JEFFERSON, WILLIAM J. (a Representative from Louisiana)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: provide emergency agriculture assistance (see H.R. 5383), H8041 [24OC]

Ali, Muhammad: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4590), H1672 [25AP]

Ambrose, Stephen E.: tribute (see H. Res. 595), H8051 [31OC]

Beaches: assure that recreation benefits are accorded the same weight as hurricane, storm damage, and environmental restoration benefits (see H.R. 3842), H4326 [27JN]

Boggs, Lindy: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 439), H4553 [11JY]

Breast Cancer Awareness Month: support (see H. Con. Res. 502), H7738 [9OC]

Cemeteries and funerals: urge maintenance of flags placed on the grave sites of U.S. veterans on Memorial Day (see H. Res. 120), H105 [29JA]

Children and youth: access of disadvantaged children to dental services (see H.R. 3659), H2608 [16MY]

Civil Air Patrol: make volunteer members eligible for public safety officer death benefits (see H.R. 3681), H1091 [20MR]

Community development: increase the expertise and capacity of community-based organizations involved in economic development activities and key community development programs (see H.R. 3974), H3454 [11JN]

Congo, Democratic Republic of the: express sympathy to people who were tragically affected by the eruption of Nyiragongo volcano and support an increase in the amount of U.S. assistance (see H. Con. Res. 304), H285 [12FE]

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 18), H3293 [6JN]

Davis, Sammy, Jr.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3628), H834 [12MR]

Democracy: strengthen democratic institutions and promote good governance overseas by contributing to the development of professional legislative staff (see H.R. 4973), H3774 [20JN]

Dept. of Defense: prioritize transfer of excess personal property to the Forest Service Federal Excess Personal Property Program in order to be loaned to rural fire departments (see H.R. 5421), H6418 [19SE]

Dept. of Energy: authorizing appropriations for the Office of Science (see H.R. 5270), H8041 [24OC]

Dept. of HHS: support research on ovarian cancer screening tests and encourage coverage of effective techniques by health care programs and plans (see H. Con. Res. 385), H2165 [7MY]

Dept. of Justice: establish an Office of Children's Services (see H.R. 1904), H2471 [14MY]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct a study of the suitability and feasibility of establishing a Presidential National Historic Site in Hope, AR (see H.R. 3815), H634 [27FE]

———implement final rule to phase out snowmobile use in Yellowstone National Park, John D. Rockefeller, Jr., Memorial Parkway, and Grand Teton National Park, and snowplane use in Grand Teton National Park (see H.R. 5044), H4324 [27JN]

Developing countries: increase assistance for the poorest people in developing countries under microenterprise assistance programs (see H.R. 4073), H2356 [9MY]

Diseases: combat cancer (see H.R. 4596), H1673 [25AP]

———expand and coordinate activities of NIH and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention relative to cancer survivorship research and programs (see H.R. 4963), H4069 [26JN]

Education: provide educational opportunities for all students in State public school systems (see H.R. 5346), H6778 [26SE]

Employment: provide for private-sector-led Community Workforce Partnerships (see H.R. 4104), H1153 [9AP]

Europe: condemn rise in anti-Semitism (see H. Res. 393), H3563 [13JN]

Federal aid programs: provide housing assistance to domestic violence victims (see H.R. 3752), H366 [13FE]

Federal employees: ensure that those activated by the National Guard or Reserves shall receive pay equal to the basic pay such individual would otherwise be receiving (see H.R. 3337), H8035 [21OC]

Fish and fishing: recover depleted fish stocks and promote the long-term sustainability of marine fisheries (see H.R. 2570), H3292 [6JN]

Fisk Jubilee Singers (musical group): issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Res. 225), H79 [24JA]

Foreign trade: amend trade laws to provide more fairness to U.S. industry (see H.R. 2770), H7929 [15OC]

Forest Service: protection of certain roadless areas (see H.R. 4865), H3228 [5JN]

Forests: ban clearcutting and logging on certain Federal lands to strengthen protection of native biodiversity (see H.R. 5279), H5995 [26JY]

FTC: regulation of unfair or deceptive practices by sports agents in the signing of contracts with student athletes (see H.R. 4701), H3038 [23MY]

Haiti: end embargo and certain restrictions on humanitarian and development assistance (see H. Con. Res. 382), H1483 [18AP]

