McCRERY, JIM (a Representative from Louisiana)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Budget: establish 2-year cycle (see H.R. 981), H2889 [5JN]

Congress: hold joint session in New York, NY (see H. Con. Res. 249), H7853 [6NO]

Consumers: require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase agreements (see H.R. 1701), H6380 [4OC]

Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see H.R. 476), H221 [7FE]

Davis-Bacon Act: waive requirements relative to contracts for school and library construction and repair (see H.R. 331), H2022 [8MY]

Diseases: expand research activities relative to Duchenne muscular dystrophy (see H.R. 717), H398 [14FE]

Families and domestic relations: require certain family planning projects and programs provide pamphlets containing adoption center contact information (see H.R. 3006), H7718 [1NO]

Firearms: protect manufacturers and sellers in the firearms and ammunition industry from restrictions on interstate or foreign commerce (see H.R. 2037), H3713 [27JN]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 36), H876 [13MR]

Foreign trade: extend trade authorities procedures with respect to reciprocal trade agreements (see H.R. 2149), H3149 [13JN]

Gambling: expand and modernize the prohibition against interstate gambling (see H.R. 3215), H8564 [28NO]

———protect amateur athletics and combat illegal sports gambling (see H.R. 641), H1013 [20MR]

Health: protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 2315), H3618 [26JN]

Higgins, Andrew Jackson: posthumous awarding of Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2078), H2955 [6JN]

Higgins Industries: award Congressional Gold Medal to World War II-era employees (see H.R. 2078), H2955 [6JN]

Information services: deregulate Internet and high speed data services (see H.R. 1542), H1554 [24AP]

Intermountain Dairy Compact: congressional consent (see H.R. 1827), H2147 [14MY]

Iran and Libya Sanctions Act: extend authorities (see H.R. 1954), H2677 [23MY]

Korean War Veterans Association, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 952), H3260 [19JN]

Lumber industry: importation of unfairly traded Canadian lumber (see H. Con. Res. 54), H1296 [28MR]

Medicare: coverage of inpatient hospital services in Puerto Rico (see H.R. 1656), H1715 [1MY]

———delay the deadline for Medicare+Choice organizations to report plan information, including information on adjusted community rates (see H.R. 1993), H2710 [24MY]

———improve payments and regulation under the Medicare+Choice program (see H.R. 3584), H10964 [20DE]

———provide regulatory relief and contracting flexibility (see H.R. 2768), H5335 [2AU] (see H.R. 3391), H8842 [4DE]

Minimum wage: provide an exemption to States which adopt certain minimum wage laws (see H.R. 1441), H1605 [25AP]

National Guard: civilian youth opportunities program funding (see H.R. 2515), H6260 [3OC]

Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact: reauthorize (see H.R. 1827), H2147 [14MY]

Outer Continental Shelf: use of oil and gas production royalties to establish a fund for outdoor conservation and recreation needs (see H.R. 701), H955 [15MR]

Pacific Northwest Dairy Compact: congressional consent (see H.R. 1827), H2147 [14MY]

Pensions: provide retirement investment advice to workers managing their retirement income assets (see H.R. 2269), H4429 [23JY]

———reform (see H.R. 10), H927 [14MR]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 1444), H1484 (see H.R. 1444), H1494 [4AP]

Power resources: establish and implement competitive, environmentally sound, and job creating oil and gas leasing program for the Coastal Plain (see H.R. 39), H254 [8FE]

Public utilities: revise regulatory policies governing public utility holding companies (see H.R. 1101), H1010 [20MR]

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 1140), H2184 [15MY]

Reagan, Ronald: tribute (see H.J. Res. 7), H166 [31JA]

Science: prohibit the cloning of humans (see H.R. 1644), H2680 [23MY]

Social Security: ensure solvency (see H. Con. Res. 214), H5338 [2AU]

Southern Dairy Compact: congressional consent (see H.R. 1827), H2147 [14MY]

Taxation: allow Farm and Ranch Risk Management Accounts (see H.R. 662), H1410 [3AP]

———allow investment of certain coins in individual retirement accounts and other individually directed pension plan accounts (see H.R. 1670), H1715 [1MY]

———allow the use of completed contract method of accounting in the case of certain long-term naval vessel construction contracts (see H.R. 2189), H3202 [14JN]

———credit for rehabilitating historic homes or purchasing newly rehabilitated historic homes for use as principal residence (see H.R. 1172), H1112 [22MR]

———exempt State and local political committees from certain notification and reporting requirements applicable to political organizations (see H.R. 527), H400 [14FE]

———extend filing period for credits or refunds (see H.R. 1336), H1407 [3AP]

