U.S. Congress - Rep. Bobby Rush, Illinois (D)

Expressing the sense of Congress that as one of the world's important wetland and coastal marine ecosystems, the Niger Delta should be protect...

To prohibit brand name drug companies from compensating generic drug companies to delay the entry of a generic drug into the market, and for o...

To grant the congressional gold medal to John H. Johnson in recognition of his outstanding contributions to the United States.

To authorize a program to provide grants to nonprofit organizations that carry out child-parent visitation programs for children with incarcer...

To amend the Small Business Act to ensure that certain Federal contracts are set aside for small businesses, to enhance services to small busi...

To create and encourage the creation of jobs for youth, and for other purposes.

To establish in the Department of Commerce the Minority Business Development Program to provide qualified minority businesses with technical a...

To protect consumers by requiring reasonable security policies and procedures to protect data containing personal information, and to provide ...

To direct the Federal Trade Commission to establish rules to prohibit unfair or deceptive acts or practices related to the provision of funera...

To advance the mutual interests of the United States and Africa with respect to the promotion of trade and investment and the advancement of s...

To foster transparency about the commercial use of personal information, provide consumers with meaningful choice about the collection, use, a...

Recognizing 2011 as the Year for People of African Descent.

Recognizing the 50th anniversary of the Peace Corps and expressing support for designation of March 2011 as Peace Corps Month.

Expressing support for designation of May 2012 as Mental Health Month.

To authorize the Director of the National Science Foundation to provide grants to institutions of higher education for implementing or expandi...

Expressing the sense of the Congress that involuntary homelessness for families, women, and children in America should be eliminated.

To amend title IV of the Social Security Act to permit States to exempt single parents with children under 60 months of age from TANF particip...

Recognizing the significance of Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month in May as an important time to celebrate the significant contributions o...

To provide assistance and opportunity for the creation and support of sustainable agriculture activities in America's cities and to improve ac...

Expressing support for designation of 2012-2013 as the "Year of the Korean War Veteran" and recognizing the 60th anniversary of Korean War.

Recognizing the 64th anniversary of the independence of the State of Israel.

To establish the National Full Employment Trust Fund to create employment opportunities for the unemployed.

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the income exclusion for discharge of qualified principal residence indebtedness, to prov...

To reauthorize Federal-aid highway and highway safety construction programs, and for other purposes.

To create jobs in the United States by increasing United States exports to Africa by at least 200 percent in real dollar value within 10 years...

Expressing support for robust efforts by the United States to see Joseph Kony, the leader of the Lord's Resistance Army, and his top commander...

To direct the President of the United States to appoint a high-level United States representative or special envoy for Iran for the purpose of...

To amend the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 to provide for the trial of covered persons detained in the United States...

To increase purchasing power, strengthen economic recovery, and restore fairness in financing higher education in the United States through st...

To require the development of a comprehensive strategy to end serious human rights violations in Sudan, to create incentives for governments a...

To direct the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development to take appropriate actions to improve the nutritional q...

Recognizing the significance of Black History Month.

To count revenues from military and veteran education programs toward the limit on Federal revenues that certain proprietary institutions of h...

To commemorate the life and accomplishments of Whitney Elizabeth Houston over the past 48 years; and expressing the condolences of the House o...

To provide for Federal agencies to develop public access policies relating to research conducted by employees of that agency or from funds adm...

To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, an...

Condemning the passage of legislation that would unduly burden an American citizen's ability to vote and opposing any State election law or pr...

To limit the quantity of arsenic and lead in beverages containing fruit juice pursuant to tolerances under section 406 of the Federal Food, Dr...

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study of the Pullman Historic Site in Chicago, Illinois, and for othe...

To amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to clarify that all veterans programs are exempt from sequestration.

To award a Congressional Gold Medal in honor of the pioneers and participants of the Civil Rights movement.

To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require the disclosure of the total number of a company's domestic and foreign employees.

To amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the responsibilities of small businesses with respect to the employment and reemployment rig...

To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans.

To provide for a uniform national standard for the housing and treatment of egg-laying hens, and for other purposes.

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should work with the Government of Haiti to address gender-based v...

To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide a criminal penalty for torture committed by law enforcement officers and others acting under...

To promote long-term, sustainable rebuilding and development in Haiti, and for other purposes.

Recognizing the anniversary of the tragic earthquake in Haiti on January 12, 2010, honoring those who lost their lives, and expressing continu...

To grant the Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to the First Special Service Force, in recognition of its superior service during World W...

To require State child welfare agencies to promptly report information on missing or abducted children to law enforcement authorities, and for...

Supporting the goals and ideals of International Day for the Abolition of Slavery, recognizing the tenth anniversary of the adoption by the Un...

To provide incentives for the creation of jobs, and for other purposes.

To clarify that an authorization to use military force, a declaration of war, or any similar authority shall not authorize the detention witho...

Congratulating the students, staff, faculty, and alumni of the City Colleges of Chicago on the 100th anniversary of the institution.