JOHN, CHRISTOPHER (a Representative from Louisiana)

Amendments

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5006), H6965 [9SE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Armed Forces: clarify requirements relative to predeployment and postdeployment medical exams of certain members (see H.R. 4346), H3230 [18MY]

———establish separate campaign medals to recognize service by members in Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom (see H.R. 3104), H515 [11FE]

———increase death gratuity (see H.R. 5055), H7234 [15SE]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 3474), H128 [27JA]

Atchafalaya National Heritage Area: establish (see H.R. 5348), H9049 [8OC]

Aznar, Jose M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2131), H304 [3FE]

Birds: conduct a pilot program under which States may issue electronic Federal migratory bird hunting stamps (see H.R. 4685), H6998 [9SE]

Budget: extend discretionary spending caps and pay-go for direct spending (see H.R. 3995), H1321 [18MR]

Business and industry: require mandatory expensing of stock options granted to executive officers (see H.R. 3574), H90 [21JA]

Children and youth: support planning, implementation, and evaluation of organized activities involving statewide youth suicide early intervention and prevention strategies (see H.R. 4799), H6128 [20JY]

Clean Air Act: modify certain provisions relative to methyl bromide (see H.R. 3403), H1117 [16MR]

Courts: give U.S. district courts jurisdiction over competing State custody determinations (see H.R. 3941), H1070 [11MR]

———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), H515 [11FE]

Crime: provide reliable officers, technology, education, community prosecutors, and training in our neighborhoods (see H.R. 5277), H8858 [7OC]

DeBakey, Michael E.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2868), H5195 [6JY]

Dept. of HHS: reauthorize Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Payment Program (see H.R. 4578), H6998 [9SE]

Dept. of the Treasury: extend Terrorism Risk Insurance Program (see H.R. 4772), H7443 [22SE]

Disabled: enhance and further research into paralysis and improve rehabilitation and quality of life for persons living with paralysis and other physical disabilities (see H.R. 1998), H128 [27JA]

Diseases: fund breakthroughs in Alzheimer's disease research while providing more help to caregivers and increasing public education about prevention (see H.R. 4595), H5402 [8JY]

Drugs: establish an electronic system for practitioner monitoring of the dispensing of certain controlled substances (see H.R. 3015), H2019 [1AP]

Employment: prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation (see H.R. 3285), H5793 [14JY]

FDA: uniform food safety warning notification requirements (see H.R. 2699), H3821 [8JN]

Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act: reauthorize Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program (see H.R. 4107), H2658 [5MY]

Firefighters: expand definition of firefighter to include apprentices and trainees, regardless of age or duty limitations (see H.R. 4472), H4928 (see H.R. 4472), H5072 [24JN]

Franklin, Benjamin: mint coins in commemoration of tercentenary of birth (see H.R. 3204), H1791 [31MR]

Health: modify the rules for redistribution and extended availability of funding for the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 4936), H7138 [14SE]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 4628), H5654 [13JY]

———strengthen programs for stroke education, prevention, and treatment (see H.R. 3658), H128 [27JA]

Insurance: coverage of minimum hospital stays for mastectomies and lymph node removals relative to breast cancer (see H.R. 1886), H8859 [7OC]

Iran: urge compliance with International Atomic Energy Agency resolutions on nuclear weapons program and call for international cooperation with such compliance (see H. Con. Res. 332), H516 [11FE]

Israel: support construction of security fence and condemn U.N. General Assembly for requesting the International Court of Justice to rule on legality of the security fence (see H. Con. Res. 371), H2200 [20AP]

King, Martin Luther, Jr., and Coretta Scott: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2680), H7234 [15SE]

Labor unions: establish efficient system to enable employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations and provide for mandatory injunctions for unfair labor practices during organizing efforts (see H.R. 3619), H3781 [3JN]

Life Insurance Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 461), H4765 [22JN]

Louisiana State University: tribute to football team (see H. Res. 496), H89 [21JA]

Marshall, John: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 2768), H393 [4FE]

Marshall, Thurgood: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4178), H2549 [4MY]

Medicaid: coverage of primary and secondary preventative medical strategies for children and adults with sickle cell disease (see H.R. 1736), H575 [24FE]

———permit States the option to provide coverage for low-income individuals infected with HIV (see H.R. 3859), H3094 [17MY]

———permit States to obtain reimbursement for care or services provided under the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act in a private mental health facility (see H.R. 3363), H2266 [21AP]

Medicare: allow beneficiaries direct access to physical therapists without a physician referral (see H.R. 792), H1740 [30MR]

———extend increase in payment rates for home health services in rural areas (see H.R. 4902), H7073 [13SE]

———improve patient access to, and utilization of, the colorectal cancer screening benefit (see H.R. 1422), H6756 [7SE]

———provide automatic enrollment and eligibility for certain low-income beneficiaries for subsidies under the Medicare transitional and permanent prescription drug programs (see H.R. 4437), H3438 (see H.R. 4437), H3538 [20MY]

———provide beneficiaries with access to geriatric assessments and chronic care management (see H.R. 4689), H9051 [8OC]

———repeal reduction in payment for certain items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 4491), H7945 [30SE]

———require Medicare Advantage organizations to pay for critical access hospital services and rural health clinic services at a greater percentage than regular Medicare payment rates (see H.R. 4687), H6707 [22JY]

National Archives and Records Administration: establish a servitude and emancipation archival research clearinghouse (see H.R. 4147), H3720 [2JN]

