FOSTER, BILL (a Representative from Illinois)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1735), H3226 [15MY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2028), H2689 [30AP]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 22), H7719 [4NO]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2578), H3732 [2JN]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: limit restrictions on the provision of abortion services to protect a women’s right to determine whether and when to bear a child or end a pregnancy (see H.R. 448), H479 [21JA]

Americans With Disabilities Act: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 66), H5589 [28JY]

Angelou, Maya: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 247), H187 [9JA]

Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 2849), H10712 [18DE]

——— establish a grant program to encourage use of assistance dogs by certain members of the Armed Forces and veterans (see H.R. 2493), H6937 [8OC]

——— outlaw the practice of animal crushing and production or distribution of any videos depicting such acts (see H.R. 2293), H6836 [6OC]

——— prohibit the sale or transport of equines or equine parts in interstate or foreign commerce for human consumption (see H.R. 1942), H2795 [1MY]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see H.R. 239), H3310 [18MY]

Armed Forces: ensure women members and their families have access to contraception and family planning (see H.R. 742), H2794 [1MY]

Bearss, Edwin C.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2059), H2496 [28AP]

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. 2430), H6975 [9OC]

Budget: establish biennial cycle (see H.R. 1610), H6792 [2OC]

Chicago Blackhawks (hockey team): tribute (see H. Res. 335), H4592 [23JN]

China: call for an end to forced organ harvesting, investigate organ transplant abuses, end persecution of the Falun Gong, and respond to state-sanctioned organ harvesting from non-consenting prisoners of conscience (see H. Res. 343), H5118 [13JY]

Civil rights: award a Congressional Gold Medal to participants in Bloody Sunday, Turnaround Tuesday, or the Selma to Montgomery Voting Rights March, which served as a catalyst for the Voting Rights Act (see H.R. 431), H641 [27JA]

——— improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 1619), H2032 [25MR]

Coast Guard: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 1683), H2109 [26MR]

Colleges and universities: support community college and industry partnerships (see H.R. 3862), H7346 [29OC]

Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see H.R. 1197), H4544 [18JN]

Commission To Verify Iranian Nuclear Compliance: establish (see H.R. 3741), H6973 [9OC]

Cosmetics: phase out cosmetic animal testing and the sale of cosmetics tested on animals (see H.R. 2858), H5776 [29JY]

Credit: provide a temporary license for certain mortgage loan originators transitioning between bank and nonbank entities (see H.R. 2121), H5981 [15SE]

Crime: denounce attacks on healthcare centers for women, providers of healthcare for women, and patients and affirm right of women to access reproductive services without fear of violence or intimidation (see H. Res. 558), H9079 [8DE]

——— protect pets of victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, and dating violence (see H.R. 1258), H7390 [2NO]

Darwin Day: designate (see H. Res. 67), H703 [2FE]

Defense of Marriage Act: repeal and ensure respect for State regulation of marriage (see H.R. 197), H103 [7JA]

Dept. of Agriculture: improve efficiency of Summer Food Service Program (see H.R. 1728), H7390 [2NO]

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. 985), H5238 [15JY]

Dept. of Defense: review discharge characterizations of former members of the Armed Forces discharged for sexual orientation (see H.R. 3068), H5235 [15JY]

Dept. of Education: allow certain student loan borrowers to refinance current loans (see H.R. 1434), H3916 [4JN]

——— establish task force to share best practices on computer programming and coding for elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 4041), H8279 [17NO]

——— provide access to higher education through a Federal-State partnership to waive community college tuition and provide grants to minority-serving institutions to assist low-income students (see H.R. 2962), H10712 [18DE]

——— reauthorize and improve grant program to assist institutions of higher education in establishing, maintaining, and improving veteran student centers (see H.R. 1399), H8241 [16NO]

——— stimulate collaboration with respect to, and provide for coordination and coherence of, science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education initiatives (see H.R. 565), H9080 [8DE]

Dept. of HHS: provide for the participation of optometrists in the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see H.R. 1312), H4243 [11JN]

——— provide protections for consumers against excessive, unjustified, or unfairly discriminatory increases in insurance premium rates (see H.R. 3727), H6976 [9OC]

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), H9012 [3DE]

——— making appropriations (see H.R. 861), H1072 [13FE]

