VITTER, DAVID (a Representative from Louisiana)

Amendments

Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 2646), H6359 [4OC]

Education: close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), H2535 [22MY]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 2500, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies appropriations, H5959 [24SE]

———H.R. 2904, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure, H6102 [2OC]

———H.R. 2944, District of Columbia appropriations, H7919 [8NO]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: prohibit products containing dry ultra-filtered milk or casein from being labeled domestic natural cheese (see H.R. 1016), H927 [14MR]

Armed Forces: restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 179), H1190 [27MR]

———revise rules on retirement payments to former spouses (see H.R. 1983), H5927 [21SE]

Children and youth: protect infants who are born alive (see H.R. 2175), H3201 [14JN]

China, People's Republic of: condemn detention and call for immediate release of U.S. scholars of Chinese ancestry (see H. Res. 160), H3261 [19JN]

Congressional Gold Medal: award posthumously to passengers and crew of United Airlines flight 93 in the aftermath of the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 2917), H8843 [4DE]

Corporations: encourage contributions to faith-based organizations (see H. Con. Res. 170), H3358 [20JN]

Crime: protect unborn victims of violence (see H.R. 503), H222 [7FE]

Cuba: assist internal opposition and further help the Cuban people to regain their freedom (see H.R. 1271), H1411 [3AP]

Dept. of Defense: allow Medicare-eligible military health care system beneficiaries to enroll in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (see H.R. 779), H5736 [19SE]

Dept. of the Interior: establish the Ronald Reagan Boyhood Home National Historic Site (see H.R. 400), H1116 [22MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify compensation standards for Persian Gulf Conflict veterans suffering from certain undiagnosed illnesses (see H.R. 612), H1925 [3MY]

———provide grants for toll-free telephone number to provide information and assistance to veterans (see H.R. 1746), H2185 [15MY]

———provide U.S. flags for placement on grave sites of Medal of Honor recipients (see H. Con. Res. 284), H10055 [12DE]

Disasters: ensure continuity of medical care following a major disaster by making private for-profit medical facilities eligible for Federal disaster assistance (see H.R. 3239), H10355 [18DE]

Diseases: expand research activities relative to Duchenne muscular dystrophy (see H.R. 717), H1013 [20MR]

District of Columbia: prohibit use of funds to issue, implement, administer, or enforce any order that invalidates the Boy Scouts policy on homosexuality (see H.R. 2390), H4429 [23JY]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: change due date for corporate estimated taxes (see H.R. 2825), H5338 [2AU]

———make tax benefits permanent (see H.R. 2316), H4541 [24JY]

Education: spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on children's classrooms (see H.R. 1944), H2570 [22MY]

———tribute to Catholic schools (see H. Res. 28), H221 [7FE]

FAA: implement a sky marshal program on U.S.-based airlines (see H.R. 2906), H5928 [21SE]

Families and domestic relations: recognize and support crisis pregnancy centers (see H. Res. 302), H8948 [5DE]

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

Financial institutions: prohibit financial holding companies and national banks from engaging, directly or indirectly, in real estate brokerage or real estate management activities (see H.R. 3424), H10967 [20DE]

Firearms: protect manufacturers and sellers in the firearms and ammunition industry from restrictions on interstate or foreign commerce (see H.R. 2037), H2999 [7JN]

Fish and fishing: provide clarification regarding the market name for the fish Pangasius bocourti and compliance with the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (see H.R. 2964), H6505 [10OC]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 36), H2956 [6JN]

———encourage displaying of the flag in response to hijacking and crashing of aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H. Con. Res. 225), H5616 [13SE]

Foreign policy: impose sanctions on the PLO, or the Palestinian Authority, if the President determines that these entities have not complied with certain commitments (see H.R. 1795), H9078 [6DE]

Foreign trade: encourage full participation in the Asian Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum (see H. Con. Res. 194), H5407 [5SE]

Freedom of religion: constitutional amendment on protection (see H.J. Res. 81), H10966 [20DE]

Gambling: expand and modernize the prohibition against interstate gambling (see H.R. 3215), H7717 [1NO]

———prohibit gambling on high school and college sports and the Olympic games (see H.R. 1110), H2082 [9MY]

Government: nullify effects of certain Executive Orders (see H.R. 19), H5704 [14SE]

Government regulations: require peer review of scientific support data (see H.R. 281), H1346 [29MR]

Health: assure coverage of emergency services under group health plans and health insurance (see H.R. 1674), H2712 [24MY]