National Community Health Center Week: establish (see H. Res. 646), H3229 [18MY]

National Guard Challenge Program: rename and revise matching funds requirements for participating States (see H.R. 4217), H2372 [22AP]

NSF: establish a National Windstorm Impact Reduction Program (see H.R. 3980), H2266 [21AP]

OPM: administer a national health program to offer Federal employee health benefits plans to individuals who are not Federal employees (see H.R. 4498), H3780 [3JN]

Radio: preserve local radio broadcast emergency and other services and require the FCC to conduct rulemaking for that purpose (see H.R. 4026), H2406 [27AP]

Recreation: establish a permanent trust fund to provide access to parks and recreation areas, preserve historic places, promote healthy and active lifestyles, and provide hunting, angling, and wildlife viewing (see H.R. 4100), H2019 [1AP]

Social Security: choice of benefit payment method relative to computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982 (see H.R. 97), H2548 [4MY]

———earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 173), H575 [24FE]

———protect cost-of-living adjustments (see H.R. 4910), H6701 [22JY]

———repeal the windfall elimination provision and protect the retirement of public servants (see H.R. 4391), H3441 (see H.R. 4391), H3541 [20MY]

———restrict application of windfall elimination provisions to individuals whose benefits exceed certain levels (see H.R. 4234), H3017 [13MY]

Southern University and A&M College: tribute to football team (see H. Res. 496), H89 [21JA]

Space policy: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversaries of NASA and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (see H.R. 4881), H6555 [21JY]

Tariff: impose tariff-rate quotas on certain casein and milk protein concentrates (see H.R. 1160), H2266 [21AP]

Taxation: allow a deduction for premiums on mortgage insurance (see H.R. 1336), H244 [28JA]

———provide a credit for expenditures for the maintenance of railroad tracks of certain railroads (see H.R. 876), H89 [21JA]

———treatment of certain mobile machinery (see H.R. 3246), H2483 [28AP]

———treatment of flexible spending arrangements relative to long-term care insurance (see H.R. 2096), H515 [11FE]

Telecommunications: clarify prohibition on junk fax transmissions (see H.R. 4600), H4286 [16JN]

U.S.-Thailand Free Trade Agreement: limit Thailand's access to U.S. automobile market to prevent backdoor access by third-country automobile producers to the U.S. market (see H. Con. Res. 366), H1117 [16MR]

Veterans: increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses and provide for a one-year open season under that plan (see H.R. 3763), H391 [4FE]

Women: establish programs to increase awareness and knowledge of women and health care providers with respect to gynecologic cancers (see H.R. 3438), H8168 [5OC]

———increase awareness and education about heart disease among women (see H. Res. 522), H576 [24FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA): prohibit application of certain trade authority procedures to any implementing legislation (see H. Res. 718), H5793 [14JY]

Corps of Engineers: provide funding for operations and maintenance of essential waterways (see H.R. 4819), H5653 [13JY]

Dept. of Education: extend the same level of increased flexibility to all rural local educational agencies under Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (see H.R. 4833), H5793 [14JY]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct a sale of oil and gas leases on certain submerged lands of the Outer Continental Shelf in the Eastern Gulf of Mexico (see H.R. 4958), H6703 [22JY]

Hunting and trapping: recognize hunting heritage and provide opportunities for continued hunting on public lands (see H.R. 4959), H6703 [22JY]

Indian Gaming Regulatory Act: include a definition of initial reservation and consultation (see H.R. 4734), H5149 [25JN]

Iraq: bid process for agricultural food tenders (see H. Con. Res. 387), H1229 [17MR]

No Child Left Behind Act: ensure appropriate balance between resources and accountability (see H.R. 4957), H6703 [22JY]

Pharmaceuticals: permit importation of prescription drugs from Canada and certain other countries (see H.R. 4790), H5470 [9JY]

Remarks

Baker Oil Tools (business): Manufacturing Extension Partnership of Louisiana Platinum Award for Continued Excellence recipient, E1522 [8SE]

Catholic Schools Week: observance, E10 [20JA]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 4200), consideration (H. Res. 648), H3247 [19MY]

Dept. of Transportation: priority consideration of the Interstate 49 corridor under the National Corridor Infrastructure Improvement Program, H1991 [1AP]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5006), H6965 [9SE]

Indian Gaming Regulatory Act: include a definition of initial reservation and consultation (H.R. 4734), E1281 [25JN]

Louisiana State University: tribute to football team, E47 [27JA]

———tribute to football team (H. Res. 496), H479, H481 [11FE]

Louisiana State University at Eunice: tribute, E175 [12FE]

Mosquito Abatement for Safety and Health Act: funding, H6965 [9SE]

National Firefighters Day: observance, E195 [24FE]

Pendergast, Linda: Congressional Coalition on Adoption Angels in Adoption Award recipient, E1681 [22SE]

Southern University and A&M College: tribute, E48 [27JA]

———tribute to football team, E48 [27JA]

———tribute to football team (H. Res. 496), H479, H481 [11FE]

Transportation: Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (H.R. 3550), H1991 [1AP]

Votes: position on missed, E433 [23MR]

Tributes

Burridge, David P., E1523 [8SE]

Comeaux, Walter, E49 [27JA]

Dailey, John E., E820 [12MY]

Davis, Craig, E9 [20JA]

Hudson, Charles I. (Doc), E819 [12MY]

Parker, Jeffrey, E658 [27AP]

Thibodeaux, Joseph C., III, E1525 [8SE]