HAYES, JAMES A. (a Representative from Louisiana)
Amendments offered by, to
Federal-State relations: reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates (H.R. 5), H403 [19JA], H941 [31JA]
Fishery Conservation and Management Act: reauthorizing (H.R. 39), H10243, H10244 [18OC]
Government regulations: moratorium on regulatory rulemaking actions (H.R. 450), H2144 [23FE]
———reform regulatory process (H.R. 1022), H2308 [27FE], H2356 [28FE]
Bills and resolutions introduced by
Courts: treatment of certain transportation and subsistence expenses of retired judges (see H.R. 816), H1207 [3FE]
Dept. of Labor: consultation with State officials by employers relative to compliance with occupational safety and health requirements (see H.R. 1433), H4413 [6AP]
Ecology and environment: financial responsibility requirements for offshore facilities (see H.R. 633), H537 [23JA]
Health: promote portability of health insurance by limiting discrimination in health coverage (see H.R. 439), H179 [9JA]
Mining and mineral resources: provide tax credit for the production of oil and gas from marginal and new wells (see H.R. 577), H399 [19JA]
Occupational safety and health: establish voluntary programs to protect employees from hazards (see H.R. 1824), H5904 [13JN]
Power resources: tax credit for fuels produced by offshore deep-water projects (see H.R. 576), H399 [19JA]
Taxation: earned income tax credits relative to illegal aliens and fraudulent claims (see H.R. 438), H179 [9JA]
———treatment of geological, geophysical, and surface casing costs similar to intangible drilling and development costs (see H.R. 578), H399 [19JA]
Wetlands: conservation and management (see H.R. 1330), H3878 [28MR]
Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor
Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (see H.R. 1833), H7179 [18JY]
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), H2393 [28FE]
Airlines: percentage of voting interests of air carriers required to be owned or controlled by U.S. citizens (see H.R. 951), H5471 [23MY]
Appropriations: line-item veto (see H.R. 27), H296 [17JA]
———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), H4546 [3MY]
Budget: automatic adjustments of discretionary spending limits and reduction of obligation limits (see H.R. 700), H1208 [3FE]
———constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 1, 28), H175 [9JA], H296 [17JA]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (see H.R. 2530), H10848 [25OC]
———reform process (see H.R. 2599), H11939 [8NO]
Children and youth: child labor provisions relative to loading of materials into balers and compacters (see H.R. 1114), H4032 [30MR]
Citizenship: status of children born in U.S. to parents who are not citizens or permanent resident aliens (see H.R. 1363), H4031 [30MR]
Coins: issue one dollar coin (see H.R. 534), H3733 [23MR]
———mint coins recommended by the Citizens Commemorative Coin Advisory Committee (see H.R. 1753), H7012 [13JY]
Congress: constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (see H.J. Res. 106), H8308 [2AU]
Consumers: establish a toll-free telephone number in the Dept. of Commerce to assist consumers in identifying domestically-produced merchandise (see H.R. 447), H1371 [7FE]
Crime: increase penalties for armed violent criminals (see H.R. 1488), H9363 [20SE]
Dept. of Energy: authorizing appropriations for civilian research, development, demonstration, and commercial application activities (see H.R. 1816), H5904 [13JN]
Disasters: provide for hazard mitigation, relief, and insurance against natural disasters (see H.R. 1856), H6045 [15JN]
Diseases: payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who contracted human immunodeficiency virus due to contaminated blood products (see H.R. 1023), H9738 [29SE]
Education: student loan reform (see H.R. 530), H5691 [7JN]
Endangered Species Act: determination of threatened species relative to reauthorization (see H.R. 571), H1461 [8FE]
———reauthorize (see H.R. 2275), H8683 [7SE]
EPA: authorizing appropriations for environmental research, development, and demonstration activities (see H.R. 1814), H5904 [13JN]
———State grants to finance the construction or improvement of water supply systems (see H.R. 2747), H14238 [7DE]
FAA: establish as an independent agency (see H.R. 2276), H10485 [19OC]
Families and domestic relations: require States to disclose the AIDS status of infants to legal guardians (see H.R. 1289), H3571 [22MR]
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act: amend relative to minor use of pesticides (see H.R. 1352), H5191 [17MY]
Federal Water Pollution Control Act: amend (see H.R. 961), H1849 [15FE]
Federal-State relations: reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates (see H.R. 5), H231 [11JA]
Firearms: protect and enforce the right to obtain and use firearms for security, self-defense, and other legitimate purposes (see H.R. 78), H165 [9JA]
———repeal ban on assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 125, 464), H167 [9JA], H400 [19JA]
Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 79), H4415 [6AP]
Foreign trade: expand authority for the export of drugs or medical devices (see H.R. 1300), H8309 [2AU]
