SCHNEIDER, BRADLEY S. (a Representative from Illinois)
Amendments
Corps of Engineers: improve rivers and harbors and provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources (H.R. 3080), H6744 [23OC]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1960), H3586 [13JN]
Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements of the intelligence community to share cyber threat intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (H.R. 624), H2101 [17AP]
Appointments
NATO Parliamentary Assembly, H1645 [20MR]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Agriculture: reform sugar price support program (see H.R. 693), H1993 [12AP]
American Education Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 414), H7110 [14NO]
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see H.R. 139), H2913 [22MY]
Armed Forces: award Congressional Gold Medal to the 65th Infantry Regiment known as the Borinqueneers (see H.R. 1726), H5655 [18SE]
——— extend duration of Physical Disability Board of Review and expand authority of such Board to review the separation of members on the basis of a mental condition not amounting to disability (see H.R. 975), H3216 [5JN]
Best Buddies International, Inc.: provide assistance to support expansion and development of mentoring programs (see H.R. 1008), H1319 [6MR]
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. 1630), H5834 [25SE]
Budget: exempt the Crime Victims Fund from sequestration (see H.R. 2238), H3592 [13JN]
Business and industry: promote industry growth and competitiveness and improve worker training, retention, and advancement (see H.R. 919), H5513 [11SE]
C.W. Bill Young Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Bay Pines, FL: designate (see H.R. 3302), H6674 [22OC]
Captain Herbert Johnson Memorial Post Office Building, Chicago, IL: designate (see H.R. 3085), H5546 [12SE]
Chicago Blackhawks (hockey team): tribute (see H. Res. 299), H4483 [11JY]
Civil rights: award a Congressional Gold Medal to Addie Mae Collins, Denise McNair, Carole Robertson, and Cynthia Wesley honoring the 50th anniversary of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church bombing (see H.R. 360), H550 [14FE]
——— improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 377), H279 [23JA]
——— prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity (see H.R. 1755), H2351 [25AP]
Colleges and universities: support community college and industry partnerships (see H.R. 2560), H8127 [19DE]
Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 231), H6958 [30OC]
Corps of Engineers: establish the Great Lakes Navigation System (see H.R. 2273), H5767 [19SE]
Crime: prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see H.R. 366), H5348 [1AU]
Cyprus: support end of division (see H. Res. 308), H5263 [31JY]
Defense of Marriage Act: repeal and ensure respect for State regulation of marriage (see H.R. 2523), H4078 [26JN]
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. 1563), H5262 [31JY]
Dept. of Defense: review discharge characterizations of former members of the Armed Forces discharged for sexual orientation (see H.R. 2839), H5088 [25JY]
Dept. of Education: 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. 1763), H8126 [19DE]
——— extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (see H.R. 1595), H2913 [22MY]
——— strengthen student achievement and graduation rates, and prepare young people for college, careers, and citizenship through innovative partnerships (see H.R. 2237), H8127 [19DE]
Dept. of HHS: 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. 1339), H5767 [19SE]
——— provide preferences for certain services, designate an Administration on Aging individual responsible for support, and provide transportation services for holocaust survivors (see H.R. 2064), H2838 [21MY]
Dept. of Homeland Security: modify requirements for the visa waiver program (see H.R. 490), H342 [4FE]
Dept. of Labor: provide grants to States for on-the-job training programs for adults in economically disadvantaged areas (see H.R. 3524), H7187 [18NO]
Dept. of State: enhance security for facilities and personnel at U.S. diplomatic and consular posts abroad (see H.R. 2723), H4724 [18JY]
Dept. of the Treasury: extend the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program (see H.R. 2146), H5051 [24JY]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: 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. 32), H5174 [30JY]
Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: establish a specific timeline to achieve integrated electronic health records (see H.R. 2590), H4485 [11JY]
Discrimination: condemn discrimination, hate crimes, racism, bigotry, bullying and brutal violence perpetrated against Sikh-Americans, and all acts of vandalism against Sikh Gurdwaras in the U.S. (see H. Res. 328), H5399 [2AU]
Education: improve early learning opportunities for prekindergarten children (see H.R. 3461), H8127 [19DE]
Employment: allow that certain Federal job training and career education programs give priority to programs that lead to recognized postsecondary credentials (see H.R. 497), H370 [5FE]
FDA: exempt certain user fees from budget sequestration (see H.R. 2725), H5263 [31JY]
——— strengthen and secure the pharmaceutical distribution supply chain to protect consumers from counterfeit pharmaceuticals (see H.R. 1919), H2567 [9MY]
Federal agencies and departments: promote strategic sourcing principles (see H.R. 2694), H4599 [17JY]
