TAUZIN, W.J. (BILLY) (a Representative from Louisiana)
Amendments
Endangered Species Act: improve compliance by individuals and Government agencies relative to flood control projects, facilities, or structures (H.R. 478), H2255 [6MY]
House Ethics Reform Task Force: implement recommendations (H. Res. 168), H7559 [18SE]
National Sea Grant College Program: reauthorization (H.R. 437), H3886 [18JN]
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 1119, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths, H5803 [25JY]
———H.R. 2015, Balanced Budget Act, H5040 [10JY]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (see H.R. 929), H1019 [13MR]
Agriculture: make regulatory correction relative to methyl bromide under the Montreal Protocol (see H.R. 2609), H10956 [13NO]
———restore the effectiveness of certain provisions of the Agricultural Adjustment Act regulating Federal milk marketing orders (see H.R. 786), H587 [13FE]
Armed Forces: require separate basic training for male and female recruits (see H.R. 1559), H3170 [21MY]
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 1), H287 [4FE]
———reform process (see H.R. 1372), H1704 [17AP]
———reform resolution procedure and direct repayment of the public debt (see H.R. 2191), H5486 [17JY]
Computers: limit Federal and State regulation of the Internet and interactive computer services (see H.R. 2372), H6705 [31JY]
———prohibit interference with interstate commerce on the Internet or interactive computer services (see H.R. 1054), H3070 [20MY]
———use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (see H.R. 695), H5132 [10JY]
Congress: constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue and a balanced budget (see H.J. Res. 52), H523 [12FE]
Congressional Office of Regulatory Analysis: establish (see H.R. 1704), H7730 [23SE]
Courts: access relative to Federal agency actions and State laws (see H.R. 1534), H6407 [30JY]
Death and dying: prohibit Federal funding for assisted suicide, euthanasia, or mercy killing (see H.R. 1003), H887 [11MR]
Dept. of Commerce: abolish (see H.R. 2667), H8833 [9OC]
Diseases: efforts to prevent transmission of HIV (see H.R. 1062), H1892 [24AP]
———payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who contracted HIV due to contaminated blood products (see H.R. 1023), H6406 [30JY]
Drug abuse: national policy to combat the distribution, sale, and use of illegal drugs by young people (see H. Res. 267), H10957 [13NO]
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2248), H6918 [4SE]
Edison, Thomas A.: mint coins in commemoration of sesquicentennial of birth (see H.R. 678), H3203 [22MY]
Education: ensure that funding is not used to promote the teaching or use of regional or group dialects (see H.R. 1203), H1289 [21MR]
Endangered Species Act: grounds for civil actions relative to suffering or injury resulting from violations or noncompliance with the act (see H.R. 752), H585 [13FE]
EPA: distribution of funds to States for cooperative agreements relative to underground storage tanks (see H.R. 688), H452 [11FE]
———prohibit establishment of new standards for ozone or particulate matter before existing standards have been attained (see H.R. 1984), H7730 [23SE]
FCC: revise television station ownership rules relative to local marketing agreements (see H.R. 1859), H3659 [10JN]
FDA: allow low-dose irradiation of red meat (see H.R. 2480), H7364 [16SE]
Federal agencies and departments: review of efficiency and need for certain agencies (see H.R. 2939), H10419 [8NO]
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: development, clearance, and use of certain devices (see H.R. 1710), H3201 [22MY]
Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 54), H768 [5MR]
Gillis W. Long Hansen's Disease Center: authorize relocation and transfer current site to Louisiana (see H.R. 1558), H2444 [8MY]
Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (see H.R. 1270), H1437 [10AP]
Health: prohibit restriction of certain medical communications between health care providers and their patients (see H.R. 586), H345 [5FE]
Hope, Bob: confer honorary Armed Forces veteran status (see H.J. Res. 75), H2090 [30AP]
Independent Commission on Campaign Finance Reform: establish (see H.R. 1614), H3204 [22MY]
Israel: anniversary of reunification of Jerusalem (see H. Con. Res. 60), H2091 [30AP]
Labor unions: inform workers of their rights relative to the payment of dues or fees to labor organizations (see H.R. 1625), H8833 [9OC]
Marine resources: reauthorization of programs (see H.R. 437), H1715 [21AP]
Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (see H.J. Res. 2), H154 [9JA]
Mother Teresa: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1650), H2873 [16MY]
———condolences on death (see H. Res. 226, 227), H7262, H7263 [11SE]
National forests: manage public domain lands in a manner to reduce carbon dioxide (see H. Con. Res. 151), H7601 [18SE]
NetDay96: tribute (see H. Res. 38), H1019 [13MR]
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 965), H2157 [1MY]
———require worker approval for use of labor organization dues and fees for political activities (see H.R. 2608), H8437 [6OC]
Puerto Rico: self-determination (see H.R. 856), H699 [27FE]
Radio: clarify the authority of the FCC to authorize foreign investment in U.S. broadcast and common carrier radio licenses (see H.R. 954), H767 [5MR]
Real property: preserve Federal sovereignty of certain public lands and preserve certain State and private property rights (see H.R. 901), H701 [27FE]
