BAKER, RICHARD H. (a Representative from Louisiana)
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (see H.R. 760), H698 [13FE]
American Dental Association: tribute to Give Kids a Smile program, emphasize need to improve access to dental care for children, and thank dentists for volunteering their time to help provide needed dental care (see H. Res. 136), H3454 [29AP]
Animals: prohibit the intentional feeding of bears on Federal lands (see H.R. 1472), H6348 [8JY]
Armed Forces: authorize members to assist the Dept. of Homeland Security in performance of border protection functions under certain circumstances (see H.R. 277), H4204 [15MY]
———exempt certain members from requirement to pay subsistence charges while hospitalized (see H.R. 2998), H8382 [17SE]
———expand Rest and Recuperation Leave program for members serving in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom to include travel and transportation to the members' permanent station or home (see H. Res. 387), H9130 [1OC]
———issue commemorative postage stamp in remembrance of victims of peacekeeping mission in Beirut, Lebanon (see H. Res. 45), H245 [29JA]
———issue postage stamp in commemoration of those who distinguished themselves by their service in the Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard (see H. Con. Res. 37), H10237 [30OC]
———reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (see H.R. 742), H6603 [10JY]
———require colleges and universities to refund tuitions and fees of military personnel called to active duty (see H.R. 1724), H3301 [10AP]
Aviation: allow participation by cargo pilots in the Federal Flight Deck Officer Program (see H.R. 765), H1335 [25FE]
———improve airport security by using biometric security badges (see H.R. 115), H245 [29JA]
Aznar, Jose M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2131), H10130 [29OC]
Bankruptcy: amend laws (see H.R. 975), H1955 [18MR]
———establish a priority for the payment of claims for duties paid to the U.S. by licensed customs brokers and sureties on behalf of a debtor (see H.R. 3003), H9282 [7OC]
———revise banking and bankruptcy insolvency laws relative to termination and netting of financial contracts (see H.R. 2120), H4203 [15MY]
Blair, Tony: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1511), H2514 [31MR]
Bob Stump Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Prescott, AZ: designate (see H.R. 2806), H7788 [25JY]
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 22), H704 [13FE]
Bush, President: address issues of neighborhood crime prevention and community policing and support Federal participation in National Night Out (see H. Res. 322), H7950 [4SE]
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: authorize grants for mosquito control programs to prevent mosquito-borne diseases (see H.R. 342), H169 [27JA]
Children and youth: enhance operation of the AMBER Alert communications plan to expedite the recovery of abducted children (see H.R. 412), H217 [28JA]
———prevent child abduction (see H.R. 1104), H1903 [13MR]
———protect from exploitive child modeling (see H.R. 756), H1642 [5MR]
China, People's Republic of: encourage fulfillment of commitments under international trade agreements, support the U.S. manufacturing sector, and establish monetary and financial market reforms (see H. Res. 414), H9981 [28OC]
———require Dept. of the Treasury report on exchange rate policies and impose additional tariffs on products based on the rate of currency exchange manipulation (see H.R. 3058), H9131 [1OC]
China, Republic of: negotiation of a free trade agreement (see H. Con. Res. 98), H7226 [21JY]
Citizenship: codify oath of allegiance (see H.R. 3191), H10978 [6NO]
———restrict citizenship of individuals based solely on birth in the U.S. (see H.R. 1567), H3858 [8MY]
Commission To Educate Our Nation's Teachers and Students on Financial Literacy Skills: establish (see H.R. 2990), H7838 [3SE]
Congress: require the posting of the Ten Commandments in the House and Senate Chambers (see H. Con. Res. 50), H2515 [31MR]
Consumers: require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase agreements (see H.R. 996), H2515 [31MR]
Correctional institutions: prohibit use of Federal funds for certain amenities and personal comforts for inmates in Federal prisons (see H.R. 2296), H4787 [2JN]
