JEFFERSON, WILLIAM J. (a Representative from Louisiana)

Amendments

Depts. of Transportation and the Treasury, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5025), H7135, H7138 [14SE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

African Growth and Opportunity Act: extend and modify certain trade benefits (see H.R. 4103), H2018 [1AP]

Armed Forces: clarify requirements relative to predeployment and postdeployment medical exams of certain members (see H.R. 4346), H4171 [15JN]

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

———provide automatic pay increase to any member deployed away from their permanent station or home for an extended period (see H.R. 3862), H699 [26FE]

———provide compensation to members of the reserve components who suffer discrepancies between their military and nonmilitary compensation as a result of being called to active duty for a certain period (see H.R. 1345), H2549 [4MY]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 3474), H927 [9MR]

Army: close the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation and establish a joint congressional task force to assess the education and training needs for Latin American military personnel (see H.R. 1258), H1791 [31MR]

Assault weapons: extend ban on production of assault weapons (see H.R. 3831), H7234 [15SE]

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

Aznar, Jose M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2131), H393 [4FE]

Brown, Oliver L.: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 4162), H2153 [2AP]

Budget: constitutional amendment on ensuring certain trust funds are outside the U.S. budget (see H.J. Res. 88), H244 [28JA]

Caribbean-American Heritage Month: establish (see H. Res. 570), H3964 [14JN]

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: conduct minority health programs (see H.R. 4072), H2200 [20AP]

Charles, Ray: tribute (see H. Res. 677), H4287 [16JN]

Chavez, Cesar E.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4082), H1789 [31MR]

Children and youth: ensure access to food and nutrition assistance, improve children's nutritional health, and simplify and restore integrity of child nutrition programs (see H.R. 3873), H1370 [23MR]

———establish a grant program to provide comprehensive eye examinations (see H.R. 2173), H89 [21JA]

———reauthorize and improve certain nutritional programs (see H.R. 3416), H830 [3MR]

———support planning, implementation, and evaluation of organized activities involving statewide youth suicide early intervention and prevention strategies (see H.R. 4799), H5909 [15JY]

Civil rights: anniversary of murder of civil rights organizers Andrew Goodman, James Chaney, and Michael Schwerner in Neshoba County, MS (see H. Con. Res. 450), H4171 [15JN] (see H. Con. Res. 457), H4580 [18JN]

Civil Rights Act: anniversary (see H. Res. 676), H4171 [15JN]

Colleges and universities: permit States to determine residency standards for higher education purposes and cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students (see H.R. 1684), H9745 [16NO]

———provide for fire sprinkler systems in public and private college and university housing and dormitories (see H.R. 1613), H2815 [11MY]

Concord, CA: anniversary of explosion at Port Chicago Naval Magazine (see H. Res. 813), H8409 [6OC]

CPSC: issue a rule banning children's toys containing mercury (see H.R. 4828), H6707 [22JY]

Crime: constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights (see H.J. Res. 48), H753 [2MR]

———provide Federal assistance to States and local jurisdictions to prosecute hate crimes (see H.R. 4204), H2371 [22AP]

———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 Commerce: make noninterest bearing loans to State and local governments solely for the purpose of funding capital projects (see H.R. 4310), H2727 [6MY] (see H.R. 4371), H3093 [17MY]

Dept. of Defense: carry out a program to provide a support system for members of the Armed Forces who incur severe disabilities (see H.R. 5057), H9051 [8OC]

———postpone certain closures and realignments of military installations (see H.R. 4023), H2266 [21AP]

Dept. of Education: strengthen and expand the Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) to facilitate the transition of low-income high school students into post-secondary education (see H.R. 3988), H2816 [11MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: make Haitian nationals eligible for temporary protected status under the Immigration and Nationality Act (see H. Res. 542), H700 [26FE]

Dept. of HUD: insure zero-downpayment mortgages for one-unit residences (see H.R. 3755), H2266 [21AP]

