BUSTOS, CHERI (a Representative from Illinois)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abner J. Mikva Post Office Building, Evanston, IL: designate (see H.R. 5798), H5006 [14JY]

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), H2342 [12MY]

Animals: outlaw the practice of animal crushing and production or distribution of any videos depicting such acts (see H.R. 2293), H1390 [15MR]

Apollo space program: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of first manned moon landing (see H.R. 2726), H3817 [14JN]

Arlington National Cemetery: provide for burial of cremated remains of persons who served as Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) (see H.R. 4336), H1496 [21MR]

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: authorize appropriations for firearms safety or gun violence prevention research (see H.R. 2612), H4054 [21JN]

Coal: promote economic revitalization, diversification, and development in economically distressed communities through reclamation and restoration of land and water resources adversely affected by mining (see H.R. 4456), H6108 [28SE]

Committee on Energy and Commerce (House): terminate the Select Investigative Panel established to investigate matters relative to fetal tissue procurement and abortion practices (see H. Res. 769), H3665 [9JN]

Cosmetics: phase out cosmetic animal testing and the sale of cosmetics tested on animals (see H.R. 2858), H7577 [12DE]

Courts: provide Federal jurisdiction for theft of trade secrets (see H.R. 3326), H1600 [11AP]

Cuba: lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 664), H1420 [16MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: establish a competitive grant program for renewable fuel infrastructure (see H.R. 4673), H1116 [2MR]

Dept. of Commerce: consolidate export assistance and promotion programs (see H.R. 6106), H5799 [21SE]

Dept. of Defense: reauthorize leasing authority at arsenals for unused space to outside tenants (see H.R. 6153), H5864 [22SE]

Dept. of Education: provide for refinancing and recalculation of certain Federal student loans (see H.R. 5274), H2844 [18MY]

——— provide protection for students that report sexual assault on college campuses (see H.R. 5972), H5223 [8SE]

Dept. of HHS: authorize grants for mental health first aid training programs (see H.R. 1877), H3704 [10JN]

——— develop a voluntary patient registry to collect data on cancer incidence among firefighters (see H.R. 4625), H5017 [14JY]

——— expand and improve childhood cancer treatments, research, surveillance, and quality of life for survivors (see H.R. 3381), H4054 [21JN]

——— improve essential oral health care for lower-income individuals (see H.R. 539), H3817 [14JN]

——— improve rural health services through improved support for existing rural hospitals and incentivizing construction of new facilities (see H.R. 5133), H4054 [21JN]

——— increase number of permanent faculty in palliative care at allopathic and osteopathic health care professional schools, and other programs, and promote education in palliative care and hospice (see H.R. 3119), H2155 [3MY]

——— make grants to States for screening and treatment for maternal depression (see H.R. 3235), H1766 [15AP]

——— revise and extend projects relating to children and violence to provide access to school-based comprehensive mental health programs (see H.R. 1211), H3704 [10JN]

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), H102 [6JA]

Dept. of HUD: update definition of environmental intervention blood lead level relative to lead-based paint hazards (see H.R. 4694), H1637 [12AP]

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), H4054 [21JN]

——— award grants to address prescription opioid abuse and heroin use (see H.R. 953), H893 [24FE]

——— promote pro bono legal services as a critical way to empower survivors of domestic violence (see H.R. 6149), H6109 [28SE]

Dept. of Labor: ensure dislocated workers are provided consultation and advice for starting a small business as part of the rapid response activities for dislocated workers (see H.R. 5022), H1922 [21AP]

——— 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. 188), H710 [10FE]

Dept. of State: ban foreigners who have committed gross violations of internationally recognized human rights against lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) individuals from entering the U.S. (see H.R. 2368), H5256 [9SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: carry out a pilot program establishing a patient self-scheduling appointment system (see H.R. 4352), H3462 [3JN]

——— designate certain medical facilities as health professional shortage areas (see H.R. 3639), H331 [12JA]

——— require in-patient psychiatric care for any veteran enrolled in the VA health care system requesting such care (see H.R. 6108), H5799 [21SE]

Diseases: making emergency supplemental appropriations to address threat of Zika virus (see H.R. 5044), H3297 [26MY]

Doby, Lawrence E.: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 5621), H4575 [8JY]

Drugs: prevent regulatory oversight from disrupting ability of emergency medical personnel to administer certain controlled substances (see H.R. 4365), H5437 [13SE]