Roads and highways: modify minimum allocation formula for the Federal-aid highway program (see H.R. 907), H709 [3MR]
Securities: limit the conduct of securities class actions under State law (see H.R. 1689), H3169 [21MY]
Ships and vessels: support requirements that vessels operating between U.S. ports be built, owned, and operated by U.S. citizens (see H. Con. Res. 65), H2590 [13MY]
Sinatra, Francis A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 279), H1289 [21MR]
Taxation: allow married couples to file combined return under which each spouse is taxed using rates applicable to single filers (see H.R. 2456), H7261 [11SE]
———capital gains rates (see H.R. 14), H156 [9JA]
———constitutional amendment relative to certain tax limitations (see H.J. Res. 62), H1019 [13MR]
———constitutional amendment to abolish Federal income tax (see H.J. Res. 70), H1439 [10AP]
———credit for rehabilitating historic homes or purchasing newly rehabilitated historic homes for use as principal residence (see H.R. 1134), H3660 [10JN]
———eliminate double tax on dividends and allocate corporate income tax revenues to qualified registered voters (see H.R. 2329), H6798 [3SE]
———repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see H.R. 902), H2446 [8MY]
———repeal income tax, abolish the IRS, and institute a national retail sales tax (see H.R. 1325, 2001), H1541 [15AP], H4086 [19JN]
———repeal income tax and institute a national sales tax (see H. Res. 111), H2157 [1MY]
———require burden of proof to be on the Dept. of the Treasury in all tax cases (see H.R. 367), H3720 [11JN]
———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 2483), H8055 [26SE]
———treatment of estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 1299), H2157 [1MY]
Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact: consent (see H.R. 629), H1018 [13MR]
Transportation: increase use of natural gas as a fuel (see H.R. 970), H802 [6MR]
———provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds (see H.R. 4), H156 [9JA]
Wetlands: promote restoration, conservation and enhancement through establishment of a wetlands mitigation banking program (see H.R. 1290), H4647 [25JN]
World War II: recognize and commend U.S. airmen held as prisoners at the Buchenwald concentration camp in Germany (see H. Con. Res. 95), H6963 [5SE]
Bills and resolutions introduced
CERCLA: clarify liability for certain recycling transactions (see H.R. 2733), H9558 [24OC]
Computers: promote privacy of interactive computer service users through self-regulation by providers (see H.R. 2368), H6705 [31JY]
Louisiana: create two divisions in eastern judicial district (see H.R. 1790), H3476 [4JN]
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: reauthorization (see H.R. 2691), H9038 [22OC]
Privacy: strengthen and clarify prohibitions on electronic eavesdropping (see H.R. 2369), H6705 [31JY]
Voting: require proof of citizenship to register to vote and permit States to require photographic identification to vote in a Federal election (see H.R. 1139), H1257 [20MR]
Essays: Voice of Democracy
Fortier, Michelle, E1735
Remarks
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2160), H5702 [24JY]
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced, H632 [26FE]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015), H4575 [25JN]
Cannon House Office Building: satellite technology display, H4945 [9JY]
CERCLA: clarify liability for certain recycling transactions (H.R. 2733), E2093
Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House): require that outside complaints against Members be sponsored by Members, H7558 [18SE]
———time limit for dismissal of deadlocked complaints, H7559, H7560, H7562, H7563 [18SE]
Corp. for Public Broadcasting: funding, H7208, H7212 [11SE]
Courts: clarification of jurisdiction over private property takings and land use disputes (H.R. 1534), H8947 [22OC]
Dept. of Agriculture: regulate loans to certain processors of sugarcane and sugar beets, H5702 [24JY]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2264), H7208, H7212 [11SE]
Endangered Species Act: improve compliance by individuals and Government agencies relative to flood control projects, facilities, or structures (H.R. 478), H2286, H2298 [7MY]
FCC: designate certain common carriers as eligible for universal service support (S. 1354), H10809
———treatment of spectrum auction revenues, H4575 [25JN]
Government: eligibility to serve as U.S. Trade Representative relative to representation of foreign entities (S.J. Res. 5), H822 [11MR]
Health: research on oyster diseases and oyster-related human health risks, H3886 [18JN]
House Ethics Reform Task Force: implement recommendations (H. Res. 168), H7558, H7559, H7560, H7562, H7563 [18SE]
Interstate commerce: clarify firearm permit and licensing procedures for armored car crew members (H.R. 624), H634, H636 [26FE]
National Sea Grant College Program: reauthorization (H.R. 437), H3886 [18JN]
NIST: improve computer security (H.R. 1903), H7297
Taxation: national sales tax, H1412 [10AP]
———rates, H1411 [10AP]
———reform laws and filing procedures, H1282 [21MR]
———repeal income tax, abolish the IRS, and institute a national retail sales tax (H.R. 1325), H1521, H1522, H1523, H1524, H1525, H1526 [15AP]
———treatment of foreign products, H1522 [15AP]
Votes: position on missed, H235
Remarks in House relative to
Special order: granted, H1434 [10AP], H4909 [8JY]
Texts of
H.R. 624, clarify firearm permit and licensing procedures for armored car crew members, H634 [26FE]
Tributes
Carlson, Richard W., E971
Fortier, Michelle, E1734
Kyle, J. Edwin, E1948
Robinson, Jackie, H1517 [15AP]