Dept. of Justice: require report to Congress on investigation into murder of Emmett Till (see H. Con. Res. 360), H2919 [12MY]

Diseases: establish comprehensive, integrated, and culturally appropriate HIV prevention strategy emphasizing the needs of women and girls for each country provided assistance to combat HIV/AIDS (see H.R. 4792), H5984 [19JY]

———fund breakthroughs in Alzheimer's disease research while providing more help to caregivers and increasing public education about prevention (see H.R. 4595), H9745 [16NO]

Drugs: lift the patient limitation on prescribing drug addiction treatments by medical practitioners in group practices (see H.R. 3634), H10000 [18NO]

Education: constitutional amendment on the right to a quality public education (see H.J. Res. 29), H2484 [28AP]

Employment: extend trade adjustment assistance to service workers (see H.R. 3881), H1011 [10MR]

FDA: provide with certain authority to regulate tobacco products (see H.R. 4433), H3785 [4JN]

Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 2442), H575 [24FE]

Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of acupuncturist services (see H.R. 1477), H6899 [8SE]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: extend authorization of appropriations for the Lake Pontchartrain Basin Restoration Program (see H.R. 4470), H3604 [1JN]

Financial institutions: commemorate anniversary of Citizens Savings Bank and Trust Co., and honor the contributions of minority-owned banks (see H. Con. Res. 394), H1369 [23MR]

Fisk Jubilee Singers (musical group): issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Res. 381), H393 [4FE]

Forests: ban clearcutting and logging on certain Federal lands to strengthen protection of native biodiversity (see H.R. 5312), H9048 [8OC]

Franklin, Benjamin: mint coins in commemoration of tercentenary of birth (see H.R. 3204), H3016 [13MY]

Haiti: expand certain preferential trade treatment (see H.R. 4889), H7575 [23SE]

———independence anniversary (see H. Res. 471), H435 [10FE]

Hazardous substances: require engine coolant and antifreeze to contain a bittering agent so as to render it unpalatable (see H.R. 1563), H9963 [17NO]

Health: provide for embryonic stem cell research (see H.R. 4682), H6557 [21JY]

Insurance: guarantee comprehensive health care coverage for all children (see H.R. 1205), H10000 [18NO]

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), H1594 [25MR]

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), H3441 (see H.R. 3619), H3540 [20MY]

Law enforcement: prohibit racial profiling (see H.R. 3847), H698 [26FE]

Law enforcement officers: exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H36 [20JA]

Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site: visitor center funding (see H. Con. Res. 495), H7442 [22SE]

Lobbyists: require certain coalitions and associations to disclose lobbying activities (see H.R. 4937, 4938), H6702 [22JY]

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

Marshall, John: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 2768), H37 [20JA]

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

McDermott, Ignatius: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3148), H4928 (see H.R. 3148), H5071 [24JN]

Medicaid: permit States the option to provide coverage for low-income individuals infected with HIV (see H.R. 3859), H699 [26FE]

———require staff working with developmentally disabled individuals to call emergency services in the event of a life-threatening situation (see H.R. 5320), H9963 [17NO]

Medicare: coverage of acupuncturist services (see H.R. 1477), H6899 [8SE]

———coverage of marriage and family therapist services (see H.R. 1655), H2483 [28AP]

———improve benefits for beneficiaries with kidney disease (see H.R. 4927), H6702 [22JY]

———provide coverage of screening ultrasound for abdominal aortic aneurysms (see H.R. 4626), H5151 [25JN]

———provide eligibility for coverage of home health services on the basis of a need for occupational therapy (see H.R. 3090), H700 [26FE]

Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act: eliminate the comparative cost adjustment program (see H.R. 3711), H35 [20JA]

Merchant marine industry: provide a monthly monetary benefit to certain individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine during World War II (see H.R. 3729), H7138 [14SE]

Miller, Doris: waive certain time limitations to allow the posthumous award of the Medal of Honor for actions while a member of the Navy during World War II (see H.R. 4445), H3964 [14JN]