Courts: allow a period of open enrollment for certain individuals who are elevated to the position of chief judge of a district (see H.R. 2039), H3975 [9MY]
———establish legal standards and procedures for the fair, prompt, inexpensive, and efficient resolution of personal injury claims arising out of asbestos exposure (see H.R. 1114), H1678 [6MR]
———expand Federal diversity jurisdiction to allow consideration of certain interstate class actions and provide additional protections to plaintiff class members (see H.R. 1115), H4255 [19MY]
———modify jurisdiction of Federal courts, inferior to the Supreme Court, over certain cases and controversies involving the Pledge of Allegiance (see H.R. 2028), H3856 [8MY]
———prevent frivolous lawsuits against manufacturers, distributors, or sellers of food or non-alcoholic beverage products that comply with applicable statutory and regulatory requirements (see H.R. 339), H274 [4FE]
Credit: prevent identity theft and improve resolution of credit disputes, accuracy of consumer records, and the use of, and consumer access to, credit information (see H.R. 2622), H6262 [26JN]
Crime: enhance penalties for crimes of violence against children (see H.R. 352), H170 [27JA]
———mandatory minimum sentencing for online child molesters (see H.R. 1706), H3052 [9AP]
———prevent identity fraud (see H.R. 2035), H3856 [8MY]
———prevent trafficking in child pornography, condemn activities relating to sexually explicit visual depictions of minors, and prevent the use of child pornography to facilitate crimes against children (see H.R. 1161), H1680 [6MR]
———prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see H.R. 1755), H3303 [10AP]
———protect unborn victims of violence (see H.R. 1997), H3760 [7MY]
———provide incentives for States to enact mandatory minimum sentences for certain firearms offenses (see H.R. 54), H5045 [5JN]
Dept. of HHS: make grants to nonprofit tax-exempt organizations for the purchase of ultrasound equipment to provide free examinations to pregnant women needing such services (see H.R. 195), H58 [7JA]
Dept. of HUD: provide grants to States, local governments, and nonprofit organizations for education programs on predatory lending and establish a toll-free number for complaints (see H.R. 1865), H7840 [3SE]
Dept. of Justice: extend authorization for the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program (see H.R. 1708), H4255 [19MY]
Dept. of State: eliminate the diversity immigrant program (see H.R. 775), H2271 [20MR]
Dept. of the Interior: make authority to designate critical habitat discretionary instead of mandatory (see H.R. 2602), H6869 [15JY]
Dept. of Transportation: require installation of 2 combination cockpit voice recorder and digital flight data recorder systems in each commercial passenger aircraft (see H.R. 2632), H6349 [8JY]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish standards of access to care for veterans seeking health care from the Dept. (see H.R. 3094), H8950 [25SE]
———require congressional notification prior to implementation of the Capital Asset Realignment for Enhanced Services initiative (see H.R. 2808), H7788 [25JY]
Disasters: reduce impacts of hurricanes, tornadoes, and related natural hazards through a program of research and development and technology transfer (see H.R. 2020), H4788 [2JN]
Diseases: prevent and cure diabetes and promote and improve the care of diabetic individuals within minority populations (see H.R. 1916), H9377 [8OC]
———raise awareness of alopecia areata (see H. Res. 348), H8084 [9SE]
District of Columbia: restore right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 3193), H9813 [21OC]
Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make repeal of estate taxes permanent (see H.R. 8), H5364 [12JN] (see H.R. 57), H138 [8JA]
———repeal sunset on expansion of the adoption credit and adoption assistance programs (see H.R. 1057), H1514 [4MR]
Education: clarify existing Federal law relative to the treatment of students privately educated at home under State law (see H.R. 2732), H7840 [3SE]
———establish academies for teachers and students of American history and civics and a national alliance of teachers of American history and civics (see H.R. 1078), H5267 [11JN]
———improve access to printed instructional materials used by blind or other print-disabled persons in elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 490), H392 [11FE]