Government regulations: analysis on the impact on small businesses and State and local government (see H.R. 58), H165 [9JA]
———cumulative cost/benefit accounting statement for regulatory programs (see H.R. 1636), H9671 [28SE]
———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]
Gulf of Mexico: production of oil and gas resources (see H.R. 2106), H7699 [25JY]
Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (see H.R. 1020), H4433 [7AP]
———require one-call notification system to protect against chemical spills (see H.R. 2440), H9738 [29SE]
Health: designate obstetrician-gynecologists as primary care providers for women under Federal health care regulations (see H. Res. 30), H4415 [6AP]
———include organ donation forms and information in individual income tax refund payments (see H.R. 1889), H6699 [30JN]
Health care professionals: exempt physician office laboratories from clinical laboratory requirements (see H.R. 1386), H8904 [13SE]
House of Representatives: official mail allowance (see H.R. 847), H1371 [7FE]
———return of excess amounts from official allowances to the Treasury for deficit reduction (see H.R. 26), H163 [9JA]
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]
Insurance: compliance by sellers and underwriters with State consumer protection requirements (see H.R. 1317), H3807 [24MR]
Labor: allow cooperative efforts between management and labor to improve economic competitiveness (see H.R. 743), H889 [30JA]
Medicare: chiropractic services (see H.R. 997), H10146 [17OC]
———colorectal screening (see H.R. 922), H8684 [7SE]
———screening mammography (see H.R. 958), H3808 [24MR]
Medicare and Medicaid Coverage Data Bank: repeal (see H.R. 952), H5905 [13JN]
Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (see H.J. Res. 2, 5), H593 [24JA]
Mississippi: transfer lands for Jamie L. Whitten Wilderness Area (see H.R. 2552), H10994 [26OC]
Motor vehicles: average fuel economy standards for automobiles (see H.R. 2200), H9592 [27SE]
———delay implementation of enhanced vehicle inspection and maintenance programs (see H.R. 46), H6046 [15JN]
———regulation of motorcycle helmet use (see H.R. 899), H4958 [15MY]
National Gambling Impact and Policy Commission: establish (see H.R. 497), H10994 [26OC]
National security: revitalize (see H.R. 872), H1554 [9FE]
National Wildlife Refuge System: improve management (see H.R. 1675), H5366 [18MY]
Natural gas: enhance safety, training, research, and development in the propane gas industry (see H.R. 1514), H9738 [29SE]
NIH: funding for diabetes-related research (see H.R. 1656), H8537 [4AU]
NOAA: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1815), H5904 [13JN]
Oil Pollution Act: require Federal agencies to differentiate between organic oils and petroleum-based oils (see H.R. 436), H6830 [11JY]
Oklahoma City, OK: bombing of Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building (see H. Res. 135), H4512 [2MY]
Patents: restore term (see H.R. 359), H231 [11JA]
Pesticides: definition and regulation of the minor use of pesticides (see H.R. 1627), H5191 [17MY]
Petroleum: export of Alaska North Slope crude oil (see H.R. 70), H5367 [18MY]
———management of royalties from Federal and Outer Continental Shelf oil and gas leases (see H.R. 1975), H8725 [8SE]
Pharmaceuticals: guarantee practice of pharmacy compounding and ensure supply of bulk drug products (see H.R. 598), H4512 [2MY]
Postal Service: acceptance of change-of-address orders from commercial mail receiving agencies (see H.R. 1464), H5623 [6JN]
Public welfare programs: eliminate benefits relative to probation and parole violators and fugitive felons (see H.R. 118), H231 [11JA]
———reform (see H.R. 982), H1907 [16FE]
Real property: private property owner rights (see H.R. 790), H1051 [1FE]
Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of 150th anniversary (see H.R. 2627), H13274 [17NO]
Social Security: ensure integrity of trust funds (see H.R. 491), H593 [24JA]
———maintain earnings test correlation between disability insurance benefits for the blind and retirement age benefits (see H. Con. Res. 23), H1908 [16FE]
———medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 580), H4619 [9MY]
Solid waste: exemption for recoverable materials re-used during industrial process (see H.R. 2335), H8994 [14SE]
Surplus Government property: State priority for transfer of Dept. of Defense nonlethal excess supplies (see H.R. 1259), H4336 [5AP]
Taxation: constitutional amendment on retroactive taxation (see H.J. Res. 48), H243 [13JA]
———deductibility of business meal expenses for individuals who are subject to Federal limitations on hours of service (see H.R. 1003), H2651 [3MR]
———encourage investment in low-income housing (see H.R. 931), H1751 [14FE]
———exemptions for health risk pools (see H.R. 539), H8361 [3AU]
———increase the unified estate and gift tax credit (see H.R. 62), H400 [19JA]
———individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 682), H2584 [2MR]
———modify application of passive loss limitations to timber activities (see H.R. 902), H1688 [13FE]
———require burden of proof to be on the Dept. of the Treasury in all tax cases (see H.R. 390), H468 [20JA]