——— prohibit U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement from contracting with private detention companies that require a minimum number of immigration detention beds (see H.R. 2808), H4491 [17JN]

——— provide for compensation of furloughed employees in the event of a lapse in appropriations (see H.R. 1024), H1526 [2MR]

Dept. of Justice: allow the denial of transfer of firearms or the issuance of firearms and explosives licenses to known or suspected terrorists (see H.R. 1076), H9206 [9DE]

——— incentivize States to enact laws requiring independent investigation and prosecution for use of deadly force by law enforcement officers (see H.R. 2302), H9271 [10DE]

——— make grants to purchase body-worn cameras for State, local, and tribal law enforcement officers (see H.R. 3544), H6136 [17SE]

——— provide for evidence-based and promising practices related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity prevention and intervention (see H.R. 2197), H5776 [29JY]

——— require States receiving Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program funds to mandate sensitivity training for law enforcement officers (see H.R. 2302), H9271 [10DE]

Dept. of State: disapprove upgrading of Malaysia from Tier 3 country in Trafficking in Persons Report (see H. Con. Res. 65), H6229 [24SE]

Dept. of the Treasury: improve transparency of the Financial Stability Oversight Council and improve the systemically important financial institution (SIFI) designation process (see H.R. 1550), H7625 [3NO]

Dept. of Transportation: authorize appropriations for surface transportation research, development, and deployment (see H.R. 3458), H5976 [11SE]

——— extend the positive train control system implementation deadline (see H.R. 3651), H6837 [6OC]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 969), H2799 [5MY]

——— designate graduate medical education residency positions specifically for the study of optometry (see H.R. 1688), H7139 [22OC]

——— establish a pilot grant program to acquire and renovate abandoned homes for homeless veterans (see H.R. 3970), H9329 [15DE]

——— evaluate mental health care and suicide prevention programs and require a loan repayment pilot program for psychiatrists (see H.R. 203), H157 [8JA]

——— extend certain authorities relative to the associations between diseases and exposure to dioxin and other chemicals in herbicides (see H.R. 3423), H6077 [16SE]

——— 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. 1594), H5089 [10JY]

Developing countries: authorize aid to reduce poverty and hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition, promote agricultural-led economic growth, and build resilience among vulnerable populations (see H.R. 1567), H4862 [7JY]

Discrimination: prohibit on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity (see H.R. 3185), H5465 [23JY]

——— prohibit on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity (see H. Res. 208), H2308 [16AP]

Diseases: mint coins in recognition of the fight against breast cancer (see H.R. 2722), H4135 [10JN]

Drugs: reduce deaths occurring from overdoses (see H.R. 2850), H4591 [23JN]

Earth Science Week: designate (see H. Res. 472), H6936 [8OC]

Eastland (vessel): honor victims, survivors, and responders on anniversary of sinking in the Chicago River and reaffirm importance of maritime safety policy (see H. Res. 375), H5467 [23JY]

Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (see H.J. Res. 22), H430 [20JA]

Employment: allow Americans to earn paid sick time to address their own health needs and the health needs of their families (see H.R. 932), H1636 [13MR]

Equal Pay Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 35), H2210 [14AP]

Eximbank: reauthorize (see H.R. 1031), H1166 [25FE]

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave because of the death of a son or daughter (see H.R. 2260), H5298 [20JY]

Federal aid programs: provide for a supplementary payment to Social Security beneficiaries, SSI beneficiaries, and recipients of veterans benefits (see H.R. 4144), H10712 [18DE]

Federal employees: ensure that 6 of the 12 weeks of parental leave made available to a Federal employee shall be paid leave (see H.R. 532), H1071 [13FE]

FEMA: require rulemaking to address considerations in evaluating the need for public and individual disaster assistance (see H.R. 1685), H2318 [20AP]

Financial institutions: provide exception from requirement for annual privacy notices for financial institutions which do not share personal information with affiliates (see H.R. 601), H661 [28JA]

——— provide sensible relief to community financial institutions and protect consumers (see H.R. 2642), H3877 [3JN]

Firearms: 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. 1217), H6836 [6OC]

——— regulate assault weapons and ensure that the right to keep and bear arms is not unlimited (see H.R. 4269), H9374 [16DE]