———increase student loan forgiveness to teachers in mathematics, science, and special education (see H.R. 438), H241 [29JA]
———tribute to Catholic schools (see H. Res. 26), H172 [27JA]
Employment: provide compensatory time for private sector employees (see H.R. 1119), H1678 [6MR]
English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 931), H1394 [26FE]
———reaffirm as official language of U.S., establish uniform English language rule for naturalization, and avoid misconstructions of English language texts of U.S. laws (see H.R. 997), H2312 [25MR]
EPA: redesignate as the Dept. of Environmental Protection and elevate to cabinet level position (see H.R. 2138), H5815 [24JN]
Fair Credit Reporting Act: exempt certain communications from the definition of consumer reports (see H.R. 1543), H2585 [1AP]
Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage (see H.J. Res. 56), H11703 [20NO]
FDA: establish restrictions relative to the qualifications of physicians prescribing the abortion drug known as RU-486 (see H.R. 486), H9478 [15OC]
———withdraw approved application for the drug known as RU-486 and review process by which the FDA approved such drug (see H.R. 3453), H12922 [8DE]
Federal employees: treatment of retirement benefits for assistant U.S. attorneys (see H.R. 2260), H5929 [25JN]
Federal Water Pollution Control Act: amend relative to wetlands mitigation banking (see H.R. 2531), H5662 [19JN]
FEMA: extend the National Flood Insurance Program (see H.R. 11), H51 [7JA]
Financial Literacy for Youth Month: designate (see H. Res. 127), H2402 [26MR]
Firearms: permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see H.R. 990), H2703 [2AP]
———prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (see H.R. 1036), H1464 [27FE]
Fish and fishing: support domestic shrimping industry by eliminating taxpayer subsidies for certain competitors (see H.R. 155), H327 [7FE]
Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 4), H2823 [3AP]
France: prohibit Dept. of Defense participation in any international aviation trade exhibition to be held in France (see H.R. 1023), H2132 [19MR]
Freedom of religion: constitutional amendment on protection (see H.J. Res. 46), H3052 [9AP]
Government: require Congress and the President to fulfill their constitutional duty to take personal responsibility for Federal laws (see H.R. 110), H6603 [10JY]
Health care facilities: simplify the downpayment requirements for FHA mortgage insurance for hospitals (see H.R. 659), H389 [11FE]
Height, Dorothy I.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1821), H3353 [11AP]
Hire a Veteran Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 252), H7617 [24JY]
Home Investment Partnerships Act: provide downpayment assistance (see H.R. 1276), H1901 [13MR]
Homeland security: improve (see H.R. 3452), H10977 [6NO]
Immigration: enhance Federal, State, and local enforcement of immigration laws (see H.R. 2671), H7329 [22JY]
———prohibit Federal agencies from accepting foreign issued identification other than passports (see H.R. 687), H3053 [9AP]
———simplify the process for admitting temporary alien agricultural workers and increase access to such workers (see H.R. 3604), H12307 [21NO]
Insurance: coverage of minimum hospital stays for mastectomies and lymph node removals relative to breast cancer (see H.R. 1886), H9377 [8OC]
———prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 1910), H6465 [9JY]
International Religious Freedom Act: anniversary (see H. Res. 423), H10130 [29OC]
Investments: enhance investor confidence by providing investors with easy online access to complete information about securities firms and their brokers (see H.R. 957), H1460 [27FE]
Jamestown, VA: mint coins in commemoration of settlement anniversary (see H.R. 1914), H10978 [6NO]
Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make reduction in capital gains rates for individuals permanent (see H.R. 2635), H10457 [5NO]
King, Martin Luther, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 589), H2822 [3AP]
Languages: repeal Executive order on providing access to Federal programs and activities for persons with limited English proficiency (see H.R. 300), H172 [27JA]
Law enforcement: eliminate backlog of DNA samples collected from crime scenes and offenders and expand and improve the use of DNA collection and analysis in criminal investigations (see H.R. 3214), H9378 [8OC]
