BOST, MIKE (a Representative from Illinois)

Addresses

Reading of U.S. Constitution, H102 [5JA]

Amendments

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve authority to hire and retain physicians and other employees (H.R. 1367), H2165 [17MR]

Public welfare programs: conduct demonstration projects to test the effectiveness of subsidized employment for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program recipients (H.R. 2842), H5119 [23JN]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit a health care practitioner from failing to exercise the proper degree of care in the case of a child who survives an abortion or attempted abortion (see H.R. 37), H300 [10JA] (see H.R. 4712), H10418 [21DE]

——— prohibit abortion in cases where a fetal heartbeat is detectable (see H.R. 490), H5978 [18JY]

——— prohibit taxpayer funded abortions (see H.R. 7), H609 [23JA]

——— protect pain-capable unborn children (see H.R. 36), H300 [10JA]

Abraham Lincoln National Heritage Area: include Livingston County, IL, Jonesboro, IL, and Freeport, IL (see H.R. 1161), H1300 [16FE]

Agriculture: express that specialty crops are vital and propose and enact funding programs that reflect importance and support priorities of specialty crops (see H. Res. 346), H5234 [27JN]

AID: implement policies to end preventable maternal and child deaths globally within a generation (see H.R. 4022), H8272 [26OC]

Alcoholic beverages: reform taxation (see H.R. 747), H4504 [23MY]

American Legion: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 2519), H4356 [18MY]

Armed Forces: prohibit provision of unpaid compensation and benefits to members found guilty of desertion and provide such back pay to families of members killed or injured while on search and rescue missions (see H.R. 4437), H9517 [29NO]

——— provide permanent appropriations for death gratuities and related survivor benefits for survivors of deceased members in the event of lapsed appropriations (see H.R. 1928), H5050 [21JN]

Bloomingdale Veterans Memorial Post Office Building, Bloomingdale, IL: designate (see H.R. 4574), H9708 [6DE]

Budget: establish biennial cycle (see H.R. 1065), H1242 [15FE]

Camp Pendleton, CA: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 59), H4423 [22MY]

Chicago, IL: recognize Navy Pier as a public community resource and treasured landmark (see H. Res. 559), H7887 [5OC]

Christmas Day: express that the symbols and traditions of Christmas should be protected for use by those who celebrate Christmas (see H. Res. 637), H9569 [30NO]

Committee on the Organization of Congress (Joint): establish (see H. Con. Res. 28), H1302 [16FE]

Congressional Office of Compliance: prohibit use of public funds for payment of a settlement or award in connection with a sexual harassment claim or other workplace disputes and release information on previous settlements (see H.R. 4494), H9901 [13DE]

Corporal Jeffery Allen Williams Post Office Building, Warrenville, IL: designate (see H.R. 4407), H9376 [15NO]

Corps of Engineers: ensure right of individuals to carry firearms at water resources development projects (see H.R. 1045), H1183 [14FE]

Courts: prohibit Federal officials and employees from entering into settlements that provide for payment of attorney’s fees by the Federal Government in certain environmental law cases (see H.R. 1525), H2059 [13MR]

Crime: allow State prosecution of websites that facilitate sex trafficking, provide civil remedies for victims of sex trafficking or sexual exploitation, and clarify interactive computer services’ role in sex trafficking (see H.R. 1865), H6581 [28JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: amend laws relative to authorized uses of methyl bromide as a pesticide (see H.R. 1891), H2696 [4AP]

——— exempt certain recipients of conservation assistance from certain reporting requirements (see H.R. 1163), H2151 [16MR]

——— extend and expand the Market Access Program and the Foreign Market Development Program (see H.R. 2321), H7425 [14SE]

——— improve access to grants and loans for evidence-based substance use disorder treatment services in rural areas (see H.R. 3566), H8272 [26OC]

——— increase number of acres on which producers are authorized to grow fruits and vegetables without a reduction in payment acres when the resulting produce is used to help alleviate a food desert (see H.R. 3433), H6465 [26JY]

——— provide for establishment of a trust for the benefit of all unpaid cash sellers of livestock (see H.R. 4058), H8272 [26OC]

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. 1046), H4359 [18MY]

