TAUZIN, W.J. (BILLY) (a Representative from Louisiana)

Amendments offered by, to

Appropriations: line-item veto (H.R. 2), H1157 [2FE], H1238 [6FE]

Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1361), H4593 [9MY]

Real property: compensation to owners of private property relative to regulatory restrictions (H.R. 925), H2394 [28FE], H2504 [2MR]

Securities: reform Federal litigation procedures (H.R. 1058), H2840 [8MR]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 1058, Securities Litigation Reform Act, H10690 [24OC]

———H.R. 2491, reconciliation of the concurrent budget resolution, H11422 [30OC]

Articles and editorials

Long-Distance Carriers in a Quandary on Discount Plans, There's No Answer From Many Customers, Mike Mills, Washington (DC) Post, E1699 [11AU]

National Dividend Plan—It's Time, John H. Perry, Jr., E179 [26JA]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Gulf of Mexico: production of oil and gas resources (see H.R. 2106), H7699 [25JY]

Natural gas: enhance safety, training, research, and development in the propane gas industry (see H.R. 1514), H4432 [7AP]

Real property: private property owner rights (see H.R. 790), H1051 [1FE]

Securities: reform private enforcement of Federal laws (see H.R. 681), H691 [25JA]

Surgeon General: terminate the Office of Surgeon General of the Public Health Service (see H.R. 897), H1611 [10FE]

Taxation: eliminate double tax on dividends and allocate corporate income tax revenues to qualified registered voters (see H.R. 430), H177 [9JA]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (see H.R. 1833), H6397 [27JN]

Agriculture: price supports (see H.R. 2330), H8993 [14SE]

Air pollution: reduction of work-related vehicle trips in ozone nonattainment areas (see H.R. 325), H1611 [10FE]

Appropriations: line-item veto (S. 4), application to 1996 appropriations bills (see H. Res. 212), H8536 [4AU]

Armed Forces: organization and management of reserve components (see H.R. 1646), H5071 [16MY]

Aviation: repeal increase in transportation fuels tax applicable to commercial aviation (see H.R. 752), H6397 [27JN]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: U.S. military intervention (see H. Res. 247), H11441 [30OC]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 1, 28), H161, H175 [9JA]

CERCLA: amend (see H.R. 200, 2500), H169 [9JA], H10307 [18OC]

———clarify liability for certain recycling transactions (see H.R. 820), H1207 [3FE]

Congress: constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (see H.J. Res. 106), H8308 [2AU]

———final approval of all executive branch agency promulgated regulations (see H.R. 2727), H14172 [6DE]

Crime: increase penalties for armed violent criminals (see H.R. 1488), H4430 [7AP]

Davis-Bacon Act: repeal (see H.R. 500), H2811 [7MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: display of POW/MIA flag at medical centers relative to full accounting of Vietnam-era POW/MIA (see H.R. 2013), H6830 [11JY]

Ecology and environment: financial responsibility requirements for offshore facilities (see H.R. 633), H4105 [3AP]

Economy: national objectives priority assignments (see H.R. 9), H161 [9JA]

Endangered Species Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2275), H8683 [7SE]

English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 123), H7179 [18JY]

Families and domestic relations: protect parental rights (see H.R. 1946), H6481 [28JN]

———require States to disclose the AIDS status of infants to legal guardians (see H.R. 1289), H3571 [22MR]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: amend (see H.R. 961), H4105 [3AP]

Federal-State relations: reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates (see H.R. 5), H296 [17JA]

Firearms: repeal ban on assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 125), H167 [9JA]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 79), H3416 [21MR]

Freedom of religion: constitutional amendment on protection (see H.J. Res. 127), H13730 [28NO]

FRS: defer additional increases in interest rates (see H. Res. 54), H969 [31JA]

Government regulations: moratorium on regulatory rulemaking actions (see H.R. 450), H1556 [9FE]

Graham, Billy and Ruth: award congressional gold medal (see H.R. 2657), H13273 [17NO]

Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (see H.R. 1020), H4177 [4AP]

———require one-call notification system to protect against chemical spills (see H.R. 2440), H9738 [29SE]

House of Representatives: require that certain legislation be accompanied by a statement of constitutional authority (see H. Res. 106), H2716 [6MR]