Economic Development Administration: designate and support manufacturing communities (see H.R. 4505), H650 [9FE]

EPA: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 4954), H1764 [15AP]

——— develop new regulations to improve reporting, testing, and monitoring relative to lead and copper levels in drinking water (see H.R. 4806), H1462 [17MR]

——— establish a grant program to assist eligible entities in carrying out programs to replace lead water service lines for schools and solder that is not lead free used in the plumbing for schools (see H.R. 6334), H6270 [16NO]

——— increase assistance for States, water systems, and disadvantaged communities for good financial and environmental management of water systems and strengthen enforcement of safe drinking water requirements (see H.R. 4653), H1766 [15AP]

——— provide assistance to schools to replace drinking water fountains that may contain lead (see H.R. 5886), H6302 [17NO]

FAA: improve hiring of certain air traffic control specialists (see H.R. 5292), H3969 [16JN]

Farm Credit System: anniversary (see H. Res. 591), H1586 [23MR]

FCC: complete a rulemaking proceeding on placing unauthorized charges on telecommunications bills of consumers (see H.R. 5572), H4468 [6JY]

FEMA: authorize major disaster assistance for contamination of drinking water from public water systems (see H.R. 5673), H4547 [7JY]

Flint, MI: provide Federal assistance to reduce high lead levels in drinking water and monitor health of exposed individuals (see H.R. 4479), H1898 [20AP]

Floods: clarify that any private flood insurance policy accepted by a State shall satisfy the mandatory purchase requirement (see H.R. 2901), H1924 [21AP]

Fraternal organizations: recognize benefits provided by tax-exempt fraternal benefit societies to their members and communities (see H. Con. Res. 19), H1637 [12AP]

FTC: prohibit different pricing of consumer products and services that are substantially similar if the different pricing is based on gender of individuals to whom the products or services are intended or marketed (see H.R. 5686), H4573 [8JY]

GAO: provide for a joint session of Congress to receive a presentation on the audited financial statement of the Executive branch (see H. Con. Res. 140), H4276 [5JY]

——— submit to Congress a report on neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) in the U.S. and its treatment under Medicaid (see H.R. 4978), H1801 [18AP]

Girl Scouts: anniversary of Gold Award (see H. Res. 647), H1637 [12AP]

GSA: prescribe regulations for reimbursement for use of modern travel services by Federal employees travelling on official Government business (see H.R. 5625), H4276 [5JY]

Health care professionals: protect certain sports medicine professionals who provide certain medical services in a secondary State (see H.R. 921), H567 [3FE]

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 3268), H7272 [6DE]

House Rules: require that a standing committee (or subcommittee thereof) hearing be held whenever there is a moment of silence in the House for a tragedy involving gun violence (see H. Res. 694), H1896 [20AP]

Immigration: prevent employers that are awarded temporary visas through the H–1B program from using them to train workers in the U.S. then move those jobs abroad (see H.R. 4609), H1496 [21MR]

International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 910), H6103 [28SE]

Israel: support expeditious consideration and finalization of long-term memorandum of understanding on U.S. military assistance to Israel (see H. Res. 729), H4188 [28JN]

Johnson, Representative Sam: Congressional Patriot Award recipient (see H. Res. 604), H590 [4FE]

Kenneth M. Christy Post Office Building, Aurora, IL: designate (see H.R. 4960), H1997 [26AP]

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. 40), H6002 [27SE]

Korean War Veterans Memorial: authorize and allow certain private contributions to fund a Wall of Remembrance (see H.R. 1475), H855 [23FE]

Lake Berryessa: transfer recreational management authority from Bureau of Reclamation to BLM (see H.R. 4521), H776 [11FE]

Lewis, Representative: Congressional Patriot Award recipient (see H. Res. 604), H590 [4FE]

Manufacturing Day: designate (see H. Con. Res. 155), H5523 [15SE]

Meals on Wheels Association of America: tribute (see H. Res. 633), H1084 [1MR]

Medicare: distribute additional residency positions (see H.R. 2124), H1000 [26FE]

——— enable hospital-based nursing programs that are affiliated with a hospital to maintain payments to hospitals for the costs of such programs (see H.R. 1784), H1635 [12AP]

——— ensure equal access of beneficiaries to community pharmacies in underserved areas as network pharmacies under Medicare prescription drug coverage (see H.R. 793), H432 [1FE]