Dept. of Defense: carry out a test of the Arrow 3 missile defense system with Israel (see H.R. 2240), H4505 [23MY]

Dept. of Education: clarify treatment of technical errors in applications for Federal TRIO programs (see H.R. 3784), H9255 [14NO]

——— establish an awards program recognizing excellence exhibited by public school system employees providing services to students in pre-kindergarten through higher education (see H.R. 2234), H10181 [18DE]

Dept. of HHS: coordinate Federal research efforts for, and improve public education and awareness of, congenital heart disease (see H.R. 1222), H2517 [28MR]

——— develop a voluntary patient registry to collect data on cancer incidence among firefighters (see H.R. 931), H1081 [7FE]

——— disapprove rule on compliance with title X requirements by family planning project recipients in selecting subrecipients to provide services (see H.J. Res. 39), H744 [30JA] (see H.J. Res. 43), H879 [1FE]

——— expand and improve childhood cancer treatments, research, surveillance, and quality of life for survivors (see H.R. 820), H4359 [18MY]

——— increase number of permanent faculty in palliative care at allopathic and osteopathic medical schools, nursing schools, and other programs, and promote education in palliative care and hospice (see H.R. 1676), H4199 [15MY]

——— reauthorize and extend funding for community health centers (see H.R. 3770), H7534 [26SE]

Dept. of State: monitor and combat anti-Semitism globally by elevating position of Special Envoy To Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism to the rank of Ambassador (see H.R. 1911), H4913 [13JN]

Dept. of the Interior: authorize a National Heritage Area Program (see H.R. 1002), H6299 [25JY]

——— disapprove Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement rule known as the ‘‘Stream Protection Rule’’ that imposes certain environmental regulations on coal mining operations (see H.J. Res. 11), H301 [10JA] (see H.J. Res. 38), H743 [30JA]

——— enhance and support mining and mineral engineering programs by funding activities at mining schools (see H.R. 2053), H5233 [27JN]

Dept. of Transportation: amend rules relative to electronic logging devices that record driving time to monitor hours of service for commercial drivers (see H.R. 3282), H6581 [28JY]

——— improve access to motor vehicle information (see H.R. 2460), H8271 [26OC]

——— prepare a plan on preservation needs of Route 66 (see H.R. 66), H39 [3JA]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: allow veterans who live a certain distance from a VA organ transplant center to receive care at certain non-departmental facilities (see H.R. 2601), H4503 [23MY]

——— authorize sale of Pershing Hall (see H.R. 2773), H9846 [12DE]

——— carry out pilot program to provide service dogs to certain veterans with severe post-traumatic stress disorder (see H.R. 2327), H6147 [20JY]

——— certify sufficient participation of small businesses owned and controlled by veterans and veterans with service-connected disabilities in contracts under the Federal Strategic Sourcing Initiative (see H.R. 2781), H5050 [21JN]

——— conduct review of deaths of certain veterans who committed suicide (see H.R. 2652), H4602 [25MY]

——— ensure that veterans may attend pre-apprenticeship programs using certain educational assistance (see H.R. 3018), H5109 [22JN]

——— enter into memorandum of understanding with a national network of State-based prescription monitoring programs under which departmental health care providers shall query such network (see H.R. 3832), H7751 [3OC]

——— establish a commission to make recommendations on modernization or realignment of health facilities, improve construction and management leases, and amend and fund the Veterans Choice Program (see H.R. 4243), H8495 [3NO]

——— establish a permanent VA Care in the Community Program (see H.R. 4242), H8495 [3NO]

——— increase maximum amount of education debt reduction available for health care professionals (see H.R. 1506), H2052 [10MR]

——— make certain improvements in laws (see H.R. 3218), H5830 [13JY]

——— provide certain employees of Members of Congress and certain State or local government employees with access to case-tracking information (see H.R. 512), H471 [12JA]

——— provide for removal or demotion of employees based on performance or misconduct (see H.R. 1259), H1392 [28FE]

——— provide mental and behavioral health care to former combat veterans who received other than honorable discharges (see H.R. 1685), H2348 [22MR]

——— 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. 846), H4224 [16MY]

District of Columbia: disapprove law allowing physician-assisted suicide for certain adults diagnosed with a terminal disease (see H.J. Res. 27), H1246 [15FE]