Foreign aid: prohibit application of restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations based on provision of certain health services (see H.R. 2740), H4242 [11JN]

Foreign trade: clarify that countervailing duties may be imposed to address subsidies relative to a fundamentally undervalued foreign currency (see H.R. 820), H2270 [15AP]

Freedom of Information Act: strengthen (see H.R. 653), H1901 [24MR]

Health: improve provision of telehealth services under Medicare and other Federal health care programs (see H.R. 691), H5943 [10SE]

——— recognize importance of vaccinations and immunizations (see H. Res. 117), H1069 [13FE]

Hinduism: issue commemorative postage stamp honoring the holiday of Diwali (see H. Res. 32), H7333 [28OC]

Hispanic Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 426), H6308 [28SE]

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 3268), H7333 [28OC]

House Rules: require a reading of the names of Armed Forces members who died in the previous month as a result of combat operations (see H. Res. 24), H188 [9JA]

Hunting and trapping: prohibit body-gripping traps in National Wildlife Refuge System (see H.R. 2016), H10712 [18DE]

Immigration: clarify definition of nonimmigrant under the Visa Waiver Program relative to their ability to purchase firearms (see H.R. 4135), H8861 [1DE]

——— ensure humane treatment of certain detained persons (see H.R. 2314), H2957 [13MY]

——— prohibit Executive agencies from using the term ‘‘alien’’ to refer to an individual who is not a U.S. citizen or national and establish a uniform definition for the term ‘‘foreign national’’ (see H.R. 3785), H8242 [16NO]

Insurance: facilitate prompt and efficient adjusting of claims in the case of natural and other disasters and losses and encourage licensing of claims adjusters (see H.R. 2998), H5029 [9JY]

——— provide for a special enrollment period for pregnant women (see H.R. 2866), H4592 [23JN]

Iran: immediately release U.S. citizens that it holds and provide all known information on any U.S. citizens that have disappeared within its borders (see H. Res. 233), H3391 [19MY]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: reauthorize (see H.R. 1814), H5404 [22JY]

Medicaid: anniversary (see H. Res. 400), H5769 [29JY]

——— cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 1221), H4862 [7JY]

Medicare: anniversary (see H. Res. 400), H5769 [29JY]

——— count a period of receipt of outpatient observation services in a hospital toward satisfying the 3-day inpatient hospital stay requirement for coverage of skilled nursing facility services (see H.R. 1571), H8242 [16NO]

——— ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see H.R. 1342), H5118 [13JY]

——— modify coverage requirements for diabetic shoes (see H.R. 1221), H4862 [7JY]

——— preserve access to rehabilitation innovation centers (see H.R. 2292), H7743 [4NO]

——— provide coverage of an initial comprehensive care plan for beneficiaries newly diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (see H.R. 1559), H4652 [24JN]

——— provide coverage of certain lymphedema compression treatment items as items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 1608), H7347 [29OC]

——— provide coverage of pharmacist services in medically underserved areas (see H.R. 592), H5524 [27JY]

——— provide for coverage of continuous glucose monitoring systems (CGMS) (see H.R. 1427), H2318 [20AP]

——— provide for the coordination of programs to prevent and treat obesity (see H.R. 2404), H4594 [23JN]

——— repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 775), H854 [5FE]

——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see H.R. 1220), H7090 [21OC]

Members of Congress: reduce rate of pay during a Government shutdown (see H.R. 2023), H6228 [24SE]

Minimum wage: increase, and index future increases to the median wage (see H.R. 2150), H2768 [30AP]

National Criminal Justice Commission: establish (see H.R. 2330), H3508 [20MY]

National Federal Nurse Recognition Week: designate (see H. Res. 438), H6227 [24SE]

National Foster Care Month: designate (see H. Res. 251), H2799 [5MY]

National Small Business Week: observance (see H. Res. 246), H2792 [1MY]

National Spine Ability Month: designate (see H. Res. 432), H8282 [17NO]

New York, NY: reauthorize the World Trade Center Health Program and the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (see H.R. 1786), H6893 [7OC]

NIST: designate U.S. manufacturing universities to emphasize manufacturing in engineering programs (see H.R. 1441), H1902 [24MR]

Nugent, Timothy: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3223), H8414 [19NO]