——— extend Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program and increase payments under the Medicare low-volume hospital program (see H.R. 663), H3503 [7JN]

——— improve access to, and utilization of, bone mass measurement benefits under part B by establishing a minimum payment amount under such part for bone mass measurement (see H.R. 2461), H5097 [6SE]

——— improve patient access to durable medical equipment (see H.R. 5210), H4172 [22JN]

——— limit certain premium increases (see H.R. 6428), H7143 [2DE]

——— provide for the non-application of competitive acquisition rates to complex rehabilitative wheelchairs and accessories (see H.R. 3229), H5016 [14JY]

——— repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 775), H5436 [13SE]

Medicare/Medicaid: enhance payments to rural health care providers (see H.R. 3225), H651 [9FE]

Men’s Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 705), H1995 [26AP]

Middle East: condemn acts of terrorism against Israel, enhance Israeli security, and encourage creation of conditions for progress toward a negotiated two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict (see H. Res. 686), H5039 [25JY]

Mining and mineral resources: transfer certain funds to the Multiemployer Health Benefit Plan and the United Mine Workers of America Pension Plan (see H.R. 2403), H6108 [28SE]

Morrill, Justin Smith: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 4520), H709 [10FE]

Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 4592), H2282 [11MY]

National and Community Service Administration: establish (see H.R. 5844), H5008 [14JY]

National Apprenticeship Week: designate (see H. Res. 931), H6300 [17NO]

National Brain Tumor Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 679), H1679 [13AP]

National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 889), H5865 [22SE]

National First Responders Day: designate (see H.R. 5425), H3662 [9JN]

National Foster Care Month: designate (see H. Res. 733), H2428 [16MY]

National Small Business Week: observance (see H. Res. 713), H2149 [29AP]

National Women’s History Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 629), H1044 [29FE]

NLRB: strengthen protections for employees wishing to advocate for improved wages, hours, or other terms or conditions of employment and provide stronger remedies for interference with these rights (see H.R. 3514), H596 [8FE]

Officer Joseph P. Cali Post Office Building, Chicago, IL: designate (see H.R. 5676), H4575 [8JY]

OSHA: repeal interpretive memorandum which revoked the exemption for retail facilities from Process Safety Management (PSM) regulations for anhydrous ammonia (see H.R. 5213), H4468 [6JY]

Power resources: establish a goal of more than 50 percent clean and carbon free electricity by 2030 and enact legislation to accelerate the transition to clean energy to meet this goal (see H. Res. 637), H1144 [3MR]

Privacy: restrict inclusion of Social Security account numbers on documents sent by mail by the Federal Government (see H.R. 3779), H5644 [19SE]

Public Health Service: submit annual report on the effects of gun violence on public health (see H.R. 224), H4171 [22JN]

Senate: establish requirements for committees and the Senate to consider and hold votes on nominations (see H.R. 5875), H5010 [14JY]

Social Security: support policies to protect and expand and secure long-term future (see H. Res. 393), H3969 [16JN]

Sports: clarify certain labor laws relative to minor league baseball (see H.R. 5580), H4180 [24JN]

——— clarify certain labor laws relative to minor league baseball, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 5580), H4277 [5JY]

Taxation: extend and reform biodiesel tax incentives (see H.R. 5240), H6302 [17NO]

——— permanently extend the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 4626), H3455 [27MY]

Telephones: improve protections against unauthorized third-party charges on wireline telephone bills and empower consumers to stop such charges (see H. Res. 932), H6365 [29NO]

Transportation: ensure each State receives a fair percentage of total Federal highway funding (see H.R. 6178), H6000 [27SE]

Transportation Security Administration: repeal limitation on number of full-time equivalent screeners (see H.R. 5534), H3975 [20JN]

U.S.-European Union-Norway-Iceland Air Transport Agreement: ensure foreign air carriers applying to operate in the U.S. comply with certain labor standards or labor-related rights and principles (see H.R. 5090), H2152 [29AP]

Veterans: increase rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (see H.R. 2539), H568 [3FE]

Water: establish a trust fund to be funded by ending the deferral on income taxes on offshore corporate profits in order to provide adequate funding for water and sewer infrastructure (see H.R. 5313), H3093 [24MY]

Wiesel, Elie: tribute (see H. Res. 810), H4548 [7JY]