Doherty, Glen: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2315), H4821 [8JN]

Drugs: clarify how synthetic drugs known as analogues are to be regulated (see H.R. 2851), H7637 [28SE]

——— prevent opioid abuse and improve response and treatment for opioid abuse and overdoses (see H.R. 664), H4913 [13JN]

Employment: make E-verify program for employment eligibility confirmation permanent and mandatory (see H.R. 3711), H7425 [14SE]

EPA: amend application of Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure rule to certain farms (see H.R. 1737), H2463 [27MR]

——— clarify and codify regulations relative to the application of solid waste disposal laws to agricultural byproducts and nutrient management (see H.R. 848), H4424 [22MY]

——— disapprove rule on accidental release prevention requirements and risk management programs under the Clean Air Act (see H.J. Res. 59), H2054 [10MR]

——— exclude vehicles used solely for competition from certain provisions of the Clean Air Act (see H.R. 350), H193 [6JA]

——— expand ethanol waiver for the Reid vapor pressure limitations of motor vehicle fuels (see H.R. 1311), H2793 [6AP]

European Union: urge designation of Hezbollah as a terrorist organization and encourage cross-border cooperation, issue arrest warrants, freeze assets, and prohibit fundraising to increase pressure on Hezbollah (see H. Res. 359), H4856 [12JN]

Eximbank: revise statutory quorum requirement for Board of Directors (see H.R. 4007), H7974 [11OC]

Federal agencies and departments: provide that major rules of the executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into law (see H.R. 26), H98 [4JA]

FEMA: allow repair, expansion, and construction without elevation, of agricultural structures located in special flood hazard zones under the National Flood Insurance Program (see H.R. 2170), H7090 [6SE]

——— ensure consideration of severe local impact when making a recommendation to the President for a major disaster declaration (see H.R. 1665), H2517 [28MR]

——— establish a review process for certain grant applications for first responders to purchase equipment or systems that do not meet or exceed any applicable national voluntary consensus standards (see H.R. 687), H747 [30JA]

Financial institutions: permit captive insurance companies that were members of a Federal Home Loan Bank prior to a certain date to continue to be eligible to be members of such a Bank (see H.R. 2890), H6521 [27JY]

——— provide regulatory relief to community financial institutions (see H.R. 2133), H5434 [11JY]

——— require regulatory agencies to take risk profiles and business models of institutions into account when taking regulatory actions (see H.R. 1116), H4390 [19MY]

Firearms: permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see H.R. 38), H184 [5JA]

Foreign aid: withhold assistance from countries that deny or delay acceptance of nationals of such countries who have been ordered removed from the U.S. and prohibit issuance of visas to nationals of such countries (see H.R. 82), H703 [27JA]

Global Partnership for Education (organization): support U.S. role in promoting children’s access to quality education (see H. Res. 466), H8145 [24OC]

Global War on Terror Memorial Foundation: authorize establishment of the National Global War on Terrorism Memorial as a commemorative work in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 873), H3068 [2MY]

Immigration: ban Federal funding to sanctuary jurisdictions that interfere with enforcement of Federal immigration law and provide liability protection for local law enforcement who enforce Federal laws (see H.R. 400), H1186 [14FE]

——— eliminate the per-country numerical limitation for employment-based immigrants and increase the per-country limitation for family-sponsored immigrants (see H.R. 392), H7217 [8SE]

——— reform H–2A program for nonimmigrant agricultural workers (see H.R. 641), H683 [24JA]

Independent Payment Advisory Board: discontinue process of consideration and automatic implementation of the annual proposal to reduce growth rate of Medicare spending (see H.J. Res. 51), H2631 [3AP]

——— repeal (see H.R. 849), H975 [3FE]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 2902), H10346 [20DE]

International trade: include in prohibitions on boycotts against U.S. allies boycotts fostered by international governmental organizations against Israel and direct Eximbank to oppose boycotts against Israel (see H.R. 1697), H2560 [29MR]

Iran: expand sanctions for ballistic missile activities (see H.R. 1698), H2601 [30MR]

Israel: allow State and local governments to divest from entities engaging in boycott, divestment, or sanctions activities targeting Israel (see H.R. 2856), H4940 [15JN]