———treatment of family-owned businesses relative to estate tax (see H.R. 2190), H8360 [3AU]
———treatment of individual investment accounts (see H.R. 328), H2393 [28FE]
———treatment of individuals benefiting from renouncement of citizenship and treatment of assets of naturalized citizens or residents (H.R. 1535), consideration (see H. Res. 160), H5608 [25MY]
———treatment of military income derived from services performed during a contingency operation (see H.R. 2778), H15136 [19DE]
Tishomingo National Wildlife Refuge: transfer management to Oklahoma (see H.R. 1112), H2584 [2MR]
Transportation: provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds (see H.R. 842), H2177 [23FE]
Veterans: eliminate disparity between civilian and military retiree cost-of-living adjustments (see H.R. 38), H3327 [16MR]
———ensure payment of benefits regardless of Government financial status (see H.R. 2813), H15237 [20DE]
———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 65), H5691 [7JN]
———revise effective dates for discontinuance of compensation and pension benefits (see H.R. 109), H803 [26JA]
Water pollution: standards for constructed water conveyances (see H.R. 2567), H14927 [14DE]
Wetlands: agricultural conversion of certain wetlands (see H.R. 198), H169 [9JA]
Letters
Resignation from the House of Representatives' Democratic Caucus: Representative Fazio, H14273 [12DE]
Remarks by, on
Alaska Power Administration: sale of hydroelectric projects (S. 395), H7582 [25JY]
Babbitt, Sec. of the Interior: article on property rights ownership, H809 [27JA]
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 1), H708 [26JA]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2491), H11361
CBO: analysis of legislation to determine impact of Federal mandates, H369
Courts: judicial authority in cases involving Federal regulatory rulemaking actions, H2111 [23FE]
Dept. of Commerce: abolish, E2180 [14NO]
Dept. of Labor: consultation with State officials by employers relative to compliance with occupational safety and health requirements (H.R. 1433), E829
Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2020), H7235 [19JY]
Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2099), H7941 [28JY]
District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 2546), H11652 [1NO]
———revoke National Education Association exemption from property taxes, H11652 [1NO]
EPA: enforcement of certain environmental laws, H7941 [28JY]
Federal Water Pollution Control Act: amend (H.R. 961), H4707, H4756 [10MY], H4880, H4888, H4889 [12MY], H4953, H4954, H4955 [15MY], H4984, H4989 [16MY], E380
Federal-State relations: Federal agency preparation of analysis on industry job losses relative to unfunded Federal mandates, H941, H942 [31JA]
———reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates (H.R. 5), H347, H369
Fish and fishing: require industry use of fish-exclusion devices for the importation of fish, H10243, H10244 [18OC]
Fishery Conservation and Management Act: reauthorizing (H.R. 39), H10243, H10244 [18OC]
Government regulations: analysis on the impact on small businesses and State and local government (H.R. 58), E285 [7FE]
———moratorium on regulatory rulemaking actions (H.R. 450), H2111, H2144, H2145, H2146 [23FE], H2206
———moratorium on regulatory rulemaking actions designating endangered species or critical habitat, H2206
———reform regulatory process (H.R. 1022), H2356, H2362 [28FE], E525
Hunting and trapping: exempt recreational and subsistence activities from moratorium on regulatory rulemaking actions, H2144, H2145, H2146 [23FE]
ICC: eliminate and reform certain transportation regulations (H.R. 2539), H12260
National Sea Grant College Program: reauthorization, H9811
National security: revitalize (H.R. 7), H1877 [16FE]
NATO: mandatory military and foreign aid programs in Eastern European countries, H1877 [16FE]
Occupational safety and health: establish voluntary programs to protect employees from hazards (H.R. 1824), E1238
Petroleum: export of Alaska North Slope crude oil (S. 395), H7582 [25JY]
Public debt: ceiling (H.R. 2586), E2180
Real property: compensation to owners of private property relative to regulatory restrictions (H.R. 925), H2525 [2MR]
Science: authorizing appropriations for Federal civilian science activities (H.R. 2405), H9811
Sewage disposal: funding for State sewage treatment plant construction, H4880 [12MY]
Taxation: treatment of individuals benefiting from renouncement of citizenship, H7235 [19JY]
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: opening of migratory bird hunting season relative to moratorium on regulatory rulemaking actions, E525
University of Maryland: tribute to men's basketball team, H1437 [8FE]
Water pollution: clean water standards, H2356 [28FE]
Wetlands: restoration and conservation programs, H4953, H4954, H4955 [15MY], H4984, H4989 [16MY]
Remarks in House relative to
Special order: granted, H1906 [16FE]
Resignations
Committee on Science (House), H14273 [12DE]
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H14273 [12DE]
Schedules
Committee on Rules (House): Federal Water Pollution Control Act amendments, D569 [9MY]