Office of Science and Technology Policy: ensure that Federal science agencies and institutions of higher education receiving Federal research and development funding are fully engaging their entire talent pool (see H.R. 467), H3214 [14MY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage (see H.R. 2050), H8242 [16NO]

Political campaigns: reform the financing of congressional elections by broadening participation by small dollar donors (see H.R. 20), H477 [21JA]

——— reinstate limits for contributions made to national parties to support Presidential nominating conventions, national party headquarters buildings, and recounts (see H.R. 154), H482 [21JA]

Postal Service: ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 12), H157 [8JA]

——— ensure continuation of door delivery for all business and residential customers (see H. Res. 28), H3759 [2JN]

——— restore pre-existing service standards relative to overnight mail deliveries and elimination of delays (see H. Res. 54), H4652 [24JN]

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. 699), H2959 [13MY]

Public Health Service: submit annual report on the effects of gun violence on public health (see H.R. 224), H9329 [15DE]

Pulmonary Fibrosis Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 437), H6837 [6OC]

Railroads: ensure safety (see H.R. 1405), H6893 [7OC]

——— require a minimum of 2-person crews for freight trains (see H.R. 1763), H4863 [7JY]

Roosevelt University: anniversary (see H. Res. 205), H2269 [15AP]

SBA: provide grants for university business incubators (see H.R. 3990), H9376 [16DE]

Schools: end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools (see H.R. 846), H1038 [12FE]

Science: improve opportunities for the next generation of researchers through initiative within NIH and the National Academy of Sciences (see H.R. 3466), H8646 [30NO]

SEC: refund or credit excess payments made to the Commission (see H.R. 1975), H2417 [22AP]

Silvis, IL: mint coins in recognition and celebration of Hero Street, USA (see H.R. 2525), H3574 [22MY]

Small business: prevent duplicative regulation of advisers of small business investment companies (see H.R. 432), H479 [21JA]

Social Security: repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 973), H1663 [16MR]

——— 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. 842), H916 [10FE]

——— support policies to protect and expand and secure long-term future (see H. Res. 393), H6077 [16SE]

SSA: establish a trust fund to provide for paid family and medical leave benefits for certain individuals (see H.R. 1439), H7347 [29OC]

States: grant authority to enforce State and local sales and use tax laws on remote or online transactions (see H.R. 2775), H6138 [17SE]

Supreme Court: promulgate a code of ethics for Justices (see H.R. 1943), H3215 [14MY]

Syria: convene international negotiations intended to stop the civil war, stem the flow of refugees, and create a strategy to defeat Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization) (see H. Res. 508), H7389 [2NO]

Tariff: increase the maximum value of articles that may be imported duty-free by one person on one day (see H.R. 978), H1117 [24FE]

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. 1100), H1368 [26FE]

——— extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 721), H3214 [14MY]

——— extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 1002), H5298 [20JY]

——— make permanent the 7-year depreciation recovery period for motorsport entertainment complexes (see H.R. 1549), H1848 [23MR]

——— make permanent the moratorium on Internet access taxation and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce (see H.R. 235), H1116 [24FE]

——— provide an additional religious exemption from the individual health coverage mandate (see H.R. 631), H1618 [4MR] (see H.R. 2061), H2497 [28AP]

——— repeal excise tax on medical devices (see H.R. 1533), H4862 [7JY]

Technology: provide for investment in innovation through research and development and science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education to improve U.S. competitiveness (see H.R. 1898), H2353 [21AP]

Telephones: restrict any State or local jurisdiction from imposing a new discriminatory tax on cell phone services, providers, or property (see H.R. 4287), H9690 [17DE]

Terrorism: better secure U.S. international borders and prevent terrorists from entering the U.S. by allowing suspension of certain countries from the Visa Waiver Program and enhancing intelligence assessments (see H.R. 158), H9012 [3DE]

Travel and tourism: facilitate international travel to the U.S. by reforming visa procedures for certain foreign nationals (see H.R. 1401), H2821 [8MY]

Voting: modernize voter registration, promote access to voting for disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see H.R. 12), H1800 [19MR]

——— revise criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to certain protections against racial discrimination in voting (see H.R. 2867), H5849 [8SE]

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. 2920), H6837 [6OC]

Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 52), H3212 [14MY]

——— 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. 2654), H5867 [9SE]

