RUSH, BOBBY L. (a Representative from Illinois)

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]

African Americans: recognize difficult challenges Black veterans faced when returning home after serving in the Armed Forces, their heroic military sacrifices, and their patriotism in fighting for equal rights (see H. Con. Res. 78), H1431 [27JA]

Ali, Muhammad: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1084), H1772 [11FE]

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), H2099 [28FE]

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

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), H3242 [28AP]

——— codify the Military Spouse Career Advancement Account program to assist spouses of members in pursuing educational opportunities and career training (see H.R. 4818), H7041 [29JY]

——— ensure women members and their families have access to contraception and family planning (see H.R. 5524), H7894 [18SE]

——— grant family of members temporary annual leave during deployment of such members (see H.R. 1333), H4060 [9MY]

——— modify enhanced selective discharge authority to permit certain commissioned officers appointed from enlisted ranks to retire in the officer’s commissioned rank (see H.R. 5832), H9044 [10DE]

——— provide permanent appropriations for death gratuities and related survivor benefits for survivors of deceased members in the event of lapsed appropriations (see H.R. 3352), H2915 [3AP]

——— repeal authority to use against Iraq (see H.R. 3852), H1243 [16JA]

——— require mental health assessments before enlistment or commissioning as an officer (see H.R. 4305), H2991 [7AP]

Army: close the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (see H.R. 2989), H2854 [2AP]

Black History Month: observance (see H. Res. 481), H1771 [11FE]

Booker, Simeon: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3655), H2002 [26FE]

Caribbean American Heritage Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 610), H5064 [30MY]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: adjust the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program in order to avoid disproportionate penalties for hospitals treating vulnerable populations (see H.R. 4188), H5640 [23JN]

Children and youth: bolster U.S. diplomacy and assistance aimed at ensuring children have permanent, safe, nurturing, and loving families and strengthen intercountry adoption to the U.S. and around the world (see H.R. 4143), H6297 [15JY]

——— improve response to missing children and victims of child sex trafficking through updating law enforcement records and improving coordination with child welfare systems (see H.R. 3905), H4785 [21MY]

——— issue a semipostal stamp to support programs targeted at improving permanency outcomes for youth in foster care (see H.R. 2149), H1512 [29JA]

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), H6580 [18JY]

Coast Guard: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 2932), H2434 [13MR]

Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see H.R. 1830), H3242 [28AP]

Contracts: allow contracting officers to consider information regarding domestic employment before awarding a Federal contract (see H.R. 1332), H1687 [6FE]

Correctional institutions: require facilities holding Federal prisoners under a contract with the Federal Government to make available the same information as Federal facilities on facility operations and prisoners (see H.R. 5838), H9305 [11DE]

Credit: establish requirements for treatment of a private education loan upon the death or bankruptcy of a cosigner of the loans (see H.R. 4643), H4476 [19MY]

——— exclude from consumer credit reports medical debt that had been in collection and has been fully paid or settled (see H.R. 1767), H5399 [17JN]

——— prohibit use of consumer credit checks against prospective and current employees for the purpose of making adverse employment decisions (see H.R. 645), H163 [10JA]

Dept. of Agriculture: improve efficiency of Summer Food Service Program (see H.R. 5012), H7389 [9SE]

Dept. of Defense: provide certain members of Reserve components of the Armed Forces who are victims of sex-related offenses with access to a special victims’ counsel (see H.R. 4863), H7129 [30JY]

——— require payment of full amount of separation pay otherwise due to former members of the Armed Forces discharged for sexual orientation (see H.R. 5009), H6108 [10JY]

Dept. of Education: allow certain student loan borrowers to refinance current loans (see H.R. 4622), H4057 [9MY]

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

——— establish grant program for nebulizers in elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 4108), H2915 [3AP]

——— establish Office of School Discipline Policy (see H.R. 3153), H474 [15JA]

——— improve college affordability by increasing maximum awards, allowing year-round eligibility, and extending duration limits relative to the Federal Pell Grant Program (see H.R. 4902), H5556 [19JN]

——— repeal suspension of eligibility for grants, loans, and work assistance for drug-related offenses (see H.R. 3510), H3365 [30AP]

Dept. of HHS: enable a State to be reimbursed for child welfare training expenditures made by a nonprofit educational institution in the State (see H.R. 5140), H6398 [17JY]

——— improve essential oral health care for lower-income individuals (see H.R. 4395), H3293 [29AP]

