RUSH, BOBBY L. (a Representative from Illinois)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 7900), H6352 [13JY]

Research: provide for coordinated Federal research program to ensure continued U.S. leadership in engineering biology (H.R. 4521), H858 [2FE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Afghanistan: support nationals who supported U.S. mission, vet parolees, adjust status of certain nationals, and provide special immigrant status for at-risk Afghan allies and relatives of Armed Forces members (see H.R. 8685), H7738 [6SE]

African Union: reaffirm importance of diplomacy and development in U.S. relations, promote strategic partnerships and shared objectives with U.S., and support implementation of African Continental Free Trade Area (see H. Res. 1342), H7783 [13SE]

Agriculture: address impact of climate change (see H.R. 2803), H10 [10JA]

Animals: allow for adoption or non-laboratory placement of certain animals used in Federal research (see H.R. 5244), H4799 [10MY]

Armed Forces: grant family of members temporary annual leave during deployment of such members (see H.R. 7841), H5216 [24MY]

——— make permanent authority to reimburse servicemembers for spouse relicensing costs pursuant to permanent change of duty station (see H.R. 7840), H5216 [24MY]

——— remove from unauthorized hostilities in Yemen (see H.J. Res. 87), H5235 [3JN]

Army Specialist Joseph ‘Joey’ W. Dimock II Post Office Building, Grayslake, IL: designate (see H.R. 7899), H5219 [27MY]

Atlanta, GA: commemorate anniversary and condemn shootings at spas, express condolences to families and victims, and combat hate, bigotry, and violence against Asian American and Pacific Islander community (see H. Res. 981), H3743 [15MR]

Aviation: provide for cash refunds for cancelled airline flights and tickets (see H.R. 8605), H7537 [29JY]

Black History Month: observance (see H. Res. 942), H1147 [25FE]

Black Maternal Health Week: designate (see H. Res. 1051), H4438 [11AP]

Bureau of Justice Assistance: make grants to States, units of local government, and gun dealers to conduct gun buyback programs (see H.R. 3159), H6680 [15JY]

Business and industry: make price gouging unlawful, expand FTC ability to seek permanent injunctions and equitable relief, and require companies disclose costs and pricing strategies in SEC filings (see H.R. 7736), H4919 [12MY]

Cameroon: condemn ongoing violence and human rights abuses stemming from Anglophone crisis (see H. Res. 895), H1014 [7FE]

Career and Technical Education Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 923), H1149 [25FE]

Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation: provide comprehensive dementia care management services, eliminate patient cost-sharing, support caregivers, and provide outreach to underrepresented populations (see H.R. 2517), H1134 [18FE]

Chisholm, Shirley: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 8535), H7254 [27JY]

CIA: allow Air America employees to be eligible for Federal retirement benefits (see H.R. 1297), H1141 [22FE]

Climate: address disparate impact of climate change on women and support efforts of women globally to address climate change (see H.R. 260), H1176 [28FE]

Colleges and universities: condemn threats of violence against historically Black colleges and universities and reaffirm support for historically Black colleges and universities and their students (see H. Con. Res. 70), H1331 [7MR]

Colleyville, TX: commend first responders and honor victims of hostage crisis at Congregation Beth Israel synagogue and reaffirm commitment to combat hate, bigotry, anti-Semitism, and violence against Jewish Americans (see H. Res. 881), H1135 [18FE]

Committee on the Library (Joint): obtain statue of Harriet Tubman to display in U.S. Capitol National Statuary Hall (see H.R. 7062), H3712 [11MR]

——— restore original inscription on statue in Capitol rotunda commemorating women’s suffrage commonly known as ‘‘Portrait Monument’’ (see H. Con. Res. 72), H1123 [15FE]

Congressional Accountability Act: approve certain regulations implementing labor-management provisions granting congressional employees legal protection to organize and bargain collectively (see H. Res. 915), H1114 [9FE] (see H. Res. 1096), H4797 [10MY]

Corporal Benjamin Desilets Post Office, Elmwood, IL: designate (see H.R. 6404), H194 [13JA]

Courts: authorize notaries public to perform, and establish minimum standards for, certain electronic and remote notarizations and require Federal and State courts to recognize such notarizations performed by notary public (see H.R. 3962), H1149 [25FE]

CPSC: anniversary (see H. Res. 1505), H8709 [1DE]

Democracy Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 68), H43 [11JA]