——— remove deadline for ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 51), H2957 [13MY]

World War II: award a Congressional Gold Medal to 23d Headquarters Special Troops known as the ‘‘Ghost Army’’ (see H.R. 2170), H9691 [17DE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Defense: review citizenship and residency eligibility requirements for enlistment of certain aliens in Armed Forces (see H. Res. 179), H2111 [26MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify which children to whom entitlement to educational assistance may be transferred under the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program (see H.R. 2008), H2464 [23AP]

Drugs: reduce opioid misuse and abuse (see H.R. 3677), H6787 [1OC]

Fab Foundation: provide a Federal charter for the National Fab Lab Network, a network of digital fabrication facilities providing community access to advanced manufacturing tools (see H.R. 1622), H2033 [25MR]

Financial literacy: encourage greater public-private sector collaboration to promote for students and young adults (see H. Res. 232), H2654 [29AP]

Immigration: establish legal orientation programs at immigration detention facilities to inform detainees of their legal rights (see H.R. 3343), H5765 [29JY]

——— provide punishments for immigration consultants that provide fraudulent services to immigrants (see H.R. 1123), H1369 [26FE]

Information technology: include reasonable costs for high-speed Internet service in the utility allowances for families residing in public housing (see H.R. 2372), H3252 [15MY]

National Day of 3D Printing: designate (see H. Res. 547), H8971 [2DE]

Pilgrims: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of arrival (see H.R. 2980), H4955 [8JY]

Science: prioritize funding for expanded and sustained national investment in basic science research (see H.R. 1398), H1721 [17MR]

States: assess impact of Federal taxation and spending (see H.R. 787), H854 [5FE]

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration: award grants to States to expand access to clinically appropriate services for opioid abuse, dependence, or addiction (see H.R. 3676), H6787 [1OC]

Taxation: establish a program to populate downloadable tax forms with taxpayer return information (see H.R. 1750), H2152 [13AP]

Constitutional authority statements

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify which children to whom entitlement to educational assistance may be transferred under the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program (H.R. 2008), H2466 [23AP]

Drugs: reduce opioid misuse and abuse (H.R. 3677), H6788 [1OC]

Fab Foundation: provide a Federal charter for the National Fab Lab Network, a network of digital fabrication facilities providing community access to advanced manufacturing tools (H.R. 1622), H2034 [25MR]

Immigration: establish legal orientation programs at immigration detention facilities to inform detainees of their legal rights (H.R. 3343), H5772 [29JY]

——— provide punishments for immigration consultants that provide fraudulent services to immigrants (H.R. 1123), H1371 [26FE]

Information technology: include reasonable costs for high-speed Internet service in the utility allowances for families residing in public housing (H.R. 2372), H3253 [15MY]

Pilgrims: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of arrival (H.R. 2980), H4956 [8JY]

Science: prioritize funding for expanded and sustained national investment in basic science research (H.R. 1398), H1722 [17MR]

States: assess impact of Federal taxation and spending (H.R. 787), H857 [5FE]

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration: award grants to States to expand access to clinically appropriate services for opioid abuse, dependence, or addiction (H.R. 3676), H6788 [1OC]

Taxation: reduce tobacco smuggling (H.R. 1749), H2154 [13AP]

Letters

International Atomic Energy Agency funding: Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation, E1839• [18DE]

Motions

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 (H.R. 1734), H5378 [22JY]

Remarks

Aurora, IL: anniversary of Aurora Actionaires (club), E1640• [17NO]

——— anniversary of Gayles Memorial Missionary Baptist Church, E1243• [9SE]

——— Aurora Regional Chamber of Commerce recipient of U.S. Chamber of Commerce Three Star Chamber of Valor Award, H8342 [18NO]

——— Granger Middle School named Association of Illinois Middle-Grade Schools Illinois Horizon School to Watch, E786• [21MY]

——— opening of Richard and Gina Santori Library, E891• [12JN]

——— tribute to Aurora Hispanic Heritage Advisory Board el Día de los Niños festival, E609• [29AP]

——— tribute to RoboGals, 11th Congressional District student robotics team, H6822 [6OC]

BMO Harris Bank, Inc.: tribute to Joliet, IL, branch, E303• [4MR]

Budget: allocation of funds, H1732 [18MR]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1735), H3225 [15MY]