House Rules: reform gift rules (see H. Res. 264), H12127 [10NO]

Immigration: moratorium on aliens except for relatives of U.S. citizens, certain highly skilled workers, and refugees (see H.R. 373), H4915 [12MY]

———reform admission policies, treatment of criminal aliens and alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (see H.R. 1915, 2202), H6269 [22JN], H8533 [4AU]

Marine resources: reauthorization of programs (see H.R. 1175), H6656 [29JN]

Mining and mineral resources: provide tax credit for the production of oil and gas from marginal and new wells (see H.R. 577), H4105 [3AP]

Motor vehicles: average fuel economy standards for automobiles (see H.R. 2200), H10307 [18OC]

National Sea Grant College Program: reauthorization (see H.R. 1175), H6656 [29JN]

National Wildlife Refuge System: improve management (see H.R. 1675), H5366 [18MY]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: amend (see H.R. 1834), H5982 [14JN]

Patents: restore the proper term of patent protection (see H.R. 359), H11829 [7NO]

Pensions: revise effective date for cost-of-living adjustments for military retirees (see H.R. 2664), H13340 [18NO]

Petroleum: exports of certain domestically produced crude oil (see H.R. 70), H593 [24JA]

———management of royalties from Federal and Outer Continental Shelf oil and gas leases (see H.R. 1975), H6697 [30JN]

Pharmaceuticals: guarantee practice of pharmacy compounding and ensure supply of bulk drug products (see H.R. 598), H6397 [27JN]

Power resources: tax credit for fuels produced by offshore deep-water projects (see H.R. 576), H4105 [3AP]

Public Health Service: extend and clarify malpractice coverage for health centers (see H.R. 1747), H8597 [6SE]

Public utilities: permit registered holding companies to provide telecommunications services (see H.R. 912), H1688 [13FE]

Public welfare programs: reform (see H.R. 982), H2584 [2MR]

Recycling: phase out the use of mercury in batteries and remove Federal barriers to the recycling of rechargeable batteries (see H.R. 2024), H6913 [12JY]

Securities: reform Federal litigation procedures (see H.R. 1058), H2306 [27FE]

Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of 150th anniversary (see H.R. 2627), H14173 [6DE]

Social Security: medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 580), H5905 [13JN]

Surgeon General: terminate the Office of Surgeon General of the Public Health Service (see H.R. 1097), H2486 [1MR]

Taxation: church pension benefit plans (see H.R. 528), H14003 [5DE]

———encourage investment in low-income housing (see H.R. 931), H1751 [14FE]

———exemptions for health risk pools (see H.R. 539), H4873 [11MY]

———require burden of proof to be on the Dept. of the Treasury in all tax cases (see H.R. 390), H468 [20JA]

———treatment of dyed diesel fuel relative to recreational boaters (see H.R. 1821), H5904 [13JN]

———treatment of family-owned businesses relative to estate tax (see H.R. 2190), H8360 [3AU]

———treatment of geological, geophysical, and surface casing costs similar to intangible drilling and development costs (see H.R. 578), H4105 [3AP]

Telecommunications: foreign ownership of licensed facilities (see H.R. 514), H242 [13JA]

———promote competition and reduce regulation (see H.R. 1555), H4545 [3MY]

Tishomingo National Wildlife Refuge: transfer management to Oklahoma (see H.R. 1112), H2584 [2MR]

Wetlands: conservation and management (see H.R. 1330), H3878 [28MR]

Bills and resolutions relative to

Committees of the House: election to the Committees on Commerce and Resources (see H. Res. 217), H8806 [12SE]

Descriptions

Local telephone service competition, E1699 [11AU]

Remarks by, on

Alaska Power Administration: sale of hydroelectric projects (S. 395), H7581 [25JY]

———sale of hydroelectric projects (S. 395), conference report, H11871, H11873, H11876 [8NO]

———sale of hydroelectric projects (S. 395), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 256), H11860 [8NO]

Appropriations: line-item veto (H.R. 2), H1130, H1131, H1134 [2FE], H1182, H1183 [3FE], H1231, H1238, H1239, H1240 [6FE]