Dept. of Agriculture: establish waiver authority to address emergencies and supply chain disruptions for access to infant formula under Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) (see H.R. 7791), H5097 [17MY]

——— extend certain national school lunch program requirement waivers addressing coronavirus (see H.R. 6613), H1331 [7MR]

——— make financial assistance under Rural Energy for America program available relative to certain electric vehicle supply equipment expenses (see H.R. 6390), H1134 [18FE]

Dept. of Defense: improve independent coverage under TRICARE Young Adult Program (see H.R. 475), H5221 [27MY]

——— reduce appropriations (see H.R. 8040), H5879 [23JN]

Dept. of Education: establish grant programs to invest in public schools and infrastructure to combat climate change (see H.R. 4442), H1134 [18FE]

——— make grants to support early college high schools and other dual or concurrent enrollment programs (see H.R. 6585), H946 [3FE]

Dept. of Energy: establish and reform certain petroleum reserves, reduce dependence on foreign oil and expand use of electric vehicles, and increase oil refinery capacity (see H.R. 8989), H8119 [26SE]

——— establish Weatherization Readiness Program and improve Weatherization Assistance Program (see H.R. 7947), H5233 [3JN]

Dept. of HHS: authorize Center of Excellence for Eating Disorders (see H.R. 7249), H4449 [18AP]

——— award grants to eligible entities to address maternal mental health conditions and substance use disorders relative to pregnant and postpartum individuals, focusing on racial and ethnic minority groups (see H.R. 909), H309 [28JA]

——— establish Advanced Research Projects Agency-Health (see H.R. 5585), H217 [18JA]

——— establish program to develop antimicrobial innovations targeting most challenging pathogens and most threatening infections (see H.R. 3932), H5735 [21JN]

——— establish Prostate Cancer Coordinating Committee (see H.R. 7750), H4919 [12MY]

——— establish Task Force on Maternal Mental Health (see H.R. 4217), H948 [3FE]

——— expand and improve childhood cancer treatments, research, surveillance, and quality of life for survivors (see H.R. 7630), H8387 [7OC]

——— improve access to, and quality of health care for, minority and underserved populations (see H.R. 7585), H4510 [26AP]

——— research long-term effects of coronavirus, develop rare disease public emergency health plan, provide immunization education, promote diversity in clincal trials, and increase access to telehealth services (see H.R. 6000), H4192 [5AP]

Dept. of HUD: establish excess urban heat mitigation grant program (see H.R. 7534), H7068 [21JY]

——— include reasonable costs for high-speed Internet service in utility allowances for families residing in public housing (see H.R. 8077), H5609 [15JN]

——— increase supply of, and lower rents for, affordable housing and assess calculations of area median income for purposes of Federal low-income housing assistance (see H.R. 7739), H4919 [12MY]

Dept. of Justice: allow use of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program grants to develop court processes to allow family members to petition courts to block dangerous individuals from purchasing weapons (see H.R. 3480), H5410 [8JN]

——— create Active Shooter Alert Communications Network (see H.R. 6538), H5647 [16JN]

——— provide for grants for State firearms dealer licensing programs (see H.R. 8760), H7731 [30AU]

——— require Federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies to report information on allegations of misconduct by law enforcement officers (see H.R. 1481), H3744 [15MR]

Dept. of Labor: prevent wage theft and assist in recovery of stolen wages, administer grants to prevent wage and hour violations, require timely provision of pay stubs and paychecks, and strengthen retaliation protections (see H.R. 7701), H4796 [10MY]

Dept. of the Treasury: require $20 notes to include likeness of Harriet Tubman (see H.R. 503), H309 [28JA]

Dept. of Transportation: establish grant program to improve preparation and representation of certain students in aviation-related fields (see H.R. 6841), H1146 [25FE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: expand eligibility of disabled veterans to receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits (see H.R. 7272), H4192 [5AP]

——— improve authority to hire psychiatrists (see H.R. 8100), H5644 [16JN]

——— reauthorize and improve grant program to assist institutions of higher education in establishing, maintaining, improving, and operating Student Veteran Centers (see H.R. 3586), H217 [18JA]

Disabled: clarify and strengthen integration mandate for individuals with disabilities who need long-term services and supports (see H.R. 6860), H8589 [17NO]

Discrimination: condemn great replacement theory, acknowledge impact of white supremacist violence on black community of Buffalo, NY, remember hate crime victims, and address white supremacist violence (see H. Res. 1152), H5333 [7JN]

