KELLY, ROBIN L. (a Representative from Illinois)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4435), H4777 [21MY]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4681), H5048 [30MY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Africa: welcome leaders to U.S.-Africa Leaders’ Summit and trade ministers to Forum of the African Growth Opportunity Act (see H. Res. 699), H7184 [31JY]

Ali, Muhammad: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1084), H2065 [27FE]

American Education Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 755), H8171 [20NO]

American Revolution: award a Congressional Gold Medal to the First Rhode Island Regiment in recognition of their dedicated service during the Revolutionary War (see H.R. 4045), H1770 [11FE]

Angelou, Maya: issue commemorative postage stamp honoring life (see H. Res. 684), H6814 [24JY]

Armed Forces: extend duration of Physical Disability Board of Review and expand authority of such Board to review the separation of members on the basis of a mental condition not amounting to disability (see H.R. 975), H7188 [31JY]

——— require mental health assessments before enlistment or commissioning as an officer (see H.R. 4305), H4061 [9MY]

Best Buddies International, Inc.: provide assistance to support expansion and development of mentoring programs (see H.R. 1008), H4017 [8MY]

Children and youth: provide for identification and dissemination of best practices for medical professionals and other health care providers relative to neonatal abstinence syndrome (see H.R. 4888), H6400 [17JY]

Civil rights: issue commemorative postage stamp honoring James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and Michael Schwerner and the 50th anniversary of their murder in Mississippi during Freedom Summer (see H. Con. Res. 115), H7454 [11SE]

Coast Guard: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 2932), H2962 [4AP]

Colleges and universities: require institutions that receive Federal funds to adopt policies to prevent harassment and bullying (see H.R. 482), H7938 [12NO]

Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see H.R. 1830), H4060 [9MY]

Correctional institutions: develop and implement national standards for the use of solitary confinement in prisons, jails, and juvenile detention facilities (see H.R. 4618), H4015 [8MY]

Credit: establish a national usury rate for consumer credit transactions (see H.R. 5130), H7939 [12NO]

Crime: provide a penalty for knowingly selling advertising that offers certain commercial sex acts (see H.R. 4225), H3293 [29AP]

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), H7939 [12NO]

Dept. of Education: allow certain student loan borrowers to refinance current loans (see H.R. 4582), H5024 [29MY]

——— amend adverse credit history determinations for purposes of Federal Direct PLUS Loan eligibility (see H.R. 4480), H3196 [10AP]

——— establish grant program to assist institutions of higher education in establishing, maintaining, and improving veteran student centers (see H.R. 5589), H8868 [8DE]

——— improve 21st Century Community Learning Centers (see H.R. 4086), H5187 [9JN]

——— make grants and low-interest loans to local educational agencies for the construction, modernization, or repair of public educational facilities (see H.R. 4826), H6036 [9JY]

——— provide career education pathways in manufacturing (see H.R. 4815), H7297 [8SE]

——— provide grants to State educational agencies and institutions of higher education to strengthen elementary and secondary computer science education (see H.R. 2536), H1243 [16JA]

——— repeal suspension of eligibility for grants, loans, and work assistance for drug-related offenses (see H.R. 3510), H474 [15JA]

Dept. of HHS: authorize Federal assistance to State adult protective services programs to implement a network of elder abuse prevention and response measures (see H.R. 3090), H21 [7JA]

——— limit copayment, coinsurance, or other cost-sharing requirements applicable to prescription drugs in a specialty drug tier to the amount applicable to drugs in a non-preferred brand drug tier (see H.R. 460), H4060 [9MY]

Dept. of HUD: discount FHA single-family mortgage insurance premium payments for first-time homebuyers who complete financial literacy housing counseling program (see H.R. 4462), H3293 [29AP]

Dept. of Justice: improve the restitution process for child pornography victims by considering total losses, requiring timely restitution, and spreading costs among multiple defendants (see H.R. 4981), H5816 [26JN]