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]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 835), H622 [1MR]

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

Insurance: require health plans to cover treatment of a minor child's congenital or developmental deformity or disorder due to trauma, infection, tumor, or disease (see H.R. 792), H651 [6MR]

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

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

Iraq: U.N. mandated monitoring of weapons development (see H.J. Res. 75), H10055 [12DE]

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 1109), H3260 [19JN]

Languages: repeal Executive order on providing access to Federal programs and activities for persons with limited English proficiency (see H.R. 969), H5927 [21SE]

Law enforcement officers: exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H2281 [16MY]

Medal of Honor: increase rate of special pension for recipients, authorize recipients to be furnished an additional medal for display purposes, and increase criminal penalties associated with misuse or fraud (see H.R. 2561), H5736 [19SE]

Medicare: expand coverage of certain self-injected biologicals (see H.R. 1089), H3260 [19JN]

———provide guidance to health care providers attempting to properly submit claims and target truly fraudulent activity for enforcement of billing regulations rather than inadvertent errors (see H.R. 868), H648 [6MR]

———provide regulatory relief, appeals process reforms, contracting flexibility, and education improvements (see H.R. 3046), H7529 [30OC]

———reimbursement for services provided to eligible veterans by certain Dept. of Veterans Affairs facilities (see H.R. 1911), H5704 [14SE]

———specify the update for physician fee schedule payments and conduct a study on replacing the use of the sustainable growth rate as a factor in such update (see H.R. 3351), H9078 [6DE]

Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see H.R. 241), H400 [14FE]

Mental health: issue commemorative postage stamp to raise autism awareness (see H. Res. 108), H1345 [29MR]

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

National Charter Schools Week: observance (see H. Con. Res. 95), H1718 [1MY]

National Day of Reconciliation: designate (see H. Con. Res. 184), H5928 [21SE]

National Stem Cell Donor Bank: establish to preserve donation of qualifying human stem cells and to conduct and support research using such cells (see H.R. 2096), H2996 [7JN]

NLRB: inflation adjustments to the mandatory jurisdiction thresholds (see H.R. 1890), H3806 [28JN]

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: reform (see H.R. 10), H1717 [1MY]

Political campaigns: increase penalties for making or accepting contributions in the name of another and prohibit foreign nationals from making any campaign-related disbursements (see H.R. 1019), H1013 [20MR] (see H.R. 2252), H3357 [20JN]

Power resources: establish and implement competitive, environmentally sound, and job creating oil and gas leasing program for the Coastal Plain (see H.R. 39), H1556 [24AP]

Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor: award to officers killed, injured, or involved in rescue efforts in the aftermath of terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H. Con. Res. 243), H6379 [4OC]

Public welfare programs: authorize State use of funds provided under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program to support infant safe haven programs (see H.R. 2018), H3260 [19JN]

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 1140), H1925 [3MY]

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

Science: prohibit the cloning of humans (see H.R. 1644), H1926 [3MY]

Social Security: choice of benefit payment method for certain workers affected by changes in benefit computation rules (see H.R. 97), H3465 [21JN]

———eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (see H.R. 1731), H3806 [28JN]

———modify reporting requirements (see H.R. 930), H1116 [22MR]

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

Taxation: allow small business employers a credit for certain expenses for long-term training of employees in highly skilled small business trades (see H.R. 877), H7127 [17OC]

———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), H1717 [1MY]

———exclude from gross income discharges of indebtedness attributable to certain forgiven residential mortgage obligations (see H.R. 13), H5455 [6SE]

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

———permit churches and other houses of worship to engage in political campaigns (see H.R. 2357), H4949 [31JY]

———provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain leasehold improvements (see H.R. 1030), H6458 [9OC]

———provide Federal reimbursement to State and local governments for a limited tax holiday (see H.R. 3301), H8248 [15NO]

———provide Federal reimbursement to States for a limited tax holiday (see H.R. 3172), H7852 [6NO]

———provide relief for payment of asbestos-related claims (see H.R. 1412), H1482 (see H.R. 1412), H1492 [4AP]

———provide tax credit for educational expenses incurred in attending public or private elementary and secondary schools and in homeschooling (see H.R. 257), H4724 [26JY]

———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 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 excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 236), H167 [31JA]

———repeal tax increase on Social Security benefits (see H.R. 122), H2889 [5JN]

———temporarily reduce capital gains rates (see H.R. 2293), H6056 [25SE]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 2714), H5332 [2AU]