Japan: appreciate efforts toward an apology for maltreatment of U.S. POWs during World War II and establish a fund to understand, preserve, and teach the history of the U.S. POW experience (see H. Res. 261), H9665 [5DE]

——— recognize importance of the U.S.-Japan partnership and support pursuit of closer trade ties (see H. Res. 236), H2599 [30MR]

Kennedy, John F.: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 3274), H6521 [27JY]

Lance Corporal Jordan S. Bastean Post Office, Pekin, IL: designate (see H.R. 2673), H4603 [25MY]

Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 13), H686 [24JA]

Manufacturing Day: designate (see H. Con. Res. 84), H7841 [4OC]

Medicare: ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see H.R. 1825), H4360 [18MY]

——— expand and revise classification of and payment for complex rehabilitation technology items (see H.R. 750), H4648 [6JN]

——— make permanent the extension of Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program and increased payments under the Medicare low-volume hospital program (see H.R. 1955), H7090 [6SE]

——— provide coverage of certain lymphedema compression treatment items as items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 930), H4191 [11MY]

——— provide coverage of pharmacist services in medically underserved areas (see H.R. 592), H560 [20JA]

——— provide for the non-application of competitive acquisition rates to complex rehabilitative wheelchairs and accessories (see H.R. 1361), H2943 [27AP] (see H.R. 3730), H7222 [11SE]

——— repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 807), H4504 [23MY]

——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see H.R. 1017), H7314 [12SE]

Members of Congress: extend the basis for denial of retirement credit to include conviction of any felony (see H.R. 291), H4390 [19MY]

Middle East: condemn Palestinian incitement of violence and reaffirm special bond between Israel and the U.S. (see H. Res. 68), H1186 [14FE]

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. 179), H43 [3JA]

——— transfer certain funds to the United Mine Workers of America Pension Plan (see H.R. 2713), H6618 [25AU] (see H.R. 3913), H8496 [3NO]

Money: increase production of $1 coins to replace dollar bills, suspend production of the penny, and change composition of the nickel (see H.R. 2299), H6521 [27JY]

Morrill, Justin Smith: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 3034), H5138 [23JN]

Motor vehicles: protect consumers from discriminatory State taxes on motor vehicle rentals (see H.R. 2024), H2786 [6AP]

NASA: inspire women to enter the aerospace field, including science, technology, engineering, and math, through mentorship and outreach (see H.R. 321), H180 [5JA]

National Brain Tumor Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 347), H4389 [19MY]

National Rosie the Riveter Day: designate (see H. Res. 162), H2054 [10MR]

National Teacher Appreciation Week: observance (see H. Res. 312), H3323 [3MY]

NIH: conduct study to add to scientific knowledge on reducing teacher stress and increasing teacher retention and well-being (see H.R. 2544), H5180 [26JN]

Pakistan: terminate designation as a major non-NATO ally (see H.R. 3000), H5108 [22JN]

Palestinian Authority: condition foreign aid on steps to end violence and terrorism against U.S. and Israeli citizens, condemn and investigate such acts, and terminate payments to those imprisoned or who died for such acts (see H.R. 1164), H4855 [12JN]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 246), H1126 [13FE]

——— repeal excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage (see H.R. 173), H1949 [8MR]

Pensions: adjust single-employer benefit plan premiums (see H.R. 3596), H9517 [29NO]

Pesticides: clarify congressional intent regarding regulation of use of pesticides in or near navigable waters (see H.R. 953), H1082 [7FE]

Postal Service: ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 15), H4199 [15MY]

——— ensure continuation of door delivery for all business and residential customers (see H. Res. 28), H2756 [5AP]

——— require foreign shipments to provide electronic advance customs data to U.S. Customs and Border Protection on packages entering the U.S. to help stop trafficking of illicit synthetic drugs (see H.R. 1057), H6467 [26JY]

——— restore pre-existing service standards relative to overnight mail deliveries and elimination of delays (see H. Res. 31), H2756 [5AP]

Route 66 Centennial Commission: establish (see H.R. 66), H39 [3JA]

Schools: prohibit stigmatization of children who are unable to pay for meals (see H.R. 2401), H4914 [13JN]

