BAKER, RICHARD H. (a Representative from Louisiana)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: ensure that women seeking an abortion are fully informed relative to pain experienced by the unborn child (see H.R. 4420), H3821 [8JN]

American Dental Association: commend Give Kids a Smile program, emphasize need to improve access to dental care for children, and thank dentists for volunteering time to provide needed dental care (see H. Res. 567), H2658 [5MY]

Armed Forces: mitigate financial hardships experienced by Reserve members as a result of being called to active duty (see H. Con. Res. 374), H700 [26FE]

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

Aviation: clarify importance of utilizing biometric technology to improve aviation and airport security (see H.R. 4914), H6701 [22JY]

Birds: mint coins celebrating recovery and restoration of the American bald eagle and noting the importance of the designation of the American bald eagle as an endangered species (see H.R. 4116), H3441 (see H.R. 4116), H3541 [20MY]

Budget: reform Federal budget procedures, impose spending safeguards, combat waste, fraud, and abuse, and account for accurate Government agency costs (see H.R. 3800), H831 [3MR]

Children and youth: ensure that appropriate State social services officers have access to certain Federal databases to carry out checks in cases of child abuse and neglect and cases of missing children (see H.R. 3972), H1116 [16MR]

———establish a grant program to provide comprehensive eye examinations (see H.R. 3602), H2816 [11MY]

China, Republic of: participation in WHO (see H.R. 3793), H753 [2MR]

Columbia (space shuttle): award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously to crew (see H.R. 525), H872 [4MR]

Courts: ensure judicial decisions on the meaning of U.S. laws are not based on foreign judgments, laws, or pronouncements unless they inform an understanding of the original meaning of the laws (see H. Res. 568), H2406 [27AP]

———increase minimum and maximum rates of basic pay payable to administrative law judges (see H.R. 3737), H831 [3MR]

Crime: impose the death penalty for kingpins of child sex slave trafficking enterprises (see H.R. 3913), H1072 [11MR]

———protect children from criminal recidivists (see H.R. 4150), H2728 [6MY]

Dept. of the Interior: arrange for the carving of the figure of Ronald Reagan on Mount Rushmore National Memorial (see H.R. 4980), H6704 [22JY]

Dept. of the Treasury: extend Terrorism Risk Insurance Program (see H.R. 4634), H4764 [22JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve educational assistance programs for apprenticeship or other on-job training (see H.R. 1716), H4171 [15JN]

Diseases: issue commemorative postage stamp to promote public awareness of Down syndrome (see H. Con. Res. 247), H2816 [11MY]

Education: increase student loan forgiveness to highly-qualified teachers in mathematics, science, and special education, and for reading specialists (see H.R. 4410), H3437 (see H.R. 4410), H3537 [20MY]

———tribute to Catholic schools (see H. Res. 492), H35 [20JA]

Families and domestic relations: clarify definition of marriage (see H.R. 4892), H6700 [22JY]

———constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage (see H.J. Res. 106), H7736 [28SE]

FCC: ruling in response to complaints regarding broadcast of program material containing indecent language (see H. Res. 482), H90 [21JA]

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

Financial institutions: increase the aggregate asset size limitation of the small bank regulatory relief provision and provide for future adjustments for inflation (see H.R. 3952), H1071 [11MR]

Financial Literacy Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 578), H1593 [25MR]

Firearms: protect right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 3125), H434 [10FE]

Government: establish a commission to conduct a comprehensive review of Federal agencies and programs, and to recommend the elimination or realignment of duplicative, wasteful, or outdated functions (see H.R. 3213), H393 [4FE]

Health: increase supply of pancreatic islet cells for research and coordinate efforts and information on transplantation (see H.R. 3858), H2373 [22AP]

Health care facilities: provide grants to health centers for facility construction, modernization, replacement, and major equipment purchases (see H.R. 1386), H3719 [2JN]

Hong Kong: support freedom (see H. Res. 667), H4894 [23JN]

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), H435 [10FE]

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), H753 [2MR]

King, Martin Luther, Jr., and Coretta Scott: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2680), H7735 [28SE]

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

Medicaid: include podiatrists as physicians for purposes of covering physicians services (see H.R. 2959), H2154 [2AP]

Mental health: increase awareness of autism spectrum disorder, support programs for research and improved treatment, and improve training for health care professionals (see H. Res. 605), H2407 [27AP]

National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record: provide an amnesty period during which veterans and their families can register certain firearms (see H.R. 3807), H514 [11FE]

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

National Manufacturing Week: support goals (see H. Res. 516), H701 [26FE]

Nuclear energy: recognize essential role in national energy policy and support increased use of nuclear power and construction and development of new and improved nuclear power generating plants (see H. Con. Res. 441), H9051 [8OC]

