JOHN, CHRISTOPHER (a Representative from Louisiana)
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (see H.R. 4965), H3775 [20JN]
Agriculture: provide emergency agriculture assistance (see H.R. 5383), H7738 [9OC]
Armed Forces: reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (see H.R. 3831), H3161 [4JN]
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]
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 86), H1283 [11AP]
———constitutional amendment to require balanced budget and greater accountability in the enactment of tax legislation (see H.J. Res. 85), H833 [12MR] (see H.J. Res. 90), H1674 [25AP]
———extend discretionary spending caps and the pay-as-you-go requirement (see H.R. 4593), H1770 [30AP]
Bush, President: address issues of neighborhood crime prevention and community policing and support Federal participation in National Night Out (see H. Res. 437), H3292 [6JN]
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]
Crime: prohibit the sale or rental of adult video games to minors (see H.R. 4645), H2945 [22MY]
Dept. of Commerce: make grants to States for advertising that promotes travel and tourism (see H.R. 3321), H781 [7MR]
Dept. of Defense: disclose information on projects that included testing of biological or chemical agents involving potential exposure of Armed Forces members to toxic agents (see H.R. 5060), H4325 [27JN]
———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]
Diseases: expand research on inflammatory bowel disease (see H.R. 5031), H6783 [30SE]
Drugs: distribution chain of prescription drugs (see H.R. 68), H4766 [16JY]
FCC: eliminate deadlines for spectrum auctions of spectrum previously allocated to television broadcasting (see H.R. 4560), H1618 [24AP]
———facilitate the ability of certain spectrum auction winners to pursue alternative measures to meet the public needs of wireless telecommunications consumers (see H.R. 4738), H6419 [19SE]
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), H655 [4MR]
———treatment of retirement benefits for assistant U.S. attorneys (see H.R. 1090), H2164 [7MY]
Federal Power Act: prohibit round trip sales of electric power (see H.R. 4826), H2944 [22MY]
Federal Water Pollution Control Act: amend relative to marine sanitation devices (see H.R. 3673), H5195 [23JY]
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), H3453 [11JN]
FTC: regulation of unfair or deceptive practices by sports agents in the signing of contracts with student athletes (see H.R. 4701), H2355 [9MY]
Health: improve patient safety and reduce incidence of medical errors (see H.R. 5478), H6776 [26SE]
———provide grants for public access defibrillation programs and public access defibrillation demonstration projects (see H.R. 3462), H1155 [9AP]
———provide programs for the prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation of stroke (see H.R. 3431), H1155 [9AP]
Insurance: establish a Federal program to provide reinsurance to improve the availability of homeowners' insurance (see H.R. 4025), H1087 [20MR]
———require group and individual health insurance coverage and group health plans to provide prompt payment for health benefits claims (see H.R. 4983), H6172 [10SE]
King, Martin Luther, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 1184), H4425 [9JY]
Mammography Quality Standards Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4888), H3291 [6JN]
Medicare: coverage of cholesterol and blood lipid screening (see H.R. 3278), H907 [13MR]
———coverage of oral anticancer drugs (see H.R. 1624), H833 [12MR]
———establish voluntary outpatient prescription drug coverage program and modernize and reform payments and the regulatory structure (see H.R. 5019), H4068 [26JN]
———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 3834), H688 [5MR]
———standardize payment amounts for inpatient hospital services (see H.R. 1609), H1003 [19MR]
National Better Hearing and Speech Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 358), H1156 [9AP]
National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: establish (see H.R. 4777), H3038 [23MY]
NATO: recommend integration of Slovak Republic (see H. Res. 253), H2735 [21MY]
Patriotism: mint coins in commemoration of the Spirit of America and to establish the Victims of September 11th Fund (see H.R. 3244), H1090 [20MR]
Pledge of Allegiance: circuit court decision on inclusion of phrase ``under God'' (see H. Res. 459), H4326 [27JN]
Securities Exchange Act: prohibit the fraudulent recording of revenue from round trip sales of electric power (see H.R. 4827), H2944 [22MY]
Senior citizens: modify the eligibility criteria for supplemental foods provided under the Commodity Supplemental Food Program (see H.R. 5107), H4873 [17JY]
Social Security: provide greater equity and efficiency to the SSA payment system for claimant representation (see H.R. 3332), H2471 [14MY]
Taxation: allow distilled spirits wholesalers a credit for their cost of carrying Federal excise taxes prior to the sale of the product bearing the tax (see H.R. 1987), H6419 [19SE]
———allow Federal civilian and military retirees to pay health insurance premiums on a pretax basis and allow a deduction for TRICARE supplemental premiums (see H.R. 2125), H833 [12MR]
———allow use of principal repayments to issue additional mortgages and modify price limitations under the mortgage revenue bond program and change income limit for housing credit program (see H.R. 951), H4350 [8JY]
———constitutional amendment on tax limitations (see H.J. Res. 96), H3291 [6JN]
———incentives to ensure timely and equitable access to the Internet over current and future generations of broadband capability (see H.R. 267), H4931 [18JY]
———treatment of flexible spending arrangements relative to long-term care insurance (see H.R. 831), H3859 [24JN]
———treatment of forestry activities (see H.R. 1581), H1620 [24AP]
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century: provide highway infrastructure investment at the guaranteed funding level (see H.R. 3694), H367 [13FE]
Veterans: increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses (see H.R. 5403), H6373 [18SE]
Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 3930), H3454 [11JN]
Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 40), H782 [7MR]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: authorize grants for mosquito control programs to prevent mosquito-borne diseases (see H.R. 4793), H2943 [22MY]
Dept. of Homeland Security: promote secure sharing of information and communications (see H.R. 5671), H8022 [16OC]
Louisiana: provide economic disaster assistance to rice producers (see H.R. 5446), H6558 [24SE]
Remarks
Broussard, Kristie: Diocese of Lafayette, LA, Spirit of America Award recipient, E1652
Budget: deficit, H2145, H2148, H2150 [7MY]
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: authorize grants for mosquito control programs to prevent mosquito-borne diseases (H.R. 4793), H6790 [1OC]
Darbone, Luderin: National Heritage Fellow Award recipient, E1650
Dept. of Homeland Security: promote secure sharing of information and communications (H.R. 5671), E1895
Duhon, Edwin: National Heritage Fellow Award recipient, E1650
Frederick, Penny: Diocese of Lafayette, LA, Spirit of America Award recipient, E1652
Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, H2145, H2148, H2150 [7MY]
Television: transition to digital television, E993
Votes: position on missed, H2144 [7MY], H5607
Tributes
Perks, Craig, E579