——— study the cost of purchase and use of body cameras by State and local law enforcement agencies and require such agencies to purchase and use body cameras as a condition of receipt of Federal funding (see H.R. 5407), H7434 [10SE]

Dept. of Labor: establish State Manufacturing Employment Programs to encourage employment of veterans in manufacturing positions (see H.R. 4629), H5065 [30MY]

——— phase out issuance of special wage certificates to entities providing employment to disabled individuals at rates of pay below the Federal minimum wage (see H.R. 831), H1772 [11FE]

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), H6656 [22JY]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct a special resource study of the John P. Parker House in Ripley, OH (see H.R. 5207), H7893 [18SE]

——— conduct a special resource study of the West Hunter Street Baptist Church in Atlanta, GA (see H.R. 4119), H3199 [10AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: award grants to establish, or expand upon, master’s degree or doctoral degree programs in orthotics and prosthetics (see H.R. 5432), H7432 [10SE]

——— improve the performance appraisal system for senior executives (see H.R. 4399), H6352 [16JY]

——— include the cost of applying to an institution of higher learning as part of the benefits provided under the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program (see H.R. 4793), H7242 [1AU]

Diseases: express that current Ebola outbreak in Africa is an international health crisis (see H. Res. 701), H7184 [31JY]

——— mint coins in recognition of the fight against breast cancer (see H.R. 3680), H5249 [10JN]

Education: improve early learning opportunities for prekindergarten children (see H.R. 3461), H1777 [14FE]

——— recognize importance of conducting research, education, and awareness of dyslexia and other specific learning disabilities and commend organizations dedicated to such causes (see H. Res. 623), H5363 [12JN]

Employment: allow workers to make requests about schedules without fear of retaliation and ensure employers consider such requests in order to provide more stable and predictable schedules for employees (see H.R. 5159), H6654 [22JY]

Executive Office of the President: require development of a National Manufacturing Strategy (see H.R. 1127), H6036 [9JY]

Eximbank: reauthorize (see H.R. 4950), H5724 [24JN]

FAA: issue regulations on secondary cockpit barriers (see H.R. 1775), H474 [15JA]

Families and domestic relations: prohibit discrimination in adoption or foster care placements based on sexual orientation, gender identification, or marital status of any prospective parent or the child involved (see H.R. 2028), H6036 [9JY]

Federal employees: allow conversion of temporary seasonal wildland firefighters and other seasonal employees in Federal land management agencies to permanent seasonal positions (see H.R. 533), H6217 [14JY]

Financial institutions: clarify application of certain leverage and risk-based capital requirements (see H.R. 4510), H6746 [23JY]

Financial literacy: encourage greater public-private sector collaboration to promote for students and young adults (see H. Res. 721), H7454 [11SE]

Firearms: develop and use technology for personalized handguns and require that all handguns manufactured or sold in, or imported into, the U.S. incorporate such technology (see H.R. 2005), H2302 [11MR]

——— protect victims of domestic abuse by preventing their abusers from possessing or receiving firearms (see H.R. 4906), H6297 [15JY]

——— repeal certain impediments to the administration of the firearms laws (see H.R. 661), H5494 [18JN]

Foreign trade: clarify that countervailing duties may be imposed to address subsidies relative to a fundamentally undervalued foreign currency (see H.R. 1276), H1719 [10FE]

——— require foreign manufacturers of products imported into the U.S. to establish registered agents in the U.S. who are authorized to accept service of process against such manufacturers (see H.R. 1910), H20 [7JA]

Freedom Riders: award a Congressional Gold Medal in recognition of their unique contribution to civil rights, which inspired a revolutionary movement for equality in interstate travel (see H.R. 4041), H1769 [11FE]

Health: create a patient-centered quality of care initiative for seriously ill patients (see H.R. 1666), H7529 [15SE]

Health and Fitness Month: designate (see H. Res. 564), H3408 [1MY]

Jennings, Thomas: tribute (see H. Res. 514), H2360 [12MR]