——— space-based missile defense program cost estimate, H3225 [15MY]

——— tribute to 416th/412th Theater Engineer Commands, E629• [30AP]

Dept. of Energy: Office of Science funding through reductions in National Nuclear Security Administration funding, H2689 [30AP]

Dept. of Justice: tribute to U.S. Marshals Service Law Enforcement Officer of the Year award recipients, E1637• [17NO]

Dept. of Transportation: issue report detailing amount each State has received from Highway Trust Fund and how much each State contributed to the fund, H7720 [4NO]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2028), H2689 [30AP]

EPA: prohibit proposing, finalizing, or disseminating regulations or assessments based upon science that is not transparent or reproducible (H.R. 1030), H1738 [18MR]

——— require coal ash impoundments be sufficient to prevent toxic contamination of groundwater and sources of drinking water including the Great Lakes, H5378 [22JY]

FRS: establish requirements for policy rules and blackout periods of the Federal Open Market Committee and for certain activities of the Board of Governors (H.R. 3189), H8328 [18NO]

Give Something Back Foundation: tribute, E630• [30AP]

Health: importance of immunizations, H765 [4FE]

Illinois: proposal by Governor Rauner to create right-to-work zones relative to employee participation in labor organizations, H2367 [22AP]

International Atomic Energy Agency: funding relative to verification of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action with Iran, E1839• [18DE]

Iran: approve agreement with Iran relative to its nuclear program (H.R. 3461), H5929 [10SE]

Jenkins, Sherman L.: Aurora, IL, African-American Heritage Advisory Board Outstanding African-American of the Year award recipient, E273• [27FE]

Joliet, IL: anniversary of East Joliet Fire Protection District, E107• [22JA]

——— anniversary of Kiwanis Club of Joliet, E1396• [30SE]

——— anniversary of Will County Community Health Center, E1510• [22OC]

——— tribute to Joliet Central High School annual Veterans Ceremony, E1655• [19NO]

——— tribute to Joliet Region Chamber of Commerce and Industry Celebration of Success honorees, E1581• [3NO]

——— tribute to Will-Grundy Medical Clinic wellness program, E1052• [13JY]

Kane County, IL, Chiefs of Police Association: tribute to Louis Spuhler Officer of the Year award nominees, E696• [13MY]

Kiwanis International: anniversary, E1396• [30SE]

McDonald, Laquan: impact of poverty, sexual abuse, and social injustice prior to shooting death by law enforcement officer, H8871 [2DE]

Nepal: tribute to U.S. Marines killed in helicopter crash while supporting earthquake relief efforts, H3490 [20MY]

NOAA: improve weather research, H6940 [9OC]

NSF: establish standard for award of grants that requires an explanation of scientific merit and national interest, H3447 [20MY]

——— Office of International and Integrative Activities Experimental Program To Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) funding, H3732 [2JN]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 22), Senate amendments, H7720 [4NO]

Pope Francis: address to Congress, H6292 [28SE]

Quad County Urban League: tribute, E883• [11JN]

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 (H.R. 1734), motion to recommit, H5378 [22JY]

Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs, H7720 [4NO]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2578), H3732 [2JN]

Voorhees, David H.: election as American Association for the Advancement of Science Education Section Fellow, E103• [22JA]

Votes: correction, H4580• [23JN]

——— position on missed, H1182• [26FE], H6961• [9OC], H8321• [18NO]

Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: anniversary, H5317 [21JY]

Will County, IL: tribute to Comcast Cares Day volunteers for the Whalon Lake project, E617• [29AP]

World War I: anniversary of first large scale use of chemical weapons, H2398 [22AP]

Tables

Highway Trust Fund plotted against the number of U.S. Senators per 10 million people, H7720 [4NO]

Tributes

Arroyo, Gonzalo, E246• [25FE]

Bemer, David, H4634 [24JN]

Christian, Diane, E780• [21MY]

Groom, Joe, E1780• [11DE]

Kase, Robert, E1555• [28OC]

McBride, Jerry (J.R.), H588 [27JA]

Medina, Sara A., H3496 [20MY]

Newton, Don, H5242 [16JY]

Pradel, A. George, H2346 [21AP]

Schustek, Bruno, E1019• [8JY]

Thomas, Gregory, E1634• [17NO]