Health: development of microbicides to prevent the transmission of HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases (see H.R. 2405), H651 [28FE]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H. Con. Res. 99), H3721 [19JN]

———reduce adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually transmitted diseases (see H.R. 3469), H1674 [25AP]

Height, Dorothy I.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4531), H6303 [17SE]

House of Representatives: encourage each State to examine its statutes, practices, and procedures governing appointment and election of new Members in the event of a catastrophe (see H. Res. 559), H6777 [26SE]

Houston, Charles H.: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 438), H5454 [24JY]

Human rights: condemn the practice of execution by stoning (see H. Con. Res. 351), H8042 [24OC]

Immigration: provide a mechanism for U.S. citizens, and lawful permanent residents, to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 690), H7018 [3OC]

Iraq: adjudication and payment of certain claims against Iraq and priority for veterans filing such claims (see H.R. 4573), H1619 [24AP]

Iron and steel industry: remedy certain injurious effects of steel imports by protecting benefits of steelworkers and retirees and strengthening the U.S. steel industry (see H.R. 4646), H5453 [24JY]

Israel: express solidarity in the fight against terrorism (see H. Res. 392), H2101 [2MY]

ITC: conduct an expedited review of temporary safeguards on imports of certain steel products (see H. Con. Res. 507), H7738 [9OC]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 1184), H4425 [9JY]

Lobbyists: require certain coalitions and associations to disclose lobbying activities (see H.R. 5526, 5527), H6982 [2OC]

Medicare: establish voluntary outpatient prescription drug coverage program and modernize and reform payments and the regulatory structure (see H.R. 5019), H4068 [26JN]

———improve outpatient vision services (see H.R. 2484), H2235 [8MY]

———improve patient access to, and utilization of, the colorectal cancer screening benefit (see H.R. 3710), H4931 [18JY]

———reduce work hours and increase supervision of resident-physicians to ensure the safety of both patients and resident-physicians (see H.R. 3236), H3775 [20JN]

Mental health: provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits (see H.R. 4066), H1156 [9AP]

National Community Health Center Week: establish (see H. Con. Res. 418), H3562 [13JN]

National Drought Council: establish (see H.R. 4754), H2607 [16MY]

National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: designate (see H. Res. 518), H6129 [9SE]

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to the etiology of breast cancer (see H.R. 1723), H6171 [10SE]

National Sea Grant College Program Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3389), H1155 [9AP]

Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 488), H7172 [7OC]

Public safety officers: ensure that officers who suffer a fatal heart attack or stroke while on duty shall be presumed to have died in the line of duty for purposes of survivor benefits (see H.R. 5334), H8733 [13NO]

Public welfare programs: address barriers to employment as a work activity under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 5344), H6129 [9SE]

Refugees: eliminate sexual exploitation (see H. Con. Res. 349), H1620 [24AP]

Saudi Arabia: support reform of education curriculum (see H. Con. Res. 432), H5998 [26JY]

Senior citizens: modify the eligibility criteria for supplemental foods provided under the Commodity Supplemental Food Program (see H.R. 5107), H5195 [23JY]

Social Security: improve benefits for aged survivors, disabled survivors, and divorced spouses (see H.R. 4671), H2356 [9MY]

———improve coverage of certain pregnant women, infants, and children under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see H.R. 3675), H737 [6MR]

———reject proposals to partially or completely substitute private saving accounts for benefits provided through Social Security (see H.R. 5541), H7304 [8OC]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 2638), H3161 [4JN]

Southeastern States: provide a framework for coordinating Federal, State, and local efforts to meet the special needs of the Southeast Crescent Region (see H.R. 3618), H36 [23JA]

Taxation: exempt State and local political committees from certain notification and reporting requirements applicable to political organizations (see H.R. 4180), H1282 [11AP]

———extend foreign tax credit carryforward (see H.R. 4958), H3668 [18JN]

———impose excise tax on sales of stock by corporate insiders occurring when the company prevents employees from selling stock in pension plans and ensure more accurate reporting of corporate liabilities (see H.R. 3622), H78 [24JA]

———incentives to ensure timely and equitable access to the Internet over current and future generations of broadband capability (see H.R. 267), H6303 [17SE]