——— increase funding for the Child Care and Development Block Grant Program for child care for families with infants or toddlers (see H.R. 5000), H5817 [26JN]

——— 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), H7529 [15SE]

——— provide for the participation of optometrists in the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see H.R. 920), H2302 [11MR]

——— reauthorize certain trauma care programs (see H.R. 4080), H2611 [24MR]

——— 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), H6656 [22JY]

Dept. of HUD: support goals and ideals of Community Development Block Grant Program (see H. Res. 668), H7894 [18SE]

Dept. of Justice: establish a permanent background check system for youth-serving organization volunteers (see H.R. 3902), H1512 [29JA]

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), H3242 [28AP]

Dept. of the Treasury: extend the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program (see H.R. 2146), H3144 [9AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: amend the definition of spouse for purposes of veterans’ benefits to recognize new State definitions of spouse (see H.R. 2529), H5725 [24JN]

——— carry out pilot program to reduce shortage of psychiatrists in Veterans Health Administration by offering competitive employment incentives to certain psychiatrists (see H.R. 4234), H2645 [25MR]

——— 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), H7041 [29JY]

Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: evaluate mental health care and suicide prevention programs, review discharge or separation of certain individuals, and require a loan repayment pilot program for psychiatrists (see H.R. 5059), H6656 [22JY]

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

——— improve understanding of, and promote access to treatment for, chronic kidney disease (see H.R. 4814), H5877 [8JY]

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

Drugs: reduce deaths occurring from overdoses (see H.R. 4169), H3293 [29AP]

Education: improve early learning opportunities for prekindergarten children (see H.R. 3461), H6297 [15JY]

——— require certain protections for student loan borrowers and provide reasonable and flexible repayment options, access to earned credentials, and loan cancellation in exchange for public service (see H.R. 3892), H472 [15JA]

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), H9305 [11DE]

——— clarify appropriate liability standards for Federal antidiscrimination claims relative to workplace harassment (see H.R. 4227), H2991 [7AP]

EPA: authorize the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (see H.R. 5764), H8868 [8DE]

——— clarify that fill material cannot be comprised of waste in order to protect water supplies (see H.R. 1837), H5495 [18JN]

——— take certain actions relative to pesticides that may affect pollinators (see H.R. 2692), H3448 [6MY]

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

FAA Modernization and Reform Act: amend certain provisions (see H.R. 2591), H2258 [6MR]

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), H6352 [16JY]

FCC: expand and clarify prohibition on provision of inaccurate caller identification information (see H.R. 3670), H6860 [25JY]

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), H7939 [12NO]

Federal agencies and departments: disclose details of, and tax treatment of payments under, settlement agreements entered into by Federal agencies and require explanations of confidentiality of such settlements (see H.R. 4324), H8931 [9DE]

Federal aid programs: provide an increased allocation of funding for assistance in persistent poverty counties (see H.R. 5571), H7883 [18SE]

Federal Housing Finance Agency: establish a moratorium on foreclosure of mortgages guaranteed by Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac on homes of individuals who have lost their unemployment benefits (see H.R. 4255), H2484 [14MR]

FEMA: delay increases in flood insurance premium rates under the National Flood Insurance Program until completion of affordability study, provide certain reimbursements, and accurately determine flood risk (see H.R. 3370), H1719 [10FE]

Firearms: enhance criminal penalties for straw purchasers of firearms (see H.R. 404), H6860 [25JY]

——— express that gun violence is a public health issue and call for legislation that protects the Second Amendment, includes background checks, improves mental health, and makes gun trafficking a Federal crime (see H. Res. 468), H1687 [6FE]

Foreign trade: provide for payment to affected producers and their employees of duties that are collected pursuant to countervailing and antidumping duty orders (see H.R. 4322), H2743 [27MR]

——— 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), H8171 [20NO]

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]

FTC: prohibit the marketing of electronic cigarettes to children (see H.R. 4325), H3448 [6MY]

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

Health care professionals: extend authorization for certain health care workforce loan repayment programs (see H.R. 1827), H4685 [20MY]

Higher Education Act: establish requirements for preferred banking arrangements (see H.R. 4714), H4828 [22MY]

Immigration: eliminate time limit on motions to reopen removal proceedings if motion claims fraud, negligence, misrepresentation, or extortion, or the attempted, promised, or actual practice of law without authorization (see H.R. 5228), H7190 [31JY]