Juneteenth Independence Day: observance (see H. Res. 632), H5557 [19JN]

Lake Berryessa: transfer recreational management authority from Bureau of Reclamation to BLM (see H.R. 4166), H3293 [29AP]

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

Medicaid: require coverage of optometrists (see H.R. 855), H1772 [11FE]

Medicare: count a period of outpatient observation in a hospital toward satisfying the 3-day inpatient hospital requirement for coverage of skilled nursing facility services (see H.R. 1179), H6297 [15JY]

——— 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), H1659 [5FE]

——— distribute additional residency positions (see H.R. 1180), H5725 [24JN]

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

——— increase diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias to improve care and outcomes (see H.R. 1507), H1481 [28JA]

——— provide coverage of certain lymphedema compression treatment items as items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 3877), H7979 [13NO]

——— provide coverage of pharmacist services in medically underserved areas (see H.R. 4190), H4061 [9MY]

——— provide for coverage of continuous glucose monitoring systems (CGMS) (see H.R. 5644), H8226 [1DE]

Mental health: maximize access of individuals with mental illness to community-based services and strengthen the impact of such services (see H.R. 4574), H8669 [4DE]

——— strengthen mental health infrastructure and firearm prohibitions for at-risk individuals, and improve reporting of mental health records to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (see H.R. 4783), H5187 [9JN]

Middle East: prevent Hezbollah and associated entities from gaining access to international financial and other institutions (see H.R. 4411), H4785 [21MY]

Minimum wage: provide for calculation based on the Federal poverty threshold for a family of 4, as determined by the Bureau of the Census (see H.R. 4839), H5318 [11JN]

Minorities: improve health of minority individuals (see H.R. 5294), H7996 [14NO]

National Foster Care Month: designate (see H. Res. 577), H4016 [8MY]

National Freight Network Trust Fund: establish (see H.R. 5101), H6816 [24JY]

National Get Vertical Day: designate (see H. Res. 674), H6398 [17JY]

National Infrastructure Development Bank: establish (see H.R. 2553), H6036 [9JY]

National Nonviolence Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 626), H5363 [12JN]

National Public Health Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 527), H3144 [9AP]

National Purple Heart Hall of Honor: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 3867), H1659 [5FE]

Nigeria: condemn abduction of female students by Boko Haram (terrorist organization) armed militants in Borno province and urge continued U.S. support and assistance (see H. Res. 573), H3941 [7MY]

NIH: submit an annual budget estimate for Alzheimer’s disease initiatives (see H.R. 4351), H5399 [17JN]

NIST: reauthorize the competitive grant program within the Regional Centers for the Transfer of Manufacturing Technology program (see H.R. 1418), H6036 [9JY]

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

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

Peres, Shimon: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2939), H2746 [27MR]

Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc.: anniversary (see H. Res. 671), H6352 [16JY]

Political campaigns: reform the financing of congressional elections by broadening participation by small dollar donors (see H.R. 20), H1657 [5FE]

Pope Francis: congratulate on election and recognize inspirational statements and actions (see H. Res. 440), H225 [14JA]

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 631), H5598 [20JN]

Public Lands Corps Act: provide service-learning opportunities on public lands, restore natural, cultural, historic, archeological, recreational, and scenic resources, and train new land managers (see H.R. 1351), H8273 [2DE]

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), H6107 [10JY]

Safety: prohibit purchase, ownership, or possession of enhanced body armor by civilians, with exceptions (see H.R. 5344), H7182 [31JY]

Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see H.R. 1199), H1246 [17JA]

——— end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools (see H.R. 1652), H7388 [9SE]

Science: provide for investment in innovation through research and development and science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education (see H.R. 4159), H2255 [6MR]

Special Olympics Sport and Empowerment Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1008), H4017 [8MY]

Sports: provide for research, surveillance, treatment, prevention, awareness, development of rules of play, standards, and dissemination of information relative to sports-related and other concussions (see H.R. 3954), H1480 [28JA]