World War II: award a Congressional Gold Medal in honor of Filipino veterans (see H.R. 2737), H5644 [19SE]

——— award a Congressional Gold Medal to the U.S. Merchant Marine of World War II (see H.R. 2992), H281 [11JA]

——— award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) (see H.R. 3929), H4277 [5JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Army: revitalize arsenals (see H.R. 4690), H1143 [3MR]

Dept. of Commerce: provide for certain actions by the International Trade Administration to increase exports by small- and medium-sized enterprises (see H.R. 5146), H2149 [29AP]

EPA: require water treatment works projects funded by Drinking Water State Revolving Fund funds to use domestic iron and steel products (see H.R. 6460), H7397 [7DE]

Constitutional authority statements

Army: revitalize arsenals (H.R. 4690), H1145 [3MR]

Dept. of Commerce: provide for certain actions by the International Trade Administration to increase exports by small- and medium-sized enterprises (H.R. 5146), H2151 [29AP]

EPA: require water treatment works projects funded by Drinking Water State Revolving Fund funds to use domestic iron and steel products (H.R. 6460), H7398 [7DE]

Remarks

Agriculture: promote food and clean energy production in rural communities, H4826 [13JY]

Bi-State Regional Commission: anniversary, E1651• [8DE]

Boetje Foods, Inc.: Boetje’s Stone Ground Mustard Grand Champion of National Mustard Museum World-Wide Mustard Competition, E1031• [5JY]

Cheap Trick (musical group): Rock n’ Roll Hall of Fame inductee, E647• [3MY]

Crime: justice for victims of rape, H4051 [21JN]

Dept. of Commerce: provide for certain actions by the International Trade Administration to increase exports by small- and medium-sized enterprises (H.R. 5146), H2114 [29AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: evaluate mental health care and suicide prevention programs and require a loan repayment pilot program for psychiatrists (H.R. 203), H5725 [21SE]

Drugs: address prescription opioid and heroin abuse, H90 [6JA]

Freeport, IL: tribute to Freeport High School mascot, ‘‘Pretzels’’, E567• [21AP]

Galesburg, IL: forgiveness of Federal loans to reduce high lead levels in drinking water and monitor health of exposed individuals, H2711 [18MY]

——— investigation into high lead levels in drinking water, H1900 [21AP]

——— provide Federal assistance to reduce high lead levels in drinking water and monitor health of exposed individuals, H1644 [13AP]

GAO: submit to Congress a report on neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) in the U.S. and its treatment under Medicaid (H.R. 4978), H2261 [11MY]

Health: promote health care in rural communities, H5108 [7SE]

National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month: observance, H5725 [21SE]

Peoria, IL: tribute to Peoria High School football team, E1564• [1DE]

Rock Falls, IL: Whiteside County Airport recipient of Illinois Dept. of Transportation Division of Aeronautics Illinois General Aviation Airport of the Year award, E568• [21AP]

Rock Island, IL: tribute to Tri-City Jewish Center Jubilee Celebration, E1026• [5JY]

Rockford, IL: tribute to efforts to eliminate homelessness among veterans, E1453• [14NO]

Scott AFB, IL: dedication of U.S. Senator Alan Dixon Visitor Control Center, E1033• [5JY]

Smith, Maggie: Let’s Move! Healthy Lunchtime Challenge Illinois winner, E1092• [12JY]

Stanford, CA: condemn sentence of Stanford University student convicted of sexual assault, H4051 [21JN]

Telecommunications: promote high-speed Internet in rural communities, H5108 [7SE]

Trump, Donald: characterization of Presidential campaign, H3580 [9JN]

Votes: position on missed, H3216• [25MY], E366• [23MR]

Tributes

Bebber, Dan, E569• [21AP]

Christy, Kenneth M., E568• [21AP]

Eastlund, Joan, E625• [28AP]

Gorski, Bill, E1648• [8DE]

Hanson, Robert, E793• [25MY]

Helfers, Marty, E1185• [6SE]

Hickey, Vivian, E868• [9JN]

Morrissey, Larry, E1313• [20SE]

O’Connell, Kevin, E1191• [6SE]

Pontius, Michael, E833• [7JN]

Riddley, Al, H3760, H3766 [14JN]

Riney, Douglas J., E1455• [14NO]

Szymanski, Kathryn, E566• [21AP]