——— condemn White supremacist violence on Black community of Atlanta, GA, and reaffirm commitment to combat hatred, injustice, and White supremacy (see H. Res. 1382), H8065 [21SE]

Diseases and disorders: honor individuals who have died in U.S. from coronavirus (see H. Res. 1110), H4920 [12MY]

——— improve diversity in clinical trials and data collection for coronavirus and future public health threats to address social determinants of health (see H.R. 5030), H4724 [6MY]

Earth Day: observance (see H. Res. 1075), H4608 [28AP]

Elections: constitutional amendment on authority of Congress and States to regulate contributions and expenditures in political campaigns and to enact public financing systems for such campaigns (see H.J. Res. 80), H3863 [24MR]

EPA: establish pilot program for hyperlocal air quality monitoring projects in environmental justice communities (see H.R. 6759), H1129 [18FE]

——— implement fenceline monitoring for air pollutants at facilities contributing to high local cancer rates and other health threats and expand and strengthen national ambient air quality monitoring network (see H.R. 8352), H6334 [13JY]

Evans, Sarah Keys: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 5922), H10 [10JA]

FAA: improve safety of aircraft air supply by providing training to crew and first responders, issuing guidance on reporting smoke or fumes, investigating incidents, and installing air quality monitoring equipment (see H.R. 7267), H4075 [31MR]

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 child involved (see H.R. 3488), H977 [4FE]

FBI: ensure National Instant Criminal Background Check System denies firearm to persons prohibited from possessing guns by lawful court order governing pretrial release (see H.R. 6717), H1119 [11FE]

FCC: apply certain standards on volume of commercials to video streaming services (see H.R. 7703), H4796 [10MY]

——— make available additional frequencies in 3.1-3.45 gigahertz band for non-Federal use, shared Federal and non-Federal use, or combination (see H.R. 7624), H5547 [14JN]

FDA: allow digital communication of prescribing information for drugs, including biological products (see H.R. 7559), H6625 [14JY]

——— enhance data reporting on clinical trial demographics and provide resources to improve access to clinical trials in underrepresented communities (see H.R. 6584), H4724 [6MY]

Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities (see H.R. 2499), H1375 [8MR]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 113), H8404 [18OC]

FEMA: improve hazard mitigation planning process to protect vulnerable communities and expand eligible activities that qualify for funding under hazard mitigation program (see H.R. 6396), H1075 [8FE]

Ferencz, Benjamin B.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 6015), H79 [12JA]

Firearms: increase age limit on purchase of certain firearms, prevent gun trafficking, modernize prohibition on untraceable firearms, and encourage safe storage of firearms (see H.R. 7910), H5234 [3JN]

——— prohibit transfer or possession of large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 9207), H8408 [21OC]

——— require publication of data sets relative to firearm trace data (see H.R. 8271), H5930 [1JY]

Foreign policy: condemn use of hunger as weapon of war and recognize effect of conflict on global food security and famine (see H. Res. 922), H1114 [9FE]

FTC: prohibit targeted advertising by advertising facilitators and advertisers (see H.R. 6416), H216 [18JA]

Gold Star Father’s Day: designate (see H. Res. 1190), H5733 [21JN]

Great Lakes Authority: establish (see H.R. 7131), H3826 [17MR]

Highland Park, IL: condemn shooting at July 4th parade, express condolences to families and victims, and commend response by first responders (see H. Res. 1229), H6624 [14JY]

House of Representatives: consider ‘‘Just War’’ principles prior to any vote relative to declaration of war or authorization of use of military force (see H. Res. 1009), H5175 [18MY]

Human rights: constitutional amendment to prohibit use of slavery and involuntary servitude as punishment for crime (see H.J. Res. 53), H1126 [15FE]

Hunger: advance targeted and evidence-based interventions for prevention and treatment of global malnutrition and improve coordination of such programs (see H.R. 4693), H977 [4FE]

Insurance: provide for certain number of primary care and behavioral health care visits without application of any cost-sharing requirement (see H.R. 3550), H1330 [7MR]

International Atomic Energy Agency: support nuclear security role (see H. Res. 832), H7785 [13SE]

Iran: award Congressional Gold Medal to former U.S. hostages of Iran Hostage Crisis for resilience throughout unprecedented ordeal and sacrifice to our country (see H.R. 1179), H3865 [24MR]

Journeyman Lineworkers Recognition Day: designate (see H. Res. 1220), H5940 [7JY]