Federal employees: provide certain benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 3135), H5765 [19SE]
Federal firefighters: provide that hours worked by Federal firefighters under a qualified trade-of-time arrangement shall be excluded for overtime pay (see H.R. 1141), H2570 [9MY]
FEMA: delay increases in flood insurance premium rates under the National Flood Insurance Program until completion of affordability study, provide certain reimbursements, and accurately determine flood risk (see H.R. 3370), H7508 [4DE]
Financial institutions: revise certain regulations governing financial assistance for swaps entities (see H.R. 992), H2535 [8MY]
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. 1565), H2400 [30AP]
——— prevent gun trafficking (see H.R. 452), H660 [26FE]
Foreign aid: prohibit application of restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations based on provision of certain health services (see H.R. 2738), H4724 [18JY]
Health: create a patient-centered quality of care initiative for seriously ill patients (see H.R. 1666), H7688 [11DE]
——— promote development of meaningful treatments for patients (see H.R. 3116), H6957 [30OC]
——— support rare pituitary disease awareness (see H. Con. Res. 31), H2026 [15AP]
Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 1518), H2605 [14MY]
Immigration: reform (see H.R. 15), H6173 [2OC]
Iran: condemn persecution of Baha’is and continued violation of the International Covenants on Human Rights, impose sanctions for such violations, and call for release of religious prisoners (see H. Res. 109), H4215 [8JY]
——— impose additional human rights and economic and financial sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons (see H.R. 850), H700 [27FE]
Iraq: condemn attack on Iranian dissidents at Camp Hurriya, call for resettlement of camp residents, allow outside assessment of the camp, and return residents to Camp Ashraf to improve protection (see H. Res. 89), H2656 [15MY]
Israel: amend requirements relative to assessment of qualitative military edge over military threats (see H.R. 1992), H2653 [15MY]
——— authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome anti-missile defense system (see H.R. 1130), H1861 [9AP]
——— authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome anti-rocket defense system and authorize cooperation on the David’s Sling, Arrow, and Arrow 3 anti-missile defense systems (see H.R. 2717), H4858 [22JY]
——— include in the visa waiver program (see H.R. 300), H170 [15JA]
——— independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 30), H1909 [10AP]
——— strengthen strategic alliance with the U.S. (see H.R. 938), H1360 [12MR]
James R. Burgess Jr., Post Office Building, Champaign, IL: designate (see H.R. 1707), H2297 [24AP]
Jerry F. Costello Lock and Dam, Modoc, IL: designate (see H.R. 3678), H7607 [9DE]
Jordan: recognize long-term partnership and friendship with the U.S. and commend response to Syrian humanitarian crisis by hosting refugees fleeing conflict (see H. Res. 222), H4040 [25JN]
Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of: improve enforcement of sanctions (see H.R. 1771), H2656 [15MY]
Loyola University Chicago: tribute to 1963 men’s basketball team (see H. Res. 298), H4483 [11JY]
Mandela, Nelson R.: tribute (see H. Res. 434), H7689 [11DE]
Medicare: count a period of outpatient observation in a hospital toward satisfying the 3-day inpatient hospital requirement for coverage of skilled nursing facility services (see H.R. 1179), H5589 [17SE]
——— create incentives for innovative diagnostics by improving process for determining payment rates for new tests (see H.R. 2085), H4599 [17JY]
——— exclude customary prompt pay discounts from manufacturers to wholesalers from the average sales price for drugs and biologicals (see H.R. 800), H7608 [9DE]
——— increase diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias to improve care and outcomes (see H.R. 1507), H4370 [10JY]
——— provide eligible individuals with single chronic diseases access to medication therapy management under the part D prescription drug program (see H.R. 1024), H2719 [16MY]
——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see H.R. 1070), H1958 [11AP]
Members of Congress: prohibit receipt of pay after October 1 of any fiscal year in which a concurrent budget resolution and regular appropriations bills have not been approved (see H.R. 310), H4485 [11JY]
Mother’s Day: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 1905), H5548 [12SE]
National Park Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 627), H2396 [26AP]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: ensure that individuals who attempted to, or who are enrolled in, qualified health plans offered through an exchange have continuity of coverage (see H.R. 3745), H8127 [19DE]
Peace Corps Commemorative Foundation: authorize establishment of a commemorative work in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 915), H6012 [28SE]
Peres, Shimon: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2939), H5408 [6SE]
Postal Service: ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 30), H629 [25FE]
——— provide for the computation of normal-cost percentage for postal employees as a separate and distinct class and the disposition of certain excess retirement contributions (see H.R. 961), H2575 [13MY]