India: recognize importance of 2014 elections (see H. Res. 607), H5399 [17JN]

Intelligence services: require Presidents’ annual budget submissions to include the total dollar amount requested for intelligence or intelligence-related activities of the Government (see H.R. 3855), H1545 [3FE]

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]

——— ensure the emergency protection of Iranian dissidents living in Camp Liberty/Hurriya and to provide for their admission as refugees to the U.S. (see H.R. 3707), H2002 [26FE]

Iraq: call for urgent international intervention on behalf of Iraqi civilians facing dire humanitarian crisis and severe persecution in Nineveh Plain region (see H. Con. Res. 110), H7190 [31JY]

——— protect religious minorities from persecution by Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization) (see H. Res. 683), H7242 [1AU]

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

Johnson, Henry: award Medal of Honor posthumously (see H.R. 5459), H7454 [11SE]

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

Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of: improve enforcement of sanctions (see H.R. 1771), H5559 [19JN]

Korea, Republic of: provide high-skilled visas for nationals (see H.R. 1812), H2962 [4AP]

Korean Peninsula: resume family reunions between North and South Korea, allow Korean Americans to reunite with divided families in North Korea, and encourage peace (see H. Con. Res. 91), H8133 [19NO]

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: apply the primary care payment rate to additional physician providers of primary care services (see H.R. 1838), H3413 [2MY]

——— require coverage of optometrists (see H.R. 855), H2302 [11MR]

Medicare: add sleep apnea screening to the initial preventive physical examination (see H.R. 4695), H4783 [21MY]

——— 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), H2002 [26FE]

——— ensure equal access of beneficiaries to community pharmacies in underserved areas as network pharmacies under Medicare prescription drug coverage (see H.R. 4577), H7041 [29JY]

——— improve audit effectiveness and efficiency in paying for durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) (see H.R. 5083), H7893 [18SE]

——— increase diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias to improve care and outcomes (see H.R. 1507), H5819 [26JN]

——— permit certain providers licensed in a State to provide telemedicine services to certain beneficiaries in a different State (see H.R. 3077), H5819 [26JN]

——— provide coverage of certain lymphedema compression treatment items as items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 3877), H7529 [15SE]

——— provide coverage of pharmacist services in medically underserved areas (see H.R. 4190), H3242 [28AP]

——— repeal the sustainable growth rate and improve payments for physicians and other professionals (see H.R. 4015), H2260 [10MR]

——— require State licensure and performance guarantees for entities submitting bids under the durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) competitive acquisition program (see H.R. 4920), H7893 [18SE]

——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see H.R. 1070), H7618 [16SE]

Mental health: incentivize State reporting systems that allow submittal of information by mental health professionals on individuals deemed dangerous relative to firearms possession (see H.R. 4784), H5187 [9JN]

——— make available needed psychiatric, psychological, and supportive services for individuals diagnosed with mental illness and families in mental health crisis (see H.R. 3717), H2746 [27MR]

Middle East: prevent Hezbollah and associated entities from gaining access to international financial and other institutions (see H.R. 4411), H3448 [6MY]

——— reaffirm support for a negotiated two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict (see H. Res. 365), H2697 [26MR]

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), H7126 [30JY]

NAACP: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 84), H1770 [11FE]

National Commission on the Structure of the Army: establish (see H.R. 3930), H2611 [24MR]

National Day of 3D Printing: designate (see H. Res. 767), H8273 [2DE]

National Freight Network Trust Fund: establish (see H.R. 5101), H6215 [14JY]

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: increase and improve public access to motor vehicle safety information, enhance accountability, and protect motor vehicle consumers (see H.R. 5654), H7886 [18SE]

——— provide greater transparency, accountability, and safety authority (see H.R. 4364), H2802 [1AP]

National Mental Health No Stigma Week: designate (see H. Res. 572), H3446 [6MY]

National Museum of the American People: support formation of a bipartisan Presidential commission to study establishment (see H. Con. Res. 27), H5877 [8JY]

National Nonprofit Day: designate (see H. Res. 345), H1939 [25FE]

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

National Nurses Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 540), H3058 [8AP]

National Park Service: reauthorize the Historically Black Colleges and Universities Historic Preservation program (see H.R. 5570), H7883 [18SE]

National Public Health Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 527), H2915 [3AP]

National Telecommunications and Information Administration: update a report on the role of telecommunications, including the Internet, on the commission of hate crimes (see H.R. 3878), H472 [15JA]

Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2203), H2962 [4AP]

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), H4017 [8MY]

NIH: submit an annual budget estimate for Alzheimer’s disease initiatives (see H.R. 4351), H7297 [8SE]

Oak Creek, WI: recognize anniversary and condemn shootings at Sikh Temple of Wisconsin and express condolences to victims’ families and friends and gratitude to responders to the shootings (see H. Res. 698), H7126 [30JY]

Peres, Shimon: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2939), H2915 [3AP]

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

Political campaigns: prohibit entities from using Federal funds to contribute to political campaigns or participate in lobbying activities (see H.R. 3480), H8171 [20NO]

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

——— require corporations and labor organizations to disclose to shareholders and or members amounts disbursed for certain political activity (see H.R. 2670), H2611 [24MR]

——— require shareholder authorization before a public company may make certain political expenditures (see H.R. 1734), H8171 [20NO]

Pope Francis: congratulate on election and recognize inspirational statements and actions (see H. Res. 440), H6353 [16JY]

Poverty: strengthen and expand proven anti-poverty programs and initiatives (see H.R. 5352), H7183 [31JY]

Presidential Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics: establish (see H.R. 5743), H8132 [19NO]

Professional Social Work Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 519), H2433 [13MR]

Pullman National Historical Park: establish (see H.R. 3929), H1881 [21FE]

Refugees: establish processes for certain aliens located in Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, Jordan, Kuwait, Turkey, or Syria to apply for admission to the U.S. as refugees (see H.R. 5430), H7940 [12NO]

SBA: direct the task force of the Office of Veterans Business Development to provide access to and manage the distribution of excess or surplus property to veteran-owned small businesses (see H.R. 5231), H7389 [9SE]

——— extend availability of low-interest mortgage refinancing under the local development business loan program (see H.R. 1240), H7938 [12NO]

——— reauthorize women’s business center program (see H.R. 5584), H7884 [18SE]

Schools: require local school wellness policies to include a requirement that students receive a certain amount of school nutrition education per school year (see H.R. 1500), H4685 [20MY]

Science: recognize importance of breakthroughs in biomedicine, biotechnology, and life sciences in diagnosis and treatment of illness and address funding gap between basic research and clinical development (see H. Res. 709), H7185 [31JY]

Small business: provide assistance to small businesses providing low-income individuals with green jobs (see H.R. 2863), H1512 [29JA]

Small Business Saturday: designate (see H. Res. 728), H8033 [17NO]

Social Security: extend and improve State Children’s Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 5364), H7434 [10SE]

——— provide States with the option of providing services to children with medically complex conditions under Medicaid and State Children’s Health Insurance Program through a care coordination program (see H.R. 4930), H8072 [18NO]

——— 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), H5023 [29MY]

South Sudan: support an end to ethnic and politically fueled violence and the successful implementation of a transitional government (see H. Res. 689), H7129 [30JY]

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), H4910 [28MY]

SSA: require the President to transmit the annual budget without revisions to Congress (see H.R. 3997), H2803 [1AP]

St. Louis, MO: designate as the National Chess Capital (see H. Res. 169), H3144 [9AP]

Supreme Court: anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education decision (see H. Res. 561), H3449 [6MY]

——— promulgate a code of ethics for Justices (see H.R. 2902), H6137 [11JY]

Taiwan Relations Act: affirm importance (see H. Res. 494), H2435 [13MR]

Taxation: disallow a deduction for any fine paid by an owner of a professional sports franchise (see H.R. 4544), H3407 [1MY]

——— establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 647), H2065 [27FE]

——— expand and modify the credit for employee health insurance expenses of small employers (see H.R. 4128), H7434 [10SE]

——— expand denial of deduction for certain excessive employee remuneration (see H.R. 3970), H6297 [15JY]

——— impose an excise tax on sugar-sweetened beverages and dedicate the revenues from such tax to the prevention, treatment, and research of diet-related health conditions in priority populations (see H.R. 5279), H7242 [1AU]

——— make permanent and expand the temporary minimum credit rate for the low-income housing tax credit program (see H.R. 4717), H8133 [19NO]

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

——— modify rules relative to inverted corporations in order to prevent tax avoidance by domestic companies moving operations to foreign countries and transfer such revenues to Highway Trust Fund (see H.R. 4985), H5817 [26JN]