Korean Peninsula: review current restrictions on travel to North Korea and call for formal end to Korean War (see H.R. 3446), H948 [3FE]

Law enforcement officers: establish limitation on use of no-knock warrants (see H.R. 6877), H1206 [1MR]

——— prohibit use of facial recognition technology on any image acquired by body-worn cameras (see H.R. 8154), H5733 [21JN]

Lunar New Year: observance (see H. Res. 890), H308 [28JA]

Lunar New Year Day: establish as Federal holiday (see H.R. 6525), H307 [28JA]

Mathematics and Statistics Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1034), H4396 [6AP]

Medicaid: cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 2972), H5647 [16JN]

——— establish demonstration project to improve outpatient clinical care for individuals with sickle cell disease (see H.R. 6216), H948 [3FE]

——— provide consistent standard of health care to incarcerated individuals (see H.R. 3514), H5209 [19MY]

Medicare: ensure stability in payments to home health agencies (see H.R. 8581), H9689 [12DE]

——— expand coverage of services furnished by genetic counselors under part B (see H.R. 2144), H3744 [15MR]

——— improve extended care services by providing beneficiaries with option for cost effective home-based extended care (see H.R. 5514), H332 [1FE]

——— modify coverage requirements for diabetic shoes (see H.R. 2972), H5647 [16JN]

——— provide coverage for all physicians’ services furnished by chiropractors within scope of their license (see H.R. 2654), H331 [1FE]

——— provide for certain Medigap coverage for beneficiaries with end-stage renal disease (see H.R. 1676), H1120 [11FE]

——— provide for demonstration project to evaluate fiscal impact of covering low vision devices as durable medical equipment (see H.R. 6848), H1146 [25FE]

Medicare/Medicaid: improve treatment of U.S. territories (see H.R. 3434), H8710 [1DE]

National Center for the Advancement of Aviation: establish (see H.R. 3482), H309 [28JA]

National Clean Energy Week: designate (see H. Res. 1386), H8113 [22SE]

National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1451), H8418 [28OC]

National Endowment for the Humanities: establish National Council on African American History and Culture (see H.R. 8971), H8112 [22SE]

National Engineers Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 933), H1131 [18FE]

National Gun Violence Awareness Day: designate (see H. Res. 1144), H5220 [27MY]

National Gun Violence Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 1144), H5220 [27MY]

National Nurses Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1100), H4797 [10MY]

National Park Service: determine suitability and feasibility of establishing network of locations associated with lynchings in vicinity of Memphis, TN, as unit of National Park System (see H.R. 7912), H5226 [31MY]

National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 974), H1423 [9MR]

National Women’s History Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1008), H3896 [28MR]

National Youth HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1045), H4433 [7AP]

News media: express gratitude to journalists and news staff risking injury and death and who have sacrificed their lives to chronicle and report on Russian invasion of Ukraine (see H. Res. 987), H3829 [17MR]

Older Americans Act: recognize value of nutrition program in addressing hunger, malnutrition, and isolation, and improving health and quality of life for millions of seniors each year (see H. Res. 993), H3853 [18MR]

OSHA: issue occupational safety and health standard to protect workers from heat-related injuries and illnesses (see H.R. 2193), H3897 [28MR]

Postal Service: prohibit from carrying out contract for procurement of next generation vehicle fleet unless such fleet is at least 75 percent electric or zero emission vehicles (see H.R. 7018), H1422 [9MR]

Presidents of the U.S.: amend gendered terms in Federal law relative to President and President’s spouse (see H.R. 3285), H1148 [25FE]

Public Schools Week: designate (see H. Res. 939), H1140 [22FE]

Puerto Rico: enable people of Puerto Rico to choose permanent, nonterritorial, fully self-governing political status and provide for transition to and implementation of such status (see H.R. 8393), H7709 [12AU]

Racial relations: declare unconditional war on racism and invidious discrimination and establish cabinet-level Dept. of Reconciliation charged with eliminating racism and invidious discrimination (see H. Res. 919), H1114 [9FE]

Ralph David Abernathy, Sr., National Historic Site: establish (see H.R. 9202), H8420 [28OC]

Ramadan: recognize Islamic holy month and commend Muslims for their faith (see H. Res. 1085), H4714 [3MY]

Refugees: reaffirm commitment to promote safety, health, education, and well-being of refugees and displaced persons and support individual and international efforts to provide assistance (see H. Res. 1195), H5734 [21JN]

