BAKER, RICHARD H. (a Representative from Louisiana)

Appointments

Conferee: S. 1260, U.S. Housing Act, H4753 [9MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Courts: appointment of an additional Federal judge for the middle district of Louisiana (see H.R. 3046), H1985 [7MR]

Dept. of HUD: terminate the property disposition program providing single-family properties for use for the homeless (see H.R. 4085), H10524 [17SE]

Federal Home Loan Bank System: reform and modernize (see H.R. 3167), H2949 [27MR]

Financial institutions: provide investment opportunities for small bank holding companies (see H.R. 2981), H1507 [28FE]

Money: use of tactile currency for the blind and visually impaired (see H. Res. 385), H2316 [14MR]

National forests: authorize and extend certain activities of the National Forest Foundation (see H.R. 4171), H11229 [25SE]

Tariff: 2,2-dichlorophenylacetic acid ethyl ester (DCPAE) (see H.R. 3025), H1774 [6MR]

U.S. Civil War Center, Baton Rouge, LA: designate (see H.J. Res. 179), H5288 [16MY]

Veterans: payment of dependency and indemnity compensation to certain former spouses of veterans dying from service-connected disabilities (see H.R. 3542), H5646 [29MY]

Watson, Alayne M.: relief (see H.R. 3552), H5647 [29MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Budget: reform process (see H.R. 4285), H12173 [28SE]

Burma: impose sanctions (see H.R. 2892), H3171 [28MR]

Business and industry: ensure competitiveness of textile and apparel industry (see H.R. 3654), H7533 [12JY]

———ensure congressional approval of compliance costs relative to Government regulations (see H.R. 3277), H6532 [19JN]

Children and youth: establish community-based youth development block grant program (see H.R. 2807), H914 [25JA]

———prohibit sale of personal information without parental consent (see H.R. 3508), H7658 [16JY]

China, Republic of: tribute on the occasion of first Presidential election (see H. Con. Res. 154), H3650 [18AP]

———U.S. policy on regional stability and defense (see H. Con. Res. 148), H2467 [19MR]

Civil liberties: placement of religious symbols in public places (see H.R. 2669), H4902 [10MY]

Civil rights: affirmative action policies (see H.R. 2128), H774 [23JA]

Computers: use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (see H.R. 3011), H12175 [28SE]

Congress: constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (see H.J. Res. 159), H1225 [1FE]

———constitutional duties (see H. Res. 431), H4902 [10MY]

———final approval of all executive branch agency promulgated regulations (see H.R. 2727), H1226 [1FE]

———specify source of constitutional authority for the enactment of legislation (see H.R. 2270), H4800 [9MY]

Consumers: require additional disclosures of the terms of rental-purchase agreements (see H.R. 2820), H3387 [15AP]

Contracts: minimize unfair competition between Federal Prison Industries and private firms (see H.R. 3745), H7106 [27JN]

Correctional institutions: use of Federal prison labor by nonprofit entities (see H.R. 3776), H7260 [10JY]

Courts: limit authority of judicial remedies to force State and local governments to assess, levy, or collect taxes (see H.R. 3100), H7260 [10JY]

Crime: increase penalties relative to crimes against senior citizens and children (see H.R. 2974), H1775 [6MR]

———penalties for fraud and related activity involving work authorization documents relative to Social Security cards (see H.R. 3724), H10041 [4SE]

———penalties relative to distribution of controlled substances with the intent to facilitate a rape or sexual battery (see H.R. 3341, 3905), H6509 [18JN], H8557 [25JY]

———penalties relative to drug-facilitated crimes involving violence or sexual assault (see H.R. 4137), H11047 [24SE]

———prosecution of violent, repeat, juvenile offenders (see H.R. 3565), H10040 [4SE]

———require opening of campus security crime logs at institutions of higher education (see H. Res. 470), H10108 [5SE]

———require States to address the problem of violent crimes committed by repeat offenders (see H. Con. Res. 105), H3581 [17AP]

Deepwater Port Act: amend (see H.R. 2940), H1224 [1FE]

Dept. of Agriculture: conduct census of agriculture (see H.R. 3665), H6508 [18JN]

Dept. of Defense: assist the procurement of law enforcement equipment for counterdrug activities by State and local governments (see H.R. 2931), H5173 [15MY]