——— recalculate and restore retirement annuity obligations, eliminate Retiree Health Benefits Fund prefunding requirement, restrict closure of facilities, create innovation incentives, and maintain level of service (see H.R. 630), H2719 [16MY]
SBA: extend availability of low-interest mortgage refinancing under the local development business loan program (see H.R. 1240), H6643 [16OC]
——— increase limitations on leverage for multiple licenses under common control (see H.R. 1106), H1861 [9AP]
Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see H.R. 1199), H1959 [11AP]
——— end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools (see H.R. 1652), H2158 [18AP]
Senior citizens: establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security and Medicare benefits (see H.R. 1030), H4214 [8JY]
Social Security: repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 1795), H2959 [23MY]
——— treat permanent partnerships between individuals of the same gender as marriage for purposes of determining entitlement to Federal old-age, survivors, and disability insurance benefits (see H.R. 3050), H5398 [2AU]
Special Olympics Sport and Empowerment Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1008), H1319 [6MR]
Sudan: develop strategy to end human rights violations, create incentives for governments and persons to end support, and reinvigorate peace efforts (see H.R. 1692), H4858 [22JY]
Taxation: allow credits for establishment of franchises with veterans (see H.R. 3725), H8107 [12DE]
——— allow seniors with Social Security and pension income to file income tax form 1040SR without regard to amount of interest or taxable income (see H.R. 38), H5089 [25JY]
——— establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 647), H2839 [21MY]
——— extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 721), H7608 [9DE]
——— extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 2994), H7628 [10DE]
——— provide a tax incentive for installation and maintenance of mechanical insulation property (see H.R. 184), H6998 [12NO]
——— provide an additional religious exemption from the individual health coverage mandate (see H.R. 1814), H7357 [21NO]
——— repeal excise tax on medical devices (see H.R. 523), H410 [6FE]
Telephones: restrict any State or local jurisdiction from imposing a new discriminatory tax on cell phone services, providers, or property (see H.R. 2309), H5589 [17SE]
Transportation Security Administration: provide expedited air passenger screening to severely injured or disabled Armed Forces members and veterans (see H.R. 1344), H2804 [20MY]
Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 11), H221 [22JA]
Voting: modernize voter registration, promote access to voting for disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see H.R. 12), H4485 [11JY]
Wildlife: establish improved regulatory process for injurious wildlife to prevent introduction and establishment in the U.S. of nonnative wildlife and wild animal pathogens and parasites (see H.R. 996), H6676 [22OC]
World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 755), H3929 [19JN]
——— award Congressional Gold Medal to the First Special Service Force (see H.R. 324), H1720 [20MR]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Dept. of Labor: authorize a national grant program for on-the-job training (see H.R. 3617), H7354 [21NO]
Taxation: jointly address corporate and pass-through entity tax reform in a fiscally responsible manner and reduce rate differences between such entities while maintaining adequate forms of organization for businesses (see H. Res. 359), H5833 [25SE]
Constitutional authority statements
Dept. of Labor: authorize a national grant program for on-the-job training (H.R. 3617), H7356 [21NO]
Motions
Dept. of the Interior: reform and enhance Outer Continental Shelf energy leasing programs, provide equitable revenue sharing for coastal States, and reorganize the Minerals Management Service (H.R. 2231), H4158 [28JN]
Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2609), H4365 [10JY]
Federal Helium Reserve: complete privatization in a competitive market fashion that ensures stability in the helium markets while protecting taxpayer interests (H.R. 527), H2375 [26AP]
Remarks
Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children (H.R. 1797), consideration (H. Res. 266), H3714 [18JN]
Aga Khan Foundation: tribute to Chicago, IL, Partnership Golf Outing, E879• [14JN]
Agriculture: reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 2642), call on conferees to restore Dept. of Agriculture authority to manage sugar supplies throughout the year (H. Res. 378), H6525 [11OC]
——— reform sugar price support program, H6525 [11OC]
Budget: repeal and replace current fiscal year sequestration (H.R. 699), H651 [26FE]
Bufano, Kathryn: Housewares Charity Foundation Lifetime Humanitarian Award recipient, E295• [14MR]
Bufflo Grove, IL: Twin Groves Middle School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1797• [5DE]
Cancer Survivor Beauty and Support Day: observance, E612• [7MY]
Chicago, IL: tribute to Rotary Club of North Chicago Humanitarian Patriot Award recipients, E744• [23MY]
Corps of Engineers: flood protection funding, H4365 [10JY]
——— improve rivers and harbors and provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources (H.R. 3080), consideration (H. Res. 385), H6702 [23OC]
Deerfield, IL: anniversary of Deerfield-Bannockburn Fire Protection District, E1471• [10OC]
