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
National Dividend Plan—It's Time, John H. Perry, Jr., E179
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
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
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
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
Natural gas: enhance safety, training, research, and development in the propane gas industry (H.R. 1514), E857
Nicholls State University: tribute to men's basketball team, E625
O'Leary, Sec. of Energy: investigation of funds used to analyze media coverage of Dept. of Energy, E2157
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
———rates, H10791 [25OC]
Telecommunications: promote competition and deregulation of Bell Telephone Cos.' entrance into long distance telephone service, H8457
———promote competition and reduce regulation (H.R. 1555), H8294 [2AU], H8457
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
———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