Sgt. Douglas J. Riney Post Office, Fairview, IL: designate (see H.R. 2672), H4603 [25MY]

Sgt. Josh Rodgers Post Office, Bloomington, IL: designate (see H.R. 4326), H8695 [9NO]

Ships and vessels: establish uniform and environmentally sound standards governing discharges incidental to the normal operation of a vessel in the navigable waters of the U.S. (see H.R. 1154), H1299 [16FE]

Small business: improve access to and choice of medical care for employees (see H.R. 1101), H1394 [28FE]

Smith, Sean: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2315), H4821 [8JN]

Social Security: repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 1205), H1316 [21FE]

Sr. Chief Ryan Owens Post Office Building, Chillicothe, IL: designate (see H.R. 3109), H5373 [29JN]

SSA: disapprove rule on implementation of legislation improving the National Instant Criminal Background Check System by including certain recipients of disability benefits (see H.J. Res. 40), H744 [30JA]

Stevens, J. Christopher: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2315), H4821 [8JN]

Taxation: clarify certain rules relative to veteran health insurance and codify veteran eligibility for premium tax credit (see H.R. 2372), H4611 [25MY]

——— exclude from gross income certain amounts realized on the disposition of property raised or produced by a student farmer (see H.R. 1626), H4913 [13JN]

——— exclude from gross income interest received on certain loans secured by agricultural real property (see H.R. 2205), H5050 [21JN]

——— extend and reform biodiesel tax incentives (see H.R. 2383), H5140 [23JN]

——— extend the exclusion for employer-provided educational assistance to employer payments of qualified education loans (see H.R. 795), H1949 [8MR]

——— impose Federal taxes on bonds used to provide facilities owned by abortion providers (see H.R. 4131), H8225 [25OC]

——— improve and extend the credit for carbon dioxide sequestration (see H.R. 3761), H7382 [13SE]

——— increase and make permanent the exclusion for benefits provided to volunteer firefighters and emergency medical responders (see H.R. 1550), H2082 [15MR]

——— make members of health care sharing ministries eligible to establish health savings accounts (see H.R. 2310), H3322 [3MY]

——— permanently extend the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 721), H1321 [24FE]

——— protect employees in the building and construction industry who are participants in multiemployer plans (see H.R. 3648), H6602 [11AU]

——— provide families with more discretion in the use of, and contributions to, flexible spending accounts for health care services (see H.R. 1204), H7435 [21SE]

——— repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see H.R. 631), H2053 [10MR]

——— repeal excise tax on indoor tanning services (see H.R. 1150), H2517 [28MR]

——— repeal excise tax on medical devices (see H.R. 184), H43 [3JA]

——— repeal inclusion of Social Security benefits in gross income (see H.R. 2552), H4571 [24MY]

——— terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 29), H37 [3JA]

Tobacco products: clarify FDA jurisdiction over certain tobacco products and protect jobs and small businesses involved in the sale, manufacturing, and distribution of cigars (see H.R. 564), H2288 [21MR]

Transportation Security Administration: prohibit implementation of policy change to permit small, non-locking knives on passenger aircraft (see H.R. 3735), H7223 [11SE]

U.S.-European Union-Norway-Iceland Air Transport Agreement: ensure permits issued to foreign air carriers to operate in the U.S. comply with certain labor standards or labor-related rights and principles (see H.R. 2150), H4856 [12JN]

United Kingdom: condemn terrorist attacks in Manchester, express condolences, and reaffirm support for the special relationship with the U.S. (see H. Res. 355), H4649 [6JN]

Woods, Tyrone: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2315), H4821 [8JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Agriculture: establish a loan program to support mentorship and apprenticeship opportunities for veterans to become farmers or ranchers (see H.R. 4339), H8696 [9NO]

——— modify limitations applicable to qualified conservation loan guarantees (see H.R. 831), H944 [2FE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: develop and implement a plan to hire medical center directors (see H.R. 1131), H1298 [16FE]

——— inspect kitchens and food service areas at medical facilities to ensure cleanliness standards match those of private hospitals and require an outside organization to conduct such inspections (see H.R. 645), H683 [24JA]