Summitt, Pat: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3836), H4830 [22MY]

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), H3292 [29AP]

Taxation: allow the work opportunity credit for hiring veterans or Ready Reserve or National Guard members, make such credit permanent, and expand and make permanent the employer wage credit for active duty servicemen (see H.R. 3649), H4017 [8MY]

——— extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 2994), H1545 [3FE]

——— extend tax incentives for empowerment zones and renewal communities (see H.R. 4471), H3196 [10AP]

——— extend the Build America Bonds program (see H.R. 535), H7188 [31JY]

——— make permanent the moratorium on Internet access taxation and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce (see H.R. 3086), H2962 [4AP]

——— provide a credit for costs of certain infertility treatments (see H.R. 1851), H4830 [22MY]

——— provide a tax credit to businesses that invest in American jobs, provide fair wages and benefits, employ active duty personnel, recruit veterans, and maintain a diverse workforce (see H.R. 5372), H7184 [31JY]

——— reduce excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by certain qualifying producers (see H.R. 494), H4016 [8MY]

U.S. Access Board: develop accessibility guidelines for electronic instructional materials and related information technologies in institutions of higher education (see H.R. 3505), H2611 [24MR]

Unemployment: extend unemployment benefits (see H.R. 3546), H1720 [10FE] (see H.R. 3824), H184 [13JA] (see H.R. 4415), H3144 [9AP]

——— prohibit discrimination in employment on the basis of an individual’s status or history of unemployment (see H.R. 3972), H1720 [10FE]

Veterans: expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period for such benefits (see H.R. 333), H1545 [3FE]

——— extend to all veterans with a serious service-connected injury eligibility to participate in the family caregiver services program (see H.R. 3383), H2260 [10MR]

——— improve hiring by the Federal Government and State governments (see H.R. 2785), H2302 [11MR]

Voting: modernize voter registration, promote access to voting for disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see H.R. 12), H1592 [4FE]

Women: remove deadline for ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 113), H3243 [28AP]

World War I: designate memorials to the service of Armed Forces members (see H.R. 4489), H4017 [8MY]

——— mint coins in commemoration of centennial (see H.R. 2366), H2746 [27MR]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to Monuments Men in recognition of their role in preservation, protection, and restitution of monuments, works of art, and articles of cultural importance (see H.R. 3658), H2362 [12MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

ATF: establish incentives for law enforcement agencies to report all recovered crime guns to the National Tracing Center (see H.R. 4946), H5723 [24JN]

Dept. of HHS: improve essential oral health care for lower-income individuals (see H.R. 4395), H2913 [3AP]

Dept. of HUD: increase the unit cap on the rental assistance demonstration (see H.R. 5222), H6976 [28JY]

Dept. of Labor: establish a pilot program to provide older individuals with training in computer literacy, advanced computer operations, and resume writing (see H.R. 3955), H1480 [28JA]

FTC: prescribe rules prohibiting the marketing of firearms to children (see H.R. 5093), H6214 [14JY]

Postage and stamps: allow postal patrons to contribute to funding for gang prevention programs through the voluntary purchase of certain specially issued postage stamps (see H.R. 4817), H5185 [9JN]

Pullman National Historical Park: establish (see H.R. 3929), H1430 [27JA]

SBA: make grants for economic growth, business retention, and business recruitment to economically underserved communities (see H.R. 3956), H1480 [28JA]

Constitutional authority statements

ATF: establish incentives for law enforcement agencies to report all recovered crime guns to the National Tracing Center (H.R. 4946), H5724 [24JN]

Dept. of HHS: improve essential oral health care for lower-income individuals (H.R. 4395), H2914 [3AP]

Dept. of HUD: increase the unit cap on the rental assistance demonstration (H.R. 5222), H6977 [28JY]

Dept. of Labor: establish a pilot program to provide older individuals with training in computer literacy, advanced computer operations, and resume writing (H.R. 3955), H1480 [28JA]