———extension of the credit for producing electricity from wind (see H.R. 876), H648 [6MR]

———provide relief for victims of the terrorist attacks against the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 2884), H5615 [13SE]

———rates (see H.R. 3), H650 [6MR]

———reduce marriage tax penalty by adjusting the income tax rate brackets, standard deduction amounts, and earned income tax credit and allow nonrefundable credits against certain tax liability (see H.R. 6), H952 [15MR]

———repeal alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 437), H5125 [1AU]

———repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see H.R. 330), H163 [31JA]

———repeal estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 8), H926 [14MR]

———repeal motor fuel excise taxes which remain in the general fund of the Treasury on railroads and inland waterway transportation (see H.R. 1024), H928 [14MR]

———treatment of beer (see H.R. 1305), H1344 [29MR]

———treatment of beer, wine, and distilled spirits (see H.R. 984), H6702 [11OC]

———treatment of certain medical savings accounts (see H.R. 1524), H1498 [4AP]

———treatment of expenses in connection with services as a member of a Reserve component of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 968), H1296 [28MR]

———treatment of flexible spending arrangements relative to long-term care insurance (see H.R. 831), H622 [1MR]

———treatment of forestry activities (see H.R. 1581), H1604 [25AP]

———treatment of natural gas gathering lines (see H.R. 276), H109 [30JA]

———treatment of prepayments for natural gas (see H.R. 1986), H2709 [24MY]

———treatment of small business meal and entertainment expenses (see H.R. 1555), H1555 [24AP]

———treatment of timber sales by landowners (see H.R. 1341), H5406 [5SE]

———treatment of unused nontaxable benefits under cafeteria plans and flexible spending arrangements (see H.R. 3105), H8133 [13NO]

Transportation: provide assistance for the construction of certain air traffic control towers (see H.R. 1979), H3806 [28JN]

Unemployment: repeal Federal surtax (see H.R. 3097), H6701 [11OC]

Veterans: increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses (see H.R. 548, 548), H3207 [18JN]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H224 [7FE]

Women: promote research and disseminate information on the health effects of breast implants and encourage FDA review of implant manufacturers (see H.R. 1961), H2678 [23MY]

World War II: preserve certain Federal court actions relative to Japanese companies compensating former prisoners of war used as slave labor (see H.R. 1198), H1114 [22MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Tariff: formamide (see H.R. 2195), H3202 [14JN]

———hydroxylamine free base (see H.R. 2192), H3202 [14JN]

———Michler's ethyl ketone (see H.R. 2196), H3202 [14JN]

———1-methyl imadazole (see H.R. 2194), H3202 [14JN]

———prenol (see H.R. 2193), H3202 [14JN]

———2-methyl imidazole (see H.R. 2191), H3202 [14JN]

———vinyl imidazole (see H.R. 2197), H3202 [14JN]

Taxation: enhance competitiveness of the U.S. leasing industry (see H.R. 1493), H1497 [4AP]

———incentives to encourage energy conservation, reliability, and production (see H.R. 2511), H4111 [17JY]

———reduce employer taxes, simplify tax filing, and reform administrative funding of unemployment compensation and employment service programs (see H.R. 2962), H6055 [25SE]

———treatment of active financing income earned overseas by financial services firms (see H.R. 1357), H1408 [3AP]

———treatment of individual investment accounts (see H.R. 2260), H3357 [20JN]

Year of the Rose: support goals (see H. Con. Res. 292), H10909 [19DE]

Remarks

Budget: allocation of funds, H765 [8MR]

Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana: increase Indian Health Service funding, H7106 [17OC]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2217), conference report, H7106 [17OC]

Federal aid programs: provide emergency health coverage assistance, H10851 [19DE]

Health: protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R. 2563), H5208, H5283 [2AU]

———provide for health care liability and medical malpractice reform, H5283 [2AU]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 4), H5046 [1AU]

———enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 4), consideration (H. Res. 216), H4998 [1AU]

Taxation: enhance competitiveness of the U.S. leasing industry (H.R. 1493), E552 [5AP]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3090), H7250 [24OC]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3090), consideration (H. Res. 270), H7228, H7230 [24OC]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3529), H10849, H10851 [19DE]

———rates (H.R. 3), H765, H798 [8MR]

———rates (H.R. 1836), H2214, H2218, H2219, H2221, H2222 [16MY]

———treatment of active financing income earned overseas by financial services firms (H.R. 1357), E516 [3AP]

Terrorism: condemn and respond to hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (H.J. Res. 61), H5543 [11SE]

Year of the Rose: support goals (H. Con. Res. 292), H10494 [19DE]

Subpoena Notices

U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana, H3137 [13JN]