——— reopening of Deerfield Public Library, E925• [20JN]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1960), H3639 [14JN]
——— require analysis of efficacy of Iran sanctions, H3639 [14JN]
——— urge the President to utilize diplomatic means to limit transfer of arms from Russia, Lebanon, and Iran to Syria, H3639 [14JN]
Dept. of Education: support State and local accountability for public education, inform parents of their schools’ performance, and support Impact Aid and homeless student services (H.R. 5), H4804 [19JY]
Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2217), H3178 [5JN]
Dept. of the Interior: prohibit drilling for oil or gas beneath the Great Lakes and ensure that each new oil and gas drilling lease issued uses materials made in the U.S., H4158 [28JN]
——— reform and enhance Outer Continental Shelf energy leasing programs, provide equitable revenue sharing for coastal States, and reorganize the Minerals Management Service (H.R. 2231), motion to recommit, H4158 [28JN]
Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2216), H3076 [4JN]
Ecology and environment: address harmful algae blooms, H4365 [10JY]
Economy: impact of budget sequestration, H651 [26FE]
Employment: allow that certain Federal job training and career education programs give priority to programs that lead to recognized postsecondary credentials (H.R. 497), H1923 [11AP]
——— importance of manufacturing jobs and Make It in America agenda, H1923 [11AP]
Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2609), motion to recommit, H4365 [10JY]
Federal Helium Reserve: complete privatization in a competitive market fashion that ensures stability in the helium markets while protecting taxpayer interests (H.R. 527), motion to recommit, H2375 [26AP]
——— prohibit export of helium to any hostile nation that seeks nuclear weapons or missile technology, H2375 [26AP]
Financial institutions: revise certain regulations governing financial assistance for swaps entities (H.R. 992), H6924 [30OC]
Firearms: gun control, H439 [12FE]
Glencoe, IL: tribute to Chicago Botanic Garden new attendance record, E1253• [9SE]
Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H6240 [4OC]
Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction: ensure compliance by certain countries and establish procedures for prompt return of children abducted to other countries (H.R. 3212), H7647 [11DE]
Highland Park, IL: Elm Place Middle School Illinois Future Problem Solvers Bowl winner, H2449 [7MY]
Iran: impose additional human rights and economic and financial sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons (H.R. 850), H5238 [31JY]
——— oppose development of nuclear weapons and possession of enrichment and reprocessing capabilities and provide relief from sanctions only upon complete abandonment of nuclear weapons program, H7380 [2DE]
——— oppose interim agreement allowing possession of nuclear enrichment and reprocessing capabilities and enhancement of nuclear technical capabilities, H7378, H7379, H7380, H7381, H7382, H7383 [2DE]
Israel: amend requirements relative to assessment of qualitative military edge over military threats (H.R. 1992), H7651, H7653 [11DE]
——— independence anniversary, H2022 [15AP]
——— nonmilitary energy cooperation assistance funding, H4365 [10JY]
——— U.S. policy relative to threat posed by a nuclear capable Iran, H7381, H7382, H7383 [2DE]
Jaffee, Keith: Housewares Charity Foundation Humanitarian of the Year Award recipient, E295• [14MR]
Jelly Belly Candy Co.: anniversary of North Chicago, IL, plant, E1451• [8OC]
Jewish B2B Networking (organization): tribute, E1181• [1AU]
Korean American Community Services (organization): anniversary, E883• [17JN]
McInroy, Ronald D.: Northeastern Illinois Federation of Labor Person of the Year award recipient, E1476• [10OC]
National security: clarify that independent contractors are eligible for security clearances for purposes of employment to handle cyber threat intelligence and cyber threat information, H2101 [17AP]
Northbrook, IL: Greenbriar Elementary School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1869• [12DE]
Northeastern Illinois Federation of Labor: tribute, E1476• [10OC]
Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements of the intelligence community to share cyber threat intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (H.R. 624), H2101 [17AP]
PADS Lake County, Inc.: tribute to opening of new Family Center, E1480• [10OC]
Round Lake, IL: tribute to American Legion Post 1170, E1758• [2DE]
——— tribute to renovation of American Legion Post 1170, H7314 [21NO]
Round Lake Park, IL: tribute to Mano a Mano Family Resource Center, E421• [11AP]
Skokie, IL: tribute to Illinois Museum & Education Center Humanitarian Awards recipients, E247• [6MR]
Small Business Advocacy Council: tribute, E1182• [1AU]
Sysmex America, Inc.: tribute, E1133• [25JY]
United Parcel Service of America, Inc.: anniversary, E1406• [30SE]
——— tribute to Northbrook, IL, Circle of Honor drivers, E1406• [30SE]
Waukegan, IL: tribute to Youth Conservation Corps charity golf outing, E855• [14JN]
——— Waukegan Public Library recipient of Institute of Museum and Library Services National Medal for Museum and Library Service, E654• [14MY]
Tributes
Abdalla, Loren D. (Duke), E319• [18MR]
Dobkin, Larry, E242• [5MR]
Paget, Barbara, E612• [7MY]
Slater, John D., Sr., E1747• [21NO]
Stevenson, Wade A., E769• [3JN]