FTC: prescribe rules prohibiting the marketing of firearms to children (H.R. 5093), H6216 [14JY]

Postage and stamps: allow postal patrons to contribute to funding for gang prevention programs through the voluntary purchase of certain specially issued postage stamps (H.R. 4817), H5186 [9JN]

Pullman National Historical Park: establish (H.R. 3929), H1431 [27JA]

SBA: make grants for economic growth, business retention, and business recruitment to economically underserved communities (H.R. 3956), H1480 [28JA]

Remarks

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4800), H5291 [11JN]

American Education Week: observance, H8043 [18NO]

Black History Month: observance, H1884 [25FE]

Chicago, IL: anniversary of Museum of Science and Industry, H4924 [29MY]

——— tribute to Jackie Robinson West Little League All-Stars baseball team, H7398 [10SE]

Chisholm, Shirley: unveiling of commemorative postage stamp, H1539 [3FE]

Civil rights: continuing struggle between law enforcement and African Americans, H8207 [1DE]

——— improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, H1535, H1539 [3FE]

——— improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (H.R. 377), H2658 [26MR]

Civil Rights Act: anniversary, H6226 [15JY]

Congress: provide for authority to initiate litigation for actions by the President or other executive branch officials inconsistent with their duties under the Constitution (H. Res. 676), H6943 [28JY]

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), H5322 [12JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: Summer Electronic Benefit Transfer for Children demonstration program funding, H5291 [11JN]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4435), H4787 [22MY]

Economy: Democratic Party Middle Class Jumpstart Action Plan to revitalize the middle class by creating good jobs, empowering Americans to manage work and family, and making higher education affordable, H6669 [23JY]

——— importance of job creation, H8938 [10DE]

Employment: importance of manufacturing jobs, H7398 [10SE]

——— reform and strengthen the workforce investment system (H.R. 803), Senate amendments, H6041 [10JY]

Firearms: gun control, H1438 [28JA], H3947 [8MY], H5322 [12JN]

——— 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), H5322 [12JN]

Fraternal organizations: tribute to the Divine Nine historically Black fraternities and sororities of the National Pan-Hellenic Council, H1884 [25FE]

Freedom Riders: award a Congressional Gold Medal in recognition of their unique contribution to civil rights, which inspired a revolutionary movement for equality in interstate travel (H.R. 4041), H6226 [15JY]

House of Representatives: legislative priorities, H6943 [28JY]

——— legislative process, H6943 [28JY]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4681), H5037 [30MY]

Johnson, Lyndon B.: anniversary of ‘‘War on Poverty’’, H86 [9JA]

Minimum wage: increase, H2917 [4AP]

——— increase, and index future increases to the consumer price index (H.R. 1010), H2658 [26MR]

Nigeria: condemn ongoing violence, human rights violations including the abduction of female students by Boko Haram (terrorist organization) armed militants in Borno province, and urge continued U.S. support and assistance, H4787 [22MY]

Office of the Director of National Intelligence: include predominantly Black colleges and universities in the intelligence officers training grant program, H5037 [30MY]

Public Health Service: submit annual report on the effects of gun violence on public health (H.R. 2465), H5322 [12JN]

Rosemont, IL: tribute to Turkish American Society Turquoise Art and Language Contest, E523• [4AP]

Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc.: anniversary, H7919 [12NO]

Unemployment: extend unemployment benefits, H86 [9JA]

——— extend unemployment benefits (H.R. 3824), H188 [14JA]

Votes: position on missed, H7176• [31JY]

Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (H.J. Res. 56), H2658 [26MR]

——— improve economic condition of women, H1535, H1539 [3FE]

Women’s History Month: observance, H2658 [26MR]

Tributes

Fudge, Representative, H8938 [10DE]

Lamon, Antwon, H5506 [19JN]

McClain, Wayne, E1841• [12DE]

Rogers, John, Sr., H1648• [5FE]

Topinka, Judy Baar, H8938 [10DE]