HAYES, JAMES A. (a Representative from Louisiana)

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Courts: constitutional amendment to provide that Federal judges be reconfirmed by the Senate every 6 years (see H.J. Res. 160), H1245 [16FE]

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

Public welfare programs: reform (see H.R. 2915), H1138 [31JA]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Abortion: prevent governmental discrimination against health care providers who refuse to perform or provide training in performing abortions (see H.R. 1932), H2665 [21MR]

Agriculture: increase emphasis on and disseminate results of agricultural research projects relative to precision agriculture (see H.R. 3795), H11230 [25SE]

Armed Forces: permit certain beneficiaries to enroll in the Federal Employees Health Program (see H.R. 3012), H5173 [15MY]

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

———require President's budget submission to Congress include a balanced budget plan (see H.R. 3379), H4503 [7MY]

CERCLA: clarify liability for certain recycling transactions (see H.R. 820), H7533 [12JY]

Commission on Retirement Income Policy: establish (see H.R. 3077), H11396 [26SE]

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

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), H9925 [2AU]

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

Crime: treatment of Federal prisoners (see H.R. 3206), H3230 [29MR]

Death and dying: prohibit Federal funding for assisted suicide, euthanasia, or mercy killing (see H.R. 4149), H11047 [24SE]

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

Diseases: research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 3514), H6286 [12JN]

Endangered species: protect private property rights relative to economic losses from critical habitat designations (see H.R. 3862), H8375 [24JY]

Executive Office of the President: applicability of certain laws (see H.R. 3452), H5052 [14MY]

FDA: approval process and development of new drugs and biological products (see H.R. 3199), H4303 [30AP]

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]

Firearms: restore second amendment constitutional rights (see H.R. 2470), H8375 [24JY]

Hazardous substances: exempt transportation by certain vehicles from Government regulations (see H.R. 3153), H2713 [22MR]

Health: application of antitrust laws to health care providers networks (see H.R. 2925), H2123 [12MR]

———regulation of pharmacists (see H.R. 3260), H7108 [27JN]

Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans (see H.R. 2011), H1986 [7MR]

———establish health plan standards for treatment of enrollees and health care providers (see H.R. 2400), H2123 [12MR]

Madison, James: mint coins in commemoration of 250th anniversary of birth (see H.R. 1684), H914 [25JA]

Marriage: define and protect institution (see H.R. 3396), H6286 [12JN]

Medicare: coverage of blood-testing strips for individuals with diabetes (see H.R. 1074), H5380 [21MY]

———diabetes outpatient self-management training services (see H.R. 1073), H5380 [21MY]

Members of Congress: deny Federal retirement annuities to Members convicted of felonies (see H.R. 3447, 4011), H5570 [23MY], H9924 [2AU]

Metric system: conversion requirements (see H.R. 2779), H1139 [31JA]

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

Motor vehicles: remove limitations on maximum driving and on-duty time of utility vehicle operators and drivers (see H.R. 3480), H5570 [23MY]

NAFTA: withdrawal (see H.R. 2651), H1508 [28FE]

National Environmental Education Act: extend programs (see H.R. 3645), H10602 [18SE]

National security: national missile defense system (see H.R. 3144), H4902 [10MY]

NIH: expand programs to research osteoporosis and related bone diseases (see H.R. 3331), H4109 [25AP]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: amend (see H.R. 3234), H3386 [15AP]

Pensions: revise effective date for cost-of-living adjustments for military retirees (see H.R. 2664), H1241 [13FE]

Pesticides: definition and regulation of the minor use of pesticides (H.R. 1627), consideration (see H. Res. 443), H5647 [29MY]

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

Roosevelt, Theodore: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 2285), H4303 [30AP]

Small business: reform regulatory process (see H.R. 3798), H7474 [11JY]

Social Security: medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 3142), H2950 [27MR]

———payment of benefits relative to the debt limit extension (see H.R. 2924), H1223 [1FE]

———submit Board of Trustees report to Congress on Federal hospital insurance trust fund (see H. Con. Res. 169), H4397 [1MY]

SSI: restriction on benefits to prisoners (see H.R. 2320), H1636 [29FE]

States: clarify rights to set base period used to determine eligibility for unemployment compensation (see H.R. 3786), H11527 [27SE]

Tariff: certain silver and gold bars (see H.R. 3615), H6183 [11JN]

Taxation: credit for rehabilitating historic homes or purchasing newly rehabilitated historic homes for use as principal residence (see H.R. 1662), H4646 [8MY]

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

———standards for determining employment status of independent contractors (see H.R. 1972), H2316 [14MR]

———treatment of certain accounts involved in the acquisition of gold, silver, platinum, or palladium bullion (see H.R. 3047), H6415 [13JN]

———treatment of distilled spirits (see H.R. 2333), H1775 [6MR]

———treatment of District of Columbia residents (see H.R. 3244), H8598 [26JY]

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

Veterans: retroactive determination of military disability benefits eligibility (see H.R. 973), H3730 [23AP]

Washington, George: mint coins in commemoration of 200th anniversary of death (see H.R. 2026), H4503 [7MY]

Bills and resolutions relative to

Committee on Ways and Means (House): election (see H. Res. 343, 397), H913 [25JA], H3231 [29MR]

Remarks by, on

Appropriations: making continuing (H.R. 3019), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 415), H4051 [25AP]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), H7806 [18JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), conference report, H9413 [31JY]

Deepwater Port Act: amend (H.R. 2940), H10542, H10543 [18SE], E153 [5FE]

Dept. of the Interior: allow State employees to perform certain work during a Federal Government shutdown, H3773 [24AP]

EPA: cluster rule relative to pulp and paper industry, E1584 [11SE]

Fuselier, Charles A.: National Sheriff's Association Sheriff of the Year award recipient, E530 [16AP]

Medicaid: reform, H4051 [25AP]

National Wildlife Refuge System: improve management (H.R. 1675), H3760, H3773 [24AP]

Public welfare programs: reform (H.R. 3734), H7806 [18JY]

———reform (H.R. 3734), conference report, H9413 [31JY]

Puerto Rico: allow for wage-based tax credits, E1905 [2OC]

Water pollution: standards for constructed water conveyances (H.R. 2567), E104 [25JA]

Remarks in House relative to

Committee on Ways and Means (House): election (H. Res. 343), H901 [25JA]

———election (H. Res. 397), H3206 [29MR]

Texts of

H. Res. 343, election to Committee on Ways and Means (House), H901 [25JA]

H. Res. 397, election to the Committee on Ways and Means (House), H3206 [29MR]

Tributes

Putens, Kim, E403 [21MR]