Capital Market Fund while in conservatorship or receivership (see H.R. 3901), H1240 [16JA]

Dept. of State: 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), H6107 [10JY]

Education: support State authority and flexibility in establishing student academic standards and denounce the President’s coercion of States into adopting the Common Core State Standards (see H. Res. 476), H1770 [11FE]

EPA: improve establishment of any lower ground-level ozone standards (see H.R. 5505), H7674 [17SE]

——— prohibit proposing, finalizing, or disseminating regulations or assessments based upon science that is not transparent or reproducible (see H.R. 4012), H1686 [6FE]

Explosives: condemn bombings at the Boston Marathon, express condolences to victims and their families, and call for international reduction and support for victims of improvised explosive devices (see H. Res. 190), H4911 [28MY]

FAA: issue or revise regulations with respect to the medical certification of certain small aircraft pilots (see H.R. 3708), H2611 [24MR]

Federal agencies and departments: ensure functionality and security of new Federal websites that collect personally identifiable information (see H.R. 3635), H184 [13JA]

——— establish a process for the review of rules and sets of rules (see H.R. 4874), H5398 [17JN]

——— establish uniform requirements for thorough economic analysis of regulations by Federal agencies based on sound principles (see H.R. 3863), H1545 [3FE]

Financial institutions: amend certain banking statutes to ensure legitimate businesses have nondiscriminatory access to financial services and products (see H.R. 4986), H6816 [24JY]

——— clarify application of certain leverage and risk-based capital requirements (see H.R. 4510), H5368 [13JN]

——— enhance ability of community financial institutions to foster economic growth and serve their communities, boost small businesses, and increase individual savings (see H.R. 1750), H3293 [29AP]

——— improve examination of depository institutions (see H.R. 1553), H4685 [20MY]

——— modify exemptions for small creditors and mortgage loan servicers (see H.R. 4521), H3448 [6MY]

——— specify when bank holding companies may be subject to certain enhanced supervision (see H.R. 4060), H5399 [17JN]

Financial Stability Oversight Council: hold open meetings, comply with requirements of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, and provide additional improvements to the Council (see H.R. 4387), H3243 [28AP]

Firearms: establish national standard to allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in other States (see H.R. 2959), H2803 [1AP]

FRS: establish a Small Business Advisory Board for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (see H.R. 4383), H4017 [8MY]

——— establish requirements for policy rules and blackout periods of the Federal Open Market Committee and for certain activities of the Board of Governors (see H.R. 5018), H6217 [14JY]

——— nullify certain guidance by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and provide requirements for guidance issued by the Bureau relative to indirect auto lending (see H.R. 5403), H7456 [11SE]

FTC: revise regulations relative to definitions for funeral industry practices (see H.R. 4213), H3058 [8AP]

Government: improve efficiency of Federal research and development (see H.R. 5056), H6137 [11JY]

Health: promote development of meaningful treatments for patients (see H.R. 3116), H7389 [9SE]

International Association of Insurance Supervisors: disapprove proposed measure to eliminate public observers (see H. Res. 735), H7940 [12NO]

Iran: condemn persecution of Baha’is and continued violation of the International Covenants on Human Rights, impose sanctions for such violations, and call for release of religious prisoners (see H. Res. 109), H6657 [22JY]

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 3485), H2302 [11MR]

Lane A. Evans VA Community Based Outpatient Clinic, Galesburg, IL: designate (see H.R. 5700), H7978 [13NO]

Medicare: create incentives for innovative diagnostics by improving process for determining payment rates for new tests (see H.R. 2085), H184 [13JA]

——— delay enforcement of two-midnight rule for short inpatient hospital stays until the implementation of a new payment methodology for short inpatient hospital stays (see H.R. 3698), H1515 [31JA]

——— ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see H.R. 2504), H8072 [18NO]

——— 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), H7189 [31JY]

——— increase diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias to improve care and outcomes (see H.R. 1507), H5069 [2JN]

——— modernize payments for ambulatory surgical centers (see H.R. 2500), H8071 [18NO]

——— provide for coverage and payment for complex rehabilitation technology items (see H.R. 942), H4060 [9MY]