———give priority funding for DNA backlog elimination and self defense training to States and municipalities that are in the midst of combating a serial killer (see H.R. 2110), H5664 [19JN]
Law enforcement officers: adjust certain U.S. Park Police and Secret Service pension benefits as a result of the conversion to a new salary schedule (see H.R. 2060), H7840 [3SE]
———adjust percentage differentials payable to Federal law enforcement officers in certain high-cost areas (see H.R. 466), H3683 [6MY]
———exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H59 [7JA]
Marshall, John: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 2768), H9614 [16OC]
Medicare: coverage of oral anticancer drugs (see H.R. 1288), H5267 [11JN]
———improve outpatient vision services (see H.R. 1902), H4877 [3JN]
Members of Congress: nullify recent pay increases and eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see H.R. 31), H9812 [21OC]
Motor vehicles: protect the rights of consumers to diagnose, service, and repair their motor vehicles (see H.R. 2735), H8284 [16SE]
Music and dance: designate the square dance as the national folk dance of the U.S. (see H.R. 645), H4739 [22MY]
NASA: make certain workforce authorities available (see H.R. 1085), H4012 [13MY]
National Center on Liver Disease Research: establish (see H.R. 371), H7454 [23JY]
National Commission on the Modernization of the U.N.: establish (see H.R. 3079), H10340 [4NO]
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. 1746), H3302 [10AP]
National security: ensure greater security for U.S. seaports (see H.R. 2193), H5367 [12JN]
National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 280), H8383 [17SE]
NSF: provide grants for digital and wireless network technology programs at historically Black colleges and universities, Hispanic-serving institutions, and tribal colleges and universities (see H.R. 2183), H5367 [12JN] (see H.R. 2801), H7225 [21JY]
Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 262), H5268 [11JN]
Pensions: provide special funding requirements for certain pension plans maintained by commercial passenger air carriers (see H.R. 2719), H10237 [30OC]
Pledge of Allegiance: circuit court decision on inclusion of phrase ``under God'' (see H. Res. 132), H1813 [12MR]
Postal Service: reform funding of Civil Service Retirement System benefits for employees (see H.R. 735), H2271 [20MR]
Power resources: establish and implement competitive, environmentally sound, and job creating oil and gas leasing program for the Coastal Plain (see H.R. 39), H1516 [4MR]
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. 919), H2822 [3AP]
Roads and highways: extend certain Highway Trust Fund highway, safety, and transit programs pending reauthorization of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (see H.R. 3088), H8283 [16SE]
———permit voluntary compliance with certain laws relating to the rate of wage paid to laborers and mechanics employed on Federal-aid highway projects (see H.R. 2672), H6463 [9JY]
Robinson, Jackie: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously and designate a national day of recognition (see H.R. 1900), H8382 [17SE]
Roosevelt, Theodore: mint coins in commemoration of the centenary of receiving the Nobel Peace Prize (see H.R. 2404), H5173 [10JN]
Schools: provide a period of quiet reflection at the opening of certain schools on every school day (see H.R. 1202), H3355 [11AP]
Science: prohibit the cloning of humans (see H.R. 534), H463 [12FE]
SEC: augment emergency authority (see H.R. 657), H389 [11FE]
Senior citizens: promote elder justice (see H.R. 2490), H8017 [5SE]
Social Security: computation system for benefits relative to spouses' or surviving spouses' Government pensions (see H.R. 887), H1332 [25FE]
———earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 173), H323 [5FE]
———extend availability of allotments under the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 531), H392 [11FE]
———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 594), H320 [5FE]
States: require candidates for driver's licenses to demonstrate an ability to exercise greatly increased caution when driving in the proximity of potentially visually impaired individuals (see H. Con. Res. 56), H2402 [26MR]