———treatment of adoption expenses (see H.R. 622), H393 [14FE]

———treatment of beer (see H.R. 1305), H1558 [24AP]

———treatment of distilled spirits (see H.R. 2023), H3806 [28JN]

———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 forestry activities (see H.R. 1581), H2185 [15MY]

———treatment of information technology job training expenses (see H.R. 1769), H2081 [9MY]

———treatment of prepayments for natural gas (see H.R. 1986), H4780 [27JY]

Terrorism: improve Federal efforts to prepare for, and respond to, terrorist attacks (see H. Res. 52), H5705 [14SE]

———improve the ability of the U.S. to prepare for and respond to a biological threat or attack (see H.R. 3448), H9239 [11DE]

———tribute to first responders injured or killed following attacks at the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, and recognize first responders to previous domestic attacks (see H. Con. Res. 233), H5926 [21SE]

Veterans: change effective date for paid-up coverage under the Survivor Benefit Plan (see H.R. 699), H3519 [25JN]

———increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses (see H.R. 548), H2679 [23MY]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H400 [14FE]

Violence Against Women Act: expand legal assistance to victims of dating violence (see H.R. 3193), H10055 [12DE]

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), H1717 [1MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Armed Forces: improve ability of students at institutions of higher education to enroll in the Senior Reserve Officer Training Corps (see H.R. 3604), H10965 [20DE]

Aviation: require commercial air carriers to remove any baggage that is checked by a passenger who does not board the aircraft (see H.R. 3202), H7591 [31OC]

Classified information: protect (see H.R. 2943), H5927 [21SE]

Dept. of Defense: Navy Theater-Wide Missile Defense system and Theater High-Altitude Area Defense system testing program development (see H.R. 1282), H1295 [28MR]

FDA: establish restrictions relative to the qualifications of physicians prescribing the abortion drug known as RU-486 (see H.R. 482), H221 [7FE]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorize school personnel to discipline children with disabilities who engage in certain dangerous behavior (see H.R. 977), H875 [13MR]

———authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 976), H875 [13MR]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (see H.J. Res. 57), H4540 [24JY]

National security: U.S. policy relative to deployment of a national missile defense system (see H.R. 1281, 1283), H1295 [28MR]

Small business: suspend fines under certain circumstances for first-time paperwork violations (see H.R. 3605), H10965 [20DE]

Taxation: allow certain deductions for school bus owner-operators (see H.R. 2067), H2888 [5JN]

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

———exempt State and local political committees from certain notification and reporting requirements applicable to political organizations (see H.R. 527), H252 [8FE]

———provide a refundable tax credit to public safety volunteers (see H.R. 3603), H10965 [20DE]

Voting: require States to find convincing evidence of fraud before rejecting ballots submitted by absent military voters and direct the Dept. of Defense to develop an electronic voting plan for such voters (see H.R. 311), H111 [30JA]

Remarks

Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 2646), H6291, H6359 [4OC]

———increase volume limit on milk for which producers may receive price support benefits, H6359 [4OC]

———price supports for dairy products, H6359 [4OC]

Armed Forces: authorize use against those responsible for hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (H.J. Res. 64), H5676 [14SE]

Aviation: Federal versus private employment status for aviation security personnel, H7637 [1NO]

———improve security (H.R. 3150), H7637 [1NO]

———require screening of all property carried in aircraft, H7637 [1NO]

Dept. of Defense: deny educational assistance funds to local educational agencies that deny access to secondary school students for military recruiting purposes, H2535 [22MY]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2217), H3424 [21JN]

Education: close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), H2535 [22MY], H2601 [23MY]

———establish demonstration projects to determine the effectiveness of voucher programs to provide school choice, H2601 [23MY]

Gulf of Mexico: prohibit oil and gas leasing activities in certain areas, H3424 [21JN]

Intermountain Dairy Compact: congressional consent, H6291 [4OC]

Middle East: hostilities between Israel and the Palestinians, E475 [28MR]

Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact: reauthorize, H6291 [4OC]

Pacific Northwest Dairy Compact: congressional consent, H6291 [4OC]

Petroleum: dependence on foreign sources, H5108 [1AU]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 4), H5108 [1AU]

Public Health Service: promote organ donation (H.R. 624), H676 [7MR]

Southern Dairy Compact: congressional consent, H6291 [4OC]

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), H5512 [11SE]

Votes: position on missed, E938 [24MY], E1349 [18JY]