National Day of Prayer: observance (see H. Res. 547), H3409 [1MY]

Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2203), H2098 [28FE]

NSF: support existing science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) programs and include computer science in STEM education (see H.R. 5031), H5876 [8JY]

Obama, President: condemn failure to notify Congress before releasing Taliban leaders detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and express concerns over their release and repercussions of negotiating with terrorists (see H. Res. 644), H6037 [9JY]

Office of Science and Technology Policy: establish a committee to identify and coordinate international science and technology cooperation (see H.R. 5029), H5876 [8JY]

Office of the Special Inspector General for Monitoring the Affordable Care Act: establish (see H.R. 4158), H3409 [1MY]

Radioactive substances: increase understanding of health effects of low doses of ionizing radiation (see H.R. 5544), H7980 [13NO]

Religion: condemn anti-Semitism and comparison of Israel to Nazis perpetrating the Holocaust and reject attempts to justify anti-Jewish hatred as an acceptable disapproval of political events in the Middle East (see H. Res. 707), H7530 [15SE]

——— ensure organizations with religious or moral convictions are allowed to provide child welfare services (see H.R. 5285), H7297 [8SE]

SEC: enhance ability of small and emerging growth companies to access capital markets and reduce regulatory burdens (see H.R. 5405), H7295 [8SE]

——— improve form 10-K and regulation S-K (see H.R. 4569), H4785 [21MY]

Securities Exchange Act: clarify provisions relative to regulation of municipal advisors (see H.R. 797), H3413 [2MY]

Sudan: condemn charge of apostasy and death sentence of Meriam Yahia Ibrahim Ishag and encourage U.S. efforts to support religious freedom (see H. Res. 601), H5065 [30MY]

Taxation: make permanent and expand the temporary minimum credit rate for the low-income housing tax credit program (see H.R. 4717), H7939 [12NO]

——— make permanent the moratorium on Internet access taxation and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce (see H.R. 3086), H2066 [27FE]

——— modify substantiation rules for donation of vehicles of a certain value (see H.R. 4960), H8171 [20NO]

——— permanently modify limitations on deduction of interest by financial institutions which hold tax-exempt bonds (see H.R. 5199), H6814 [24JY]

Tobacco products: clarify FDA jurisdiction over certain tobacco products and protect jobs and small businesses involved in the sale, manufacturing, and distribution of cigars (see H.R. 792), H3292 [29AP]

Truth in Lending Act: provide that residential mortgage loans held on portfolio qualify as qualified mortgages relative to the presumption of ability to repay requirements (see H.R. 2673), H4685 [20MY]

World War I: mint coins in commemoration of centennial (see H.R. 2366), H6217 [14JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Energy: improve management of the National Laboratories, enhance technology commercialization, and facilitate public-private partnerships (see H.R. 5120), H6351 [16JY]

FAA: revise hiring practices for air traffic controller positions and establish Air Traffic Control Education and Training Advisory Committee (see H.R. 5675), H7900 [19SE]

SEC: revise rules to increase threshold amount for requiring issuers to provide certain disclosures relative to compensatory benefit plans (see H.R. 4571), H3446 [6MY]

Taxation: modify certain rules applicable to qualified small issue manufacturing bonds (see H.R. 5319), H7181 [31JY]

Trafficking Victims Protection Act: amend relative to efforts of foreign countries to reduce demand for commercial sex acts under the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking (see H.R. 4703), H4783 [21MY]

Constitutional authority statements

Dept. of Energy: improve management of the National Laboratories, enhance technology commercialization, and facilitate public-private partnerships (H.R. 5120), H6352 [16JY]

FAA: revise hiring practices for air traffic controller positions and establish Air Traffic Control Education and Training Advisory Committee (H.R. 5675), H7900 [19SE]

SEC: revise rules to increase threshold amount for requiring issuers to provide certain disclosures relative to compensatory benefit plans (H.R. 4571), H3447 [6MY]

Taxation: modify certain rules applicable to qualified small issue manufacturing bonds (H.R. 5319), H7186 [31JY]