Syria: halt support for terrorism, end occupation of Lebanon, stop development of weapons of mass destruction, and cease illegal importation of Iraqi oil (see H.R. 1828), H4205 [15MY]
Taiwan Relations Act: reaffirm U.S. commitment (see H. Con. Res. 117), H2823 [3AP]
Tariff: impose tariff-rate quotas on certain casein and milk protein concentrates (see H.R. 1160), H3637 [1MY]
Tax Reform Action Commission: establish (see H.R. 3215), H10237 [30OC]
Taxation: allow a deduction for premiums on mortgage insurance (see H.R. 1336), H10130 [29OC]
———allow a refundable credit for the purchase of private health insurance and establish State health insurance safety-net programs (see H.R. 583), H1902 [13MR]
———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. 791), H2864 [7AP]
———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. 284), H1812 [12MR]
———exclusion from gross income for family-to-family sale of farm businesses (see H.R. 457), H242 [29JA]
———increase deduction for teacher classroom supplies and expand to include qualified professional development expenses (see H.R. 785), H7618 [24JY]
———permit churches and other houses of worship to engage in political campaigns (see H.R. 235), H392 [11FE]
———provide a checkoff for a Breast and Prostate Cancer Research Fund (see H.R. 1692), H3051 [9AP]
———provide a credit for expenditures for the maintenance of railroad tracks of certain railroads (see H.R. 876), H3571 [30AP]
———provide a credit to promote homeownership and community development (see H.R. 839), H10978 [6NO]
———provide incentives for the use of biodiesel as a fuel (see H.R. 3119), H9131 [1OC]
———repeal foreign sales corporation/extraterritorial income (FSC/ETI) tax program and replace with corporate rate deduction for domestic manufacturers (see H.R. 1769), H3858 [8MY]
———repeal income tax, abolish the IRS, and institute a national retail sales tax (see H.R. 25), H2401 [26MR]
———repeal occupational taxes on manufacturers, distributors, and sellers of beer, wine, and distilled spirits (see H.R. 786), H2822 [3AP]
———repeal tax increase on Social Security benefits (see H.R. 434), H1902 [13MR]
———treatment of automatic fire sprinkler systems (see H.R. 1824), H4978 [4JN]
———treatment of beer (see H.R. 1305), H2402 [26MR]
———treatment of certain tax attributes for taxpayers who file consolidated returns (see H.R. 2706), H7618 [24JY]
———treatment of distilled spirits (see H.R. 2950), H8017 [5SE]
———treatment of flexible spending arrangements relative to long-term care insurance (see H.R. 2096), H9687 [17OC]
———treatment of forestry activities (see H.R. 1310), H5267 [11JN]
Television: provide grants to train court reporters and other individuals to become real-time writers to meet requirements for closed captioning of video programming (see H.R. 970), H5664 [19JN]
Terrorism: increase criminal penalties relative to terrorist murders and deny Federal benefits to terrorists (see H.R. 2934), H8284 [16SE]
Transportation: Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (see H.R. 3550), H11700 [20NO]
———improve transportation and security of household goods (see H.R. 1070), H1515 [4MR]
———promote intermodal transportation of passengers (see H.R. 1394), H2269 [20MR]
———responsibility for intermodal equipment compliance with commercial motor vehicle safety requirements (see H.R. 2863), H7615 [24JY]
Unemployment: provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program (see H.R. 3270), H9375 [8OC]
Veterans: health care funding (see H.R. 2475), H5407 [16JN]
———increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses and provide for an open season under that plan (see H.R. 548), H318 [5FE]
———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H706 [13FE]
Victims of Crime Fund: ensure that amounts are fully obligated (see H.R. 944), H1395 [26FE]
Volunteer firefighters: remove civil liability barriers surrounding donating fire equipment to volunteer fire companies (see H.R. 1787), H3454 [29AP]
Workforce Investment Act: establish a Personal Reemployment Accounts grant program to assist Americans in returning to work (see H.R. 444), H324 [5FE]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Aviation: allow the arming of pilots of cargo aircraft (see H.R. 3262), H9375 [8OC]
Bankruptcy: amend laws relative to venue in certain preference proceedings commenced by the trustee against small businesses (see H.R. 3581), H12307 [21NO]