———restore missing person status to certain civilian and contractor employees (see H.R. 4000), H9923 [2AU]

Diseases: issue special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 3401), H10040 [4SE]

Education: exempt certain lenders from audit requirements of student loan programs (see H.R. 3002), H10174 [10SE]

———express disapproval of the National Center for History in the Schools standards for teaching U.S. and world history (see H. Res. 348), H913 [25JA]

Elections: provide candidates for Federal offices free access to interactive computer services for dissemination of campaign information (see H.R. 3700), H7533 [12JY]

Endangered species: protect private property rights relative to economic losses from critical habitat designations (see H.R. 3862), H8094 [22JY]

Fair Housing Act: amend (see H.R. 4019), H10525 [17SE]

Families and domestic relations: payment of settlements to individuals relative to child support and alimony obligations (see H.R. 3895), H10602 [18SE]

FDA: approval process and development of new drugs and biological products (see H.R. 3199), H7475 [11JY]

Federal aid programs: deny community development block grants to States that allow recovery of damages for injuries suffered in the commission of a felony (see H.R. 3736), H7106 [27JN]

Federal employees: prohibit use of credit cards (see H.R. 2968), H3731 [23AP]

Federal firefighters: hourly and overtime pay rates and pay equity with public sector firefighters (see H.R. 858), H1325 [27FE]

Federal Statistical Service: establish (see H.R. 2521), H1986 [7MR]

Financial institutions: offer negotiable order of withdrawal accounts to businesses and allow interest payments on demand deposits (see H.R. 3993), H9923 [2AU]

Floods: correct flood maps containing certain errors (see H.R. 3340), H8375 [24JY]

Food: increase access to nutritional information and increase availability of safe food products (see H.R. 3200), H9925 [2AU]

Foreign policy: sanctions against countries assisting the weapons programs of non-nuclear weapon states (see H. Res. 381), H2467 [19MR]

Foreign trade: impose sanctions on foreign persons exporting petroleum products, natural gas, or related technology to Iran (see H.R. 3107), H5288 [16MY]

Government: transfer certain surplus property to State and local governments (see H.R. 3731), H12175 [28SE]

Hazardous substances: exempt transportation by certain vehicles from Government regulations (see H.R. 3153), H3388 [15AP]

Health: allow marketing of Sensor Pad medical device to aid in breast self-examination (see H.R. 3504), H10108 [5SE]

———develop and implement research strategies to prevent birth defects (see H.R. 1010), H6532 [19JN]

———improve efforts to combat fraud and abuse in health care programs (see H.R. 3224), H4110 [25AP]

———liability of raw material and component suppliers to medical device manufacturers (see H.R. 3468), H6006 [6JN]

———prohibit interference between health care providers and their patients (see H.R. 2976), H10602 [18SE]

———regulation of pharmacists (see H.R. 3260), H3820 [24AP]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mothers and newborn infants following birth (see H.R. 3226), H10236 [11SE]

House Rules: require witnesses at committee hearings to disclose Federal grants or contracts received during current and previous fiscal years (see H. Res. 486), H12194 [30SE]

Housing: adjust mortgage loan limits (see H.R. 4063), H10385 [12SE]

———regulation of residential care facilities (see H.R. 2927), H4110 [25AP]

———State authority to set rental occupancy standards (see H.R. 3385), H4396 [1MY]

Immigration: permanent exclusion for aliens removed from the U.S. as illegal entrants or immigration violators (see H.R. 2898), H1508 [28FE]

Insurance: establish health plan standards for treatment of enrollees and health care providers (see H.R. 2400), H10602 [18SE]

Law enforcement officers: establish a bill of rights (see H.R. 878), H2123 [12MR]

———funding for the hiring of personnel who perform nonadministrative services (see H.R. 2922), H4902 [10MY]

———reduce crime control assistance to States that do not provide health benefits to officers retired by on-duty injuries (see H.R. 2912), H1252 [23FE]

Madison, James: mint coins in commemoration of 250th anniversary of birth (see H.R. 1684), H2713 [22MR]

Medicaid: screening mammography (see H.R. 777), H10108 [5SE]