Political campaigns: repeal disclosure requirement for certain electioneering communication disbursements and prohibit making such disbursements by corporations and labor organizations (see H.R. 3801), H1484 [24MR]

Pornography: support vigorous enforcement of Federal obscenity laws (see H. Con. Res. 298), H2374 [22AP]

POW: provide special compensation for former POWs (see H.R. 850), H1484 [24MR]

Religion: defend the Ten Commandments (see H.R. 2045), H244 [28JA]

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

Taxation: extend alternative minimum tax relief and index such relief for inflation (see H.R. 4227), H2549 [4MY]

———increase child tax credit (see H.R. 4359), H3015 [13MY]

———permanently extend certain income tax rate brackets (see H.R. 4275), H2656 [5MY]

———permanently extend the increased standard deduction and certain income tax rate bracket expansions for married taxpayers filing joint returns (see H.R. 4181), H2406 [27AP]

———treatment of certain commercial power takeoff vehicles (see H.R. 1513), H244 [28JA]

———treatment of certain mobile machinery (see H.R. 3246), H575 [24FE]

Telecommunications: increase penalties for violations by television and radio broadcasters of the prohibitions against transmission of obscene, indecent, and profane language (see H.R. 3717), H245 [28JA]

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]

———mint coins in commemoration of veterans who became disabled for life while serving in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 2823), H8859 [7OC]

World War II: anniversary of Allied landing at Normandy on D-Day (see H.J. Res. 93), H2488 [29AP]

———anniversary of Battle of the Bulge (see H.J. Res. 110), H9746 [16NO]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: clarify U.S. jurisdiction over water and wetlands (see H.R. 4843), H5908 [15JY]

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

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

Tariff: benzenesulfonamide, N-(4-amino-9,10-dihydro-3-methoxy-9,10-dioxo-1-anthracenyl)- benzenesulfonamide, N-(4-amino-9,10-dihydro-3-methoxy-9,10-dioxo-1-anthracenyl)- 4-methyl- (see H.R. 4084), H1790 [31MR]

———chemical compounds (see H.R. 4087), H1790 [31MR]

———cyclopentanone (see H.R. 4771), H5330 [7JY]

———4,11-triphenodioxazinedisulfonic acid,6, 13-dichloro-3, 10-bis[[2-[[-[[4-fluoro-6-[(2-sulfophenyl) amino)-1,3,5-trizin-2-yl]amino]propyl]amino]- lithium sodium salt (see H.R. 4088), H1790 [31MR]

———glyoxylic acid (see H.R. 4770), H5330 [7JY]

———1,5-naphthalenedisulfonic acid, 3,3-[1,3-propanediylbis[imino(6-fluoro- 1,3,5-triazine-4,2-diyl)imino[2-(acetylamino)-4,1-phenylene] azo]]bis-, sodium salt (see H.R. 4086), H1790 [31MR]

———p-nitrobenzoic acid (PNBA) (see H.R. 4083), H1790 [31MR]

———2-naphthalenesulfonic acid, 7,7''-[(2-methyl-1,5-pentanediyl)bis[imino(6-fluoro-1,3,5-triazine-4,2-diyl)imino]]bis[4-hydroxy-3-[(4-methoxy sulfophenyl) azo]-, potassium sodium salt (see H.R. 4085), H1790 [31MR]

Truth in Lending Act: limit liability of any assignee of a creditor (see H.R. 4719), H5149 [25JN]

Preambles

American Legion Constitution, E269 [2MR]

Remarks

Armed Forces: prevent the sale of abusive insurance and investment products to military personnel (H.R. 5011), H8104, H8106, H8109 [5OC]

Business and industry: require mandatory expensing of stock options granted to executive officers (H.R. 3574), H6002, H6005, H6010, H6015, H6017 [20JY]

———require mandatory expensing of stock options granted to executive officers (H.R. 3574), corrections in engrossment, H6022 [20JY]

Civil War—U.S.: establish a commission to commemorate sesquicentennial (H.R. 2449), H7354 [22SE]

Dept. of State: eliminate the diversity immigrant program (H.R. 775), E693 [28AP]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: clarify U.S. jurisdiction over water and wetlands (H.R. 4843), E1409 [19JY]

Financial Accounting Standards Board: preserve integrity in establishing accounting standards, H6017 [20JY]

Hatch, Gayle: tribute for participation in Olympic games, E1496 [22JY]

Louisiana State University: tribute to football team (H. Res. 496), H478, H479, H481 [11FE]

SEC: preserve authority to establish accounting principles and standards, H6015 [20JY]

Southern University and A&M College: tribute to football team (H. Res. 496), H478, H479, H481 [11FE]

Taxation: increase child tax credit (H.R. 4359), H3464 [20MY]

Veterans Day: observance, E269 [2MR]