Business and industry: require mandatory expensing of stock options granted to executive officers (see H.R. 3574), H12306 [21NO]
Civil War—U.S.: establish a commission to commemorate sesquicentennial (see H.R. 2449), H5365 [12JN]
Goudeau, Tanya A.: relief (see H.R. 530), H274 [4FE]
Housing: reform the regulation of the housing-related Government-sponsored enterprises (see H.R. 2575), H5813 [24JN]
Investments: improve transparency relative to fees and costs that mutual fund investors incur and improve corporate governance of mutual funds (see H.R. 2420), H5265 [11JN]
———provide protection for investors, increase confidence in the capital markets system, and streamline the hiring process for certain employment positions in the SEC (see H.R. 658), H389 [11FE]
Livingston Parish, LA: repeal the reservation of mineral rights made by the U.S. when certain lands were conveyed (see H.R. 542), H318 [5FE]
Mental health: issue commemorative postage stamp to raise autism awareness (see H. Res. 60), H327 [7FE]
National Flood Insurance Program: improve predisaster mitigation and facilitate voluntary buyouts of repetitively flooded properties (see H.R. 670), H390 [11FE]
National Guard Challenge Program: revise matching funds requirements for participating States (see H.R. 2001), H3760 [7MY]
Public Health Service Act: authorize grants for education, screening, and treatment relative to preventing diabetic foot complications and lower extremity amputations (see H.R. 3203), H9032 [30SE]
Railroads: enhance competition by improving regulation of rates, service, and access to certain information (see H.R. 2924), H7782 [25JY]
SEC: enhance authority to investigate, punish, and deter securities laws violations and improve ability to return funds to defrauded investors (see H.R. 2179), H4527 [21MY]
Taxation: extend filing period for credits or refunds (see H.R. 252), H135 [8JA]
———treatment of charitable contributions of apparently wholesome food inventory (see H.R. 543), H318 [5FE]
Essays
What Makes America Great: Alexander Edelen, E1075
———Colleen Wesley, E1075
———Steven Sikes, E1075
Poems
``America the Great,'' Mallory Braud, E1075
Remarks
Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for the war in Iraq and homeland security (H.R. 1559), H2802 [3AP]
Aviation: allow the arming of pilots of cargo aircraft (H.R. 3262), E2008
Bankruptcy: amend laws relative to venue in certain preference proceedings commenced by the trustee against small businesses (H.R. 3581), E2440
Civil War—U.S.: establish a commission to commemorate sesquicentennial (H.R. 2449), E1246
Credit: allow any consumer to receive a free credit report annually from any national or regional consumer reporting agency, H8160, H8161, H8162, H8163 [10SE]
———prevent identity theft and improve resolution of credit disputes, accuracy of consumer records, and the use of, and consumer access to, credit information (H.R. 2622), H8160, H8161, H8162, H8163 [10SE]
Financial institutions: reform the Federal deposit insurance system (H.R. 522), E694
Investments: improve transparency relative to fees and costs that mutual fund investors incur and improve corporate governance of mutual funds (H.R. 2420), H11539 [19NO]
———provide protection for investors, increase confidence in the capital markets system, and streamline the hiring process for certain employment positions in the SEC (H.R. 658), H5421, H5422 [17JN]
Iraq: prohibit post-conflict reconstruction funding from benefiting citizens or businesses in France, Germany, Russia, or Syria, H2802 [3AP]
Livingston Parish, LA: repeal the reservation of mineral rights made by the U.S. when certain lands were conveyed (H.R. 542), H9699 [20OC]
Louisiana: tribute to ``What Makes America Great'' essay contest winners, E1075
National Flood Insurance Program: improve predisaster mitigation and facilitate voluntary buyouts of repetitively flooded properties (H.R. 253), H11839 [20NO]
Public Health Service Act: authorize grants for education, screening, and treatment relative to preventing diabetic foot complications and lower extremity amputations (H.R. 3203), E1932
Railroads: enhance competition by improving regulation of rates, service, and access to certain information (H.R. 2924), E1638
Science: prohibit the cloning of humans (H.R. 534), H1414 [27FE]
Summaries
Railroad Competition Act (H.R. 2924), E1639
Tributes
Boozer, James A., E2230