Budget: balance, H12170 [13NO]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 1), H654 [25JA], H701, H766 [26JA]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2491), H10791 [25OC], H11221 [26OC]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2491), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 272), H13155 [17NO]

Business and industry: exempt projections of future events or earnings from fraud liability, H2842, H2843 [8MR]

Chemicals: include additives in ammonium nitrate fertilizer to neutralize explosive properties, H5371-H5373 [22MY]

Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1361), H4587, H4593, H4595 [9MY]

———closure of small boat stations, H4587 [9MY]

———vessel inspection fees, H4593, H4595 [9MY]

Corp. for Public Broadcasting: funding, E861 [7AP]

Courts: liability of drugs or medical devices approved by the FDA, H2945 [9MR]

———product liability reform (H.R. 956), H2879, H2882, H2884 [8MR], H2919, H2945 [9MR]

Dept. of Defense: line-item veto authority, H1134 [2FE]

Dept. of Energy: Strategic Petroleum Reserve funding, H7051, H7053 [17JY]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1977), H7051, H7053 [17JY]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2099), H7945 [28JY]

Ecology and environment: standards for environmental cleanup activities, H2366 [28FE]

EPA: enforcement of certain environmental laws, H7945 [28JY]

Executive departments: compensation relative to private property impact analysis, H2544, H2545 [2MR]

———reduce Federal paperwork burden (S. 244), conference report, H4375 [6AP]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: amend (H.R. 961), H4701, H4737, H4738, H4779, H4787 [10MY], H4949, H4950, H4951 [15MY], H4982, H5002, H5003, H5004, H5006 [16MY]

Federal-State relations: exempt certain environmental laws from unfunded Federal mandates reform, H506, H507 [23JA]

———reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates (H.R. 5), H356 [19JA], H506, H507 [23JA], H872 [30JA], H951, H952 [31JA]

———reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates (S. 1), conference report, H3308 [16MR]

Fish and fishing: minimize adverse impact of fishing on fish stocks, H10226 [18OC]

———require industry use of fish-exclusion devices for the importation of fish, H10244 [18OC]

———require use of target-specific devices for commercial shrimp harvesting, H10237, H10239, H10240, H10241 [18OC]

Fishery Conservation and Management Act: reauthorizing (H.R. 39), H10226, H10237, H10239, H10240, H10241, H10244 [18OC]

Government: prohibit use of funds by Federal agencies to lobby for or against any legislative proposal, H13120 [16NO], H13683 [28NO]

———reform disclosure of lobbying activities to influence the Federal Government (H.R. 2564), H13120 [16NO], H13683 [28NO]

Government regulations: definition of an emergency for purposes of regulatory reform, H2286 [27FE]

———exempt private sector from laws and regulations not applied to Government entities, H951, H952 [31JA]

———judicial review rulemaking process, H2328 [28FE]

———reform regulatory process (H.R. 1022), H2286 [27FE], H2328, H2350, H2359, H2360, H2366 [28FE]

———reform regulatory process (H.R. 1022), motion to recommit, H2371 [28FE]

House of Representatives: legislative program, H4900 [12MY]

House Rules: replace Consent Calendar with a Corrections Calendar (H. Res. 168), H6113 [20JN]

———require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue, H766 [26JA]

Louisiana: floods, H4609, H4610 [9MY]

Medicaid: reform, H9731, H9732, H9733, H9734 [29SE], H12170 [13NO]

Medicare: funding relative to unfunded Federal mandates reform, H872 [30JA]

———reform, H9731, H9732, H9733, H9734 [29SE], H10053, H10054, H10055, H10056, H10057, H10058, H10059 [13OC], H12170 [13NO]

———reform (H.R. 2425), H10329, H10454 [19OC]

National Propane Safety Week: observance, E927 [2MY]

Natural gas: enhance safety, training, research, and development in the propane gas industry (H.R. 1514), E857 [7AP]

Nicholls State University: tribute to men's basketball team, E625 [16MR]

O'Leary, Sec. of Energy: investigation of funds used to analyze media coverage of Dept. of Energy, E2157 [10NO]

Petroleum: export of Alaska North Slope crude oil (H.R. 70), H7492 [24JY]

———export of Alaska North Slope crude oil (S. 395), H7581 [25JY]