——— modify substantiation rules for donation of vehicles of a certain value (see H.R. 4960), H7189 [31JY]

——— 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), H8171 [20NO]

——— provide an exclusion from gross income for AmeriCorps educational awards (see H.R. 2737), H1777 [14FE]

——— provide incentives for the establishment of supermarkets in certain underserved areas (see H.R. 3015), H163 [10JA]

——— provide the work opportunity credit for hiring long-term unemployed workers (see H.R. 3726), H73 [8JA]

——— replace the mortgage interest deduction with a nonrefundable credit for indebtedness secured by a residence (see H.R. 1213), H7618 [16SE]

Travel Promotion Act: extend (see H.R. 4450), H3195 [10AP]

U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims: establish procedures for class actions (see H.R. 5088), H7041 [29JY]

Unemployment: extend unemployment benefits (see H.R. 3824), H1432 [27JA] (see H.R. 4415), H3243 [28AP]

Voting: revise criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to certain protections against racial discrimination in voting (see H.R. 3899), H5769 [25JN]

Water for the Poor Act: enhance implementation (see H.R. 2901), H6352 [16JY]

Western Hemisphere Drug Policy Commission: establish (see H.R. 4640), H5024 [29MY]

Wildlife: prohibit import, export, transportation, sale, receipt, acquisition, or purchase in interstate or foreign commerce of any live animal of any prohibited wildlife species (see H.R. 2856), H7619 [16SE]

Women: combat international violence against women and girls (see H.R. 3571), H8868 [8DE]

——— 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), H3242 [28AP]

——— promote economic security and safety of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking victims (see H.R. 1229), H1515 [31JA]

——— support equal pay, fair treatment in workplace, access to paid family and medical leave, retirement security, and fair access to business capital and Federal contracts (see H. Res. 507), H2256 [6MR]

World Social Work Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 519), H2433 [13MR]

World War I: designate memorials to the service of Armed Forces members (see H.R. 4489), H3240 [28AP]

——— mint coins in commemoration of centennial (see H.R. 2366), H2645 [25MR]

Yousafzai, Malala: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 60), H1719 [10FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Commerce: anniversary of Minority Business Development Agency (see H. Res. 502), H2198 [5MR]

Dept. of Energy: establish and carry out a comprehensive program to improve education and training for energy-related jobs to increase the number of minorities and women in the workforce (see H.R. 4526), H3363 [30AP]

Dept. of HHS: appropriate funds for emergency care and trauma services (see H.R. 4181), H2256 [6MR]

Privacy: protect consumers by requiring reasonable security policies and procedures to protect computerized data containing personal information and require data breach notification (see H.R. 4400), H2961 [4AP]

South Africa: initiate negotiations to enter into a free trade agreement (see H. Res. 712), H7241 [1AU]

Constitutional authority statements

Dept. of Energy: establish and carry out a comprehensive program to improve education and training for energy-related jobs to increase the number of minorities and women in the workforce (H.R. 4526), H3364 [30AP]

Dept. of HHS: appropriate funds for emergency care and trauma services (H.R. 4181), H2257 [6MR]

Privacy: protect consumers by requiring reasonable security policies and procedures to protect computerized data containing personal information and require data breach notification (H.R. 4400), H2961 [4AP]

Remarks

African Americans: effects of discrimination, H6348, H6350 [16JY]

Chicago, IL: anniversary of FBI raid resulting in murder of Black Panther party leaders Fred Hampton and Mark Clark, H8660, H8662 [4DE]

——— recent wave of gun violence, H6347, H6349 [16JY]

Civil rights: continuing struggle between law enforcement and African Americans, H8661 [4DE]

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 5682), H7969 [13NO]

Illinois National Baptist State Convention: anniversary, E1066• [25JN]

National Basketball Association: commend response by Commissioner Adam Silver to racial remarks by Donald Sterling and urge owners to remove Sterling from ownership of the Los Angeles Clippers (basketball team), H3298 [30AP]

Rwanda: anniversary of genocide, H3043 [8AP]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H71 [8JA], H471 [15JA], H1478 [28JA], H1656 [5FE], H1768 [11FE], H1935 [25FE], H3444 [6MY], H3933 [7MY], H4014 [8MY], H4055 [9MY], H7287 [8SE], H7614 [16SE]

Tributes

Dingell, Representative, H8912 [9DE]

Herring, Bonita M., E1644• [20NO]

Meeks, Representative, H3043 [8AP]