———modify unrelated business income limitation on investment in certain debt-financed properties (see H.R. 4706), H8023 [16OC]

———prevent corporations from avoiding the U.S. income tax by reincorporating in a foreign country (see H.R. 3884), H3292 [6JN]

———prevent corporations from exploiting tax treaties to evade U.S. income tax (see H.R. 4993), H3824 [21JN]

———provide an increased low-income housing credit for property located adjacent to qualified census tracts (see H.R. 4194), H1533 [23AP]

———treat Indian tribes the same as State governments relative to gambling (see H.R. 4887), H6374 [18SE]

———treatment of certain foreign base company shipping income (see H.R. 3312), H3037 [23MY]

———treatment of charitable remainder pet trusts (see H.R. 1796), H284 [12FE]

———treatment of deposits and similar amounts received by a tour operator for a tour arranged by such operator (see H.R. 2618), H3775 [20JN]

———treatment of employee leasing organizations (see H.R. 4099), H1153 [9AP]

———treatment of executive perks and retirement benefits relative to stock options, undisclosed benefits, and deferred compensation (see H.R. 5432), H6558 [24SE]

———treatment of flexible spending arrangements relative to long-term care insurance (see H.R. 831), H1154 [9AP]

———treatment of forestry activities (see H.R. 1581), H561 [26FE]

Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund: tribute (see H. Res. 581), H7894 [10OC]

Trade Act: amend to consolidate and improve trade adjustment assistance programs and provide community-based economic development assistance for trade-affected communities (see H.R. 3359), H105 [29JA] (see H.R. 3670), H110 [4FE]

Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century: provide highway infrastructure investment at the guaranteed funding level (see H.R. 3694), H834 [12MR]

Ukrainian Congress Committee of America: authorize the establishment of a memorial on Federal land in the District of Columbia to honor the victims of the Ukrainian famine-genocide of 1932-1933 (see H.R. 5289), H6061 [4SE]

Veterans: improve benefits for former POWs (see H.R. 3430), H1155 [9AP]

———increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses (see H.R. 5403), H6373 [18SE]

Women: support participation of women throughout the world in a week of workshops, forums, and other events to speak up for world peace (see H. Con. Res. 290), H1091 [20MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Bush, President: disapproving the action taken under the Trade Act in response to the surge of steel imports (see H.J. Res. 84), H781 [7MR]

Social Security: computation system for benefits relative to spouses' or surviving spouses' Government pensions (H.R. 664), consideration (see H. Res. 493), H4931 [18JY]

Tariff: methyl sulfanilylcarbamate (see H.R. 4049), H1088 [20MR]

———N-phenyl-N'-(1,2,3-thidiazol-5-yl)-urea (see H.R. 4052), H1088 [20MR]

———(1R,3R)-3(2,2-dibromovinyl)-2,2-dimethylcyclopropanecarboxli acid (S)-cyano-3-pheonxybenzyl ester (see H.R. 4048), H1088 [20MR]

———(1R,3S)3[(1'RS)(1',2',2',2',-tetrabromoethyl)]-2,2-dimethylc clop opanecarboxylic acid,(S)-alpha-cyano-3-phenoxybenzyl ester (see H.R. 4051), H1088 [20MR]

———3-(3-5, dicholorophenyl)-N-(1-methylethyl)-2,4-dioxo-1-imidazolidine carboxamide (see H.R. 4050), H1088 [20MR]

Taxation: provide a credit to promote homeownership among low-income individuals (see H.R. 3774), H523 [14FE]

Letters

Andean Trade Promotion and Drug Eradication Act: by, S4365 [15MY]

Remarks

Armed Forces: authorize use against Iraq (H.J. Res. 114), H7721 [9OC]

Boggs, Lindy: tribute (H. Con. Res. 439), E1359 [25JY]

Bush, President: disapproving the action taken under the Trade Act in response to the surge of steel imports (H.J. Res. 84), disposition (H. Res. 414), H2172, H2176 [8MY]

Congressional Women's Caucus: anniversary, E1359 [25JY]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make tax benefits permanent, H1444 [18AP]

Taxation: exclusion from gross income for foster care payments relative to certain nongovernmental placement agencies (H.R. 586), H1444 [18AP]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H225 [7FE], H281 [12FE], H2098 [2MY], H3857 [24JN]