———export of Alaska North Slope crude oil (S. 395), conference report, H11871, H11873, H11876 [8NO]

———export of Alaska North Slope crude oil (S. 395), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 256), H11860 [8NO]

———production of oil and gas resources in the Gulf of Mexico, H11871, H11873, H11876 [8NO]

Real property: compensation to owners of private property relative to regulatory restrictions (H.R. 925), H2472 [1MR], H2494, H2496, H2504, H2505, H2506, H2508, H2510, H2511, H2512, H2513, H2514, H2515, H2516, H2518, H2519, H2520, H2522, H2523, H2524, H2525, H2526, H2527, H2530, H2544, H2545, H2550, H2551, H2553, H2558, H2560, H2566 [2MR], H2592, H2593, H2594, H2595, H2596, H2597, H2599, H2601, H2602 [3MR]

———compensation to owners of private property relative to regulatory restrictions (H.R. 925), consideration (H. Res. 101), H2467 [1MR]

———treatment of private property relative to regulatory restrictions, H4610, H4613, H4614, H4615, H4616 [9MY]

RICO: reform relative to securities litigation, H2775 [7MR]

Securities: payment of legal expenses by losing party in lawsuits deemed to be frivolous, H2853, H2854, H2855, H2857 [8MR]

———reform Federal litigation procedures (H.R. 1058), H2761, H2775 [7MR], H2821, H2822, H2823, H2825, H2832, H2837, H2838, H2842, H2843, H2847, H2851, H2853, H2854, H2855, H2857 [8MR]

———reform Federal litigation procedures (H.R. 1058), conference report, H14049 [6DE]

———reform Federal litigation procedures (H.R. 1058), consideration (H. Res. 105), H2757 [7MR]

———reform Federal litigation procedures (H.R. 1058), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 290), H14032 [6DE]

———reform Federal litigation procedures (H.R. 1058), motion to recommit, H2862 [8MR]

———reform Federal litigation procedures (H.R. 1058), veto, H15214, H15217 [20DE]

———State and local government time limitations for filing of fraud lawsuits, H2832, H2837, H2838 [8MR]

Ships and vessels: revitalize U.S.-flag merchant marine (H.R. 1350), H14075 [6DE]

Taxation: eliminate double tax on dividends and allocate corporate income tax revenues to qualified registered voters (H.R. 430), E179 [26JA]

———rates, H10791 [25OC]

Telecommunications: promote competition and deregulation of Bell Telephone Cos.' entrance into long distance telephone service, H8457, H8466 [4AU]

———promote competition and reduce regulation (H.R. 1555), H8294 [2AU], H8457, H8466, H8473, H8488 [4AU], E1699 [11AU]

Television: establish violent program ratings system, require new televisions to allow blocking of certain programming, and limit exposure of children to violent programming, H8488 [4AU]

Water: regard certain municipal treatment facilities as the equivalent of secondary treatment (H.R. 1943), H7570 [25JY]

Water pollution: industrial discharge standards, H4779 [10MY]

———State nonpoint source management in coastal zones, H4787 [10MY]

Wetlands: restoration and conservation programs, H4949, H4950, H4951 [15MY], H4982 [16MY]

Remarks in House relative to

Committees of the House: election to the Committees on Commerce and Resources (see H. Res. 217), H8733 [12SE]

Leave of absence: granted, H7010 [13JY]

Special order: granted, H10483 [19OC], H12188 [13NO]

Resignations

Committee on Commerce (House), H8733 [12SE]

Committee on Resources (House), H8733 [12SE]

Schedules

Committee on Agriculture (House): Subcommittee on Resource Conservation, Research and Forestry: private property rights, D199 [15FE]

Committee on Commerce (House): Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Finance: reform of private securities litigation, D176 [10FE]

Committee on Rules (House): Dept. of the Interior and related agencies appropriations, D836 [11JY]

———Private Property Protection Act, D259 [28FE]

Committee on Ways and Means (House): Federal income tax replacement, D707 [8JN]

Texts of

H. Res. 217, election of Representative Tauzin to the Committees on Commerce and Resources, H8733 [12SE]

Tributes

Mark, William B., E2037 [26OC]