Medicare: improve health services to rural areas (see H.R. 3753), H7107 [27JN]

———oral anticancer drugs (see H.R. 2489), H10108 [5SE]

———screening mammography (see H.R. 778), H10108 [5SE]

Motor vehicles: establish national requirements for the titling and registration of salvage of certain rebuilt vehicles (see H.R. 2900), H1226 [1FE]

———remove limitations on maximum driving and on-duty time of utility vehicle operators and drivers (see H.R. 3480), H6915 [26JN]

NAFTA: withdrawal (see H.R. 2651), H914 [25JA]

National cemeteries: penalties for theft and malicious vandalism (see H.R. 3901), H11527 [27SE]

National Foundation on Physical Fitness and Sports: establish (see H.R. 2209), H10040 [4SE]

National security: national missile defense system (see H.R. 3144), H4303 [30AP]

Native Americans: exempt certain adoption and child custody proceedings from coverage under the Indian Child Welfare Act (see H.R. 3275), H4801 [9MY]

Public buildings: make certain Federal facilities available to organizations for use as temporary homeless shelters (see H.R. 3496), H7108 [27JN]

Public utilities: revision of the regulatory policies governing public utility holding companies (see H.R. 3601), H6005 [6JN]

Real estate: insure and promote consumer education of home equity conversion mortgages (see H.R. 3897), H8556 [25JY]

Rental housing: prohibit Federal assistance to owners whose tenants are family members (see H.R. 3963), H10041 [4SE]

Social Security: medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 3142), H4800 [9MY]

———submit Board of Trustees report to Congress on Federal hospital insurance trust fund (see H. Con. Res. 169), H4801 [9MY]

SSI: restriction on benefits to prisoners (see H.R. 2320), H2224 [13MR]

Taxation: allow individuals to designate a percentage of their refunds to contribute to breast and prostate cancer research (see H.R. 2875), H3387 [15AP]

———allow individuals to designate percentage of their tax overpayments or to make contributions for units of the National Park System (see H.R. 2548), H2224 [13MR]

———provide incentives for investment in renewal communities (see H.R. 3467), H5287 [16MY]

———treatment of beer (see H.R. 3817), H10174 [10SE]

———treatment of military income derived from services performed during a contingency operation (see H.R. 2778), H1508 [28FE]

———treatment of production of alcohol for fuel use (see H.R. 3345), H4109 [25AP]

Truth in Lending Act: require notice of cancellation rights relative to private mortgage insurance (see H.R. 3556), H10174 [10SE]

U.N.: prohibit U.S. contributions relative to U.N. attempts at taxing or charging fees to U.S. citizens (see H.R. 2867), H1636 [29FE]

Ukraine: support democratic and sovereignty efforts and political and economic progress (see H. Con. Res. 120), H2224 [13MR]

Voting: eliminate bilingual voting requirements (see H.R. 351), H4800 [9MY]

White House Travel Office: relief of individuals terminated from employment (see H.R. 2894), H913 [25JA]

Bills and resolutions relative to

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House): election (see H. Res. 467), H6915 [26JN]

Remarks by, on

Agriculture: improve operation of certain programs (H.R. 2854), H1472 [28FE]

———price supports for sugar, H1472 [28FE]

Comptroller of the Currency: funding for regulation of national banks and their subsidiaries, H7691 [17JY]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3756), H7691 [17JY]

Federal Home Loan Bank System: reform and modernize (H.R. 3167), E470 [28MR]

Financial institutions: provide investment opportunities for small bank holding companies (H.R. 2981), E235 [28FE]

Housing: cap on rent for public and subsidized housing relative to income, H4664, H4665, H4672, H4673, H4686 [9MY]

———deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs (H.R. 2406), H4664, H4665, H4672, H4673, H4686 [9MY]

Money: use of tactile currency for the blind and visually impaired (H. Res. 385), E367 [14MR]

National forests: authorize and extend certain activities of the National Forest Foundation (H.R. 4171), E1705 [26SE]

Point of order, H4689 [9MY]

U.S. Civil War Center, Baton Rouge, LA: designate (H.J. Res. 179), E828 [16MY]

Remarks in House relative to

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House): election (H. Res. 467), H6973 [26JN]

Tributes

Senn, William, E649 [25AP]