Trafficking Victims Protection Act: amend relative to efforts of foreign countries to reduce demand for commercial sex acts under the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking (H.R. 4703), H4785 [21MY]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H1483 [29JA], H2067 [28FE], H7131 [31JY]

Remarks

A.B.A.T.E. of Illinois, Inc.: tribute to efforts to promote motorcycle safety and education, H4692 [21MY]

Abortion: pro choice versus right to life, H457 [15JA]

——— prohibit taxpayer funded abortions (H.R. 7), H457 [15JA], H7629 [17SE]

Aurora, IL: tribute to air traffic controllers and FAA personnel for efforts to respond to power outage at Chicago Air Route Traffic Control Center, H8136 [20NO]

Borggren Erica: White House Women Veterans Champions of Change honoree, H2919 [4AP]

Carr, John: Illinois Veteran of the Month award recipient, H1728 [11FE]

Congress: legislative priorities, H7114, H7115 [30JY]

Crime: provide justice for victims of human trafficking (H.R. 3530), H4507 [20MY]

Dept. of Commerce: establish the Network for Manufacturing Innovation (H.R. 2996), H7521 [15SE]

——— reauthorize Regional Innovation Program, H7521 [15SE]

Dept. of Energy: improve high-end computing research and development program (H.R. 2495), H7262 [8SE]

——— improve management of the National Laboratories, enhance technology commercialization, and facilitate public-private partnerships (H.R. 5120), H6601, H6603, H6604 [22JY]

Dept. of State: prioritize fight against human trafficking according to congressional intent in the Trafficking Victims Protection Act without increasing the size of the Federal Government (H.R. 2283), H6732• [23JY], H6987 [29JY]

Dept. of the Treasury: extend termination date of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program (S. 2244), H8988 [10DE]

Employment: reform and strengthen the workforce investment system (H.R. 803), Senate amendments, H7114 [30JY]

EPA: prohibit proposing, finalizing, or disseminating regulations or assessments based upon science that is not transparent or reproducible (H.R. 4012), H8089 [19NO]

Foglia, Vince and Pat: Pioneer Center for Human Services ‘‘Make Change’’ Award recipients, E1304• [1AU]

Gray, Sheryl: Illinois Principals Association Illinois Assistant Principal of the Year award recipient, H2657 [26MR]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, H7442 [11SE]

Hunger Action Month: observance, H7304 [9SE]

Illinois: tribute to Dept. of Energy Office of Science Early Career Research Program award recipients, H4484 [20MY]

Memorial Day: observance, H4438 [19MY]

Mertes, Carol: Kane County, IL, Educator of the Year award recipient, H5507 [19JN]

Motorcycle Awareness Month: observance, H4692 [21MY]

National Science Week: support goals and ideals of week and biennial USA Science & Engineering Festival (H. Res. 276), H3252 [29AP]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility, H7442 [11SE]

——— require full disclosure by health exchange plans of abortion coverage and abortion premium surcharges, H7629 [17SE]

Science: assist scientists in commercializing their ideas by awarding grants to innovative technology transfer programs at universities, research institutes, and national laboratories (H.R. 2981), H7442 [11SE]

SEC: enhance ability of small and emerging growth companies to access capital markets and reduce regulatory burdens (H.R. 5405), H7501 [15SE]

——— revise rules to increase threshold amount for requiring issuers to provide certain disclosures relative to compensatory benefit plans, H7501 [15SE]

St. Charles, MO: anniversary, H3456 [7MY]

Supreme Court: anniversary of Roe v. Wade decision, H457 [15JA]

Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks, H7440 [11SE]

Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal, H6041 [10JY]

World War II: recognize anniversary of, and Armed Forces members who participated in, the D-Day amphibious landing at Normandy, France, H5193 [10JN]

Tributes

Carey, Rachel, H5193 [10JN]

Crane, Philip M., H7973 [13NO]

Eldredge, Charles M., H4925 [29MY]

Eldredge, G. Earle, H4925 [29MY]

Hall, Representative, H8908 [9DE]

Holstine, William R., H4438 [19MY]

Truemper, Walter, H4438 [19MY]