——— reform rights and appeals process for decisions on benefits claims (see H.R. 2288), H3066 [2MY]

Veterans: increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (see H.R. 1329), H1528 [2MR]

——— provide automatic cost-of-living adjustments in rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (see H.R. 1328), H1528 [2MR]

Constitutional authority statements

Dept. of Agriculture: establish a loan program to support mentorship and apprenticeship opportunities for veterans to become farmers or ranchers (H.R. 4339), H8698 [9NO]

——— modify limitations applicable to qualified conservation loan guarantees (H.R. 831), H946 [2FE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: develop and implement a plan to hire medical center directors (H.R. 1131), H1304 [16FE]

——— reform rights and appeals process for decisions on benefits claims (H.R. 2288), H3068 [2MY]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H611 [24JA], H881 [2FE], H5235 [28JN], H9257 [15NO]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H5835 [14JY]

Remarks

Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month: observance, H4712 [8JN]

Congress: importance of bipartisanship, H616 [24JA]

Dept. of Agriculture: modify limitations applicable to qualified conservation loan guarantees (H.R. 831), H6286 [25JY]

Dept. of Justice: include an additional permissible use of grants under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program (H.R. 2480), H5835 [14JY]

Dept. of Labor: train personnel how to effectively detect and assist law enforcement in preventing human trafficking during the course of their primary roles and responsibilities (H.R. 2664), H5835 [14JY]

Dept. of the Interior: disapprove Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement rule known as the ‘‘Stream Protection Rule’’ that imposes certain environmental regulations on coal mining operations (H.J. Res. 38), H843 [1FE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: allow veterans who live a certain distance from a VA organ transplant center to receive care at certain non-departmental facilities (H.R. 2601), H8559 [7NO]

——— clarify conditions under which veterans, their spouses, and children may be adjudicated mentally incompetent relative to their ability to purchase firearms (H.R. 1181), H2106 [16MR]

——— develop and implement a plan to hire medical center directors, H2165, H2166 [17MR]

——— improve authority to hire and retain physicians and other employees (H.R. 1367), H2165, H2166 [17MR]

——— reform rights and appeals process for decisions on benefits claims (H.R. 2288), H4464 [23MY]

Diseases and disorders: Alzheimer’s disease research funding, H4712 [8JN]

Drugs: address prescription opioid and heroin abuse, H4998 [21JN]

FEMA: ensure consideration of severe local impact when making a recommendation to the President for a major disaster declaration (H.R. 1665), H3021 [2MY]

——— reform National Flood Insurance Program by improving financial stability and risk estimates, increasing role of private markets in risk management, and providing alternative methods to insure against flood peril (H.R. 2874), H9258 [15NO]

Gillen, Donald: award Congressional Gold Medal, H8155 [25OC]

Honor Flight of Southern Illinois (organization): tribute, H2852 [26AP]

Illinois: anniversary of statehood, H10170 [18DE]

Jackson County, IL: tribute to celebrations planned for solar eclipse, H6311 [26JY]

McKendree University: tribute to women’s bowling team, H2852 [26AP]

National Police Week: observance, H4316 [18MY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility, H2154 [17MR]

Public welfare programs: conduct demonstration projects to test the effectiveness of subsidized employment for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program recipients (H.R. 2842), H5119 [23JN]

——— ensure Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program State applications include employment assistance for individuals displaced or relocated from public housing to alternative public housing or rental assistance, H5119 [23JN]

Rural areas: tribute, H6285 [25JY]

Shawnee Community College: anniversary, H7386 [14SE]

St. Clair County, IL: anniversary of Rotary Club of St. Clair County (West), E257• [1MR]

Trafficking Victims Protection Act: reauthorize (H.R. 2200), H5835 [14JY]

Votes: correction, E983• [13JY]

——— position on missed, H2958• [28AP]

Tributes

Gawrych-Turner, Madilyn, H1544 [7MR]

Gillen, Donald, E1430• [25OC]

Graves, Scott C., E101• [30JA]

Hammer, Maax C., Jr., H2352 [23MR]

McNamara, Tom, H7758 [4OC]

Ragan, Alli, H7185 [8SE]

Temple, Bobby, H5004 [21JN]

Wesbecher, Harold, E669• [18MY]