Minorities: improve health of minority individuals (see H.R. 3459), H8859 [7OC]

Motor vehicles: protect the rights of consumers to diagnose, service, and repair their motor vehicles (see H.R. 2735), H700 [26FE]

National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: implement recommendations (see H.R. 5024), H6898 [8SE]

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

National School Lunch Act: phase out reduced price lunches and breakfasts by phasing in an increase in the income eligibility guidelines for free lunches and breakfasts (see H.R. 3441), H831 [3MR]

Older Americans Act: amend to provide information and outreach for the prevention of osteoporosis (see H.R. 3803), H9745 [16NO]

Privacy: provide penalties for accessing certain electronic communications in a manner that violates consumer privacy (see H.R. 4956), H7073 [13SE]

Public safety officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 814), H575 [24FE]

Rwanda: remember the victims of genocide and pledge to work to ensure that such an atrocity does not take place again (see H. Con. Res. 406), H2153 [2AP]

San Francisco, CA: mint coins in commemoration of the San Francisco Old Mint (see H.R. 4249), H7864 [29SE]

Senior citizens: promote elder justice (see H.R. 2490), H9963 [17NO]

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

South Africa: anniversary of first democratic elections (see H. Con. Res. 436), H4287 [16JN]

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

Sudan: declare genocide in Darfur (see H. Con. Res. 467), H4927 (see H. Con. Res. 467), H5071 [24JN]

———provide assistance for the crisis in the Darfur region and for the development of a comprehensive peace plan (see H.R. 5061), H7575 [23SE]

Supreme Court: anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education decision (see H. Res. 508), H2658 [5MY]

Taxation: allow a deduction for qualified long-term care insurance premiums and a credit for individuals who care for those with long-term care needs (see H.R. 5110), H9746 [16NO]

———exempt the natural aging process in determination of the production period for distilled spirits (see H.R. 3979), H4766 [22JN]

———modify the rehabilitation credit and the low-income housing credit (see H.R. 5378), H9962 [17NO]

———provide a tax credit to businesses whose employees teach at community colleges (see H.R. 4983), H6704 [22JY]

———provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 1523), H2483 [28AP]

———treatment of certain expenses of rural letter carriers relative to the business use of a personal vehicle (see H.R. 2265), H3440 (see H.R. 2265), H3540 [20MY]

———treatment of distilled spirits (see H.R. 2950), H434 [10FE]

———treatment of lifetime income payments from annuities and similiar payments of life insurance proceeds at dates later than death (see H.R. 4849), H9051 [8OC]

United Negro College Fund, Inc.: anniversary (see H. Res. 792), H7442 [22SE]

Veterans: health care funding (see H.R. 2318), H2406 [27AP]

———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]

———recognize military service of certain Philippine nationals during World War II and allow receipt of Dept. of Veterans Affairs benefits (see H.R. 677), H5908 [15JY]

Voting: condemn all efforts to suppress and intimidate voters in the U.S. and reaffirm that the right to vote is a fundamental right of all eligible citizens (see H. Res. 793), H7442 [22SE]

———constitutional amendment on the right to vote (see H.J. Res. 28), H2484 [28AP]

Women: establish programs to increase awareness and knowledge of women and health care providers with respect to gynecologic cancers (see H.R. 3438), H7864 [29SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Taxation: increase the maximum new market tax credits (see H.R. 4594), H4286 [16JN]

Remarks

Botswana: tribute, E235 [25FE]

Depts. of Transportation and the Treasury, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5025), H7135 [14SE]

Louisiana State University: tribute to football team (H. Res. 496), H481 [11FE]

New Orleans, LA: prohibit certain engineering funding relative to additional runway at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport, H7135 [14SE]

Southern University and A&M College: tribute to football team (H. Res. 496), H481 [11FE]

U.S.-Morocco Free Trade Agreement: implementation (H.R. 4842), H6649 [22JY]