Research: provide for coordinated Federal research program to ensure continued U.S. leadership in engineering biology (see H.R. 4521), H309 [28JA]

Russia: recognize actions in Ukraine as genocide (see H. Res. 1205), H8430 [3NO]

Ryan J. Cummings Post Office Building, Crystal Lake, IL: designate (see H.R. 6917), H1301 [3MR]

Slavery Remembrance Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 64), H977 [4FE]

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration: improve implementation of National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (see H.R. 7116), H4075 [31MR]

Taxation: allow above-the-line deduction for attorney fees and costs in connection with consumer claim awards (see H.R. 4457), H9 [10JA]

——— increase age limits for ABLE account eligibility (see H.R. 1219), H7716 [19AU]

——— make employers of spouses of military personnel eligible for work opportunity credit (see H.R. 2974), H5941 [7JY]

——— reform low-income housing credit (see H.R. 2573), H1425 [9MR]

——— require fairness and diversity in opportunity zone investment and require minimum investment in controlled-environment agriculture (see H.R. 9338), H8587 [17NO]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: make supplemental funding available for management of fish and wildlife species of greatest conservation need as determined by State fish and wildlife agencies (see H.R. 2773), H1075 [8FE]

Unemployment: continue temporary waiver of interest on State unemployment loans during pandemic to provide additional relief (see H.R. 6922), H3898 [28MR]

Veterans: prevent noncitizen veterans from being deported, improve tracking of noncitizen veterans in immigration proceedings, and bring certain eligible deported veterans back home (see H.R. 7946), H5548 [14JN]

Veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan Memorial Post Office Building, Schaumburg, IL: designate (see H.R. 6386), H78 [12JA]

Voting: modify and clarify certain notice and election requirements relative to provision of election materials in certain languages (see H.R. 8770), H7738 [6SE]

Women: clarify that constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights has met requirements of Constitution and is valid to all intents and purposes as part of Constitution (see H. Res. 891), H308 [28JA]

——— combat international violence against women and girls (see H.R. 9497), H9688 [12DE]

——— recognize importance of women’s cardiovascular health (see H. Res. 946), H1147 [25FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Civil Rights Cold Case Records Review Board: extend termination date (see H.R. 6818), H1140 [22FE]

Firearms: implement system of licensing for purchasers of certain firearms and record of sale system for those firearms (see H.R. 7730), H4861 [11MY]

Healthy Vision Month: designate (see H. Res. 1147), H5220 [27MY]

Motor vehicles: ensure consumers have access to data relating to their motor vehicles, critical repair information, and tools, and to provide choices for maintenance, service, and repair of their motor vehicles (see H.R. 6570), H916 [2FE]

Parliament of the World’s Religions (organization): support (see H. Res. 1490), H8588 [17NO]

Constitutional authority statements

Civil Rights Cold Case Records Review Board: extend termination date (H.R. 6818), H1141 [22FE]

Firearms: implement system of licensing for purchasers of certain firearms and record of sale system for those firearms (H.R. 7730), H4861 [11MY]

Motor vehicles: ensure consumers have access to data relating to their motor vehicles, critical repair information, and tools, and to provide choices for maintenance, service, and repair of their motor vehicles (H.R. 6570), H917 [2FE]

Remarks

Chicago, IL: tribute to African Festival of the Arts, E872• [23AU]

Civil Rights Cold Case Records Review Board: extend termination date (S. 3655), H8482 [14NO]

FCC: ensure just and reasonable charges for telephone and advanced communications services in correctional and detention facilities (S. 1541), H10028• [22DE]

Federal agencies and departments: require public disclosure of FBI counter intelligence program (COINTELPRO) records and establish COINTELPRO Records Collection and COINTELPRO Records Review Board (H.R. 2998), H8792 [6DE]

Qatar: anniversary of U.S. diplomatic relations, E540• [19MY]

Rare Disease Day: designate (H. Res. 952), E190• [28FE]

Till, Emmett: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (S. 450), H9933• [21DE]

Till-Mobley, Mamie: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (S. 450), H9933• [21DE]

Votes: correction, H5806• [22JN]

——— position on missed, E435• [28AP]

Tributes

Dorham, Mary F. (Merri Dee), E464• [6MY]

Hampton, Fred, H8792 [6DE]

Juliano, Bob, E653• [22JN]

Maxwell, Beulah, E167• [22FE]

Spann, Pervis, E291• [24MR]

Woodtor, Patrick and Dee, E872• [23AU]