BOUSTANY, CHARLES W., JR. (a Representative from Louisiana)

Amendments

Higher Education Act: amend and extend (H.R. 609), H1273, H1274 [29MR]

Articles and editorials

Help Is Here Express Visits Sulphur, Mary Ann Dutton, Sulphur (LA) Southwest Daily News, E529 [6AP]

Hey, Congress, How About Us? Lake Charles (LA) American Press, H1001 [15MR]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: protect lives of born and unborn persons (see H.R. 552), H1742 [25AP]

Agriculture: provide disaster assistance to agricultural producers for crop and livestock losses (see H.R. 5099), H1562 [5AP]

Armed Forces: prohibit certain demonstrations at cemeteries under the control of the National Cemetery Administration and at Arlington National Cemetery (see H.R. 5037), H1743 [25AP]

———prohibit increases in fees for military health care (see H.R. 4949), H1743 [25AP]

———provide equity between active and Reserve component members in the computation of disability retired pay for members wounded in action (see H.R. 5083), H1452 [4AP]

Benjamin Franklin Tercentenary Commission: extend (see H.R. 4586), H1320 [29MR]

CERCLA: provide that manure is not considered a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant (see H.R. 4341), H1197 [28MR]

Charities: encourage all Americans to increase charitable giving (see H. Con. Res. 337), H225 [8FE]

Congressional Gold Medal: award posthumously to United Airlines Flight 93 passengers recognizing the heroic efforts (see H.R. 5159), H3424 [6JN]

Construction industries: provide contractors with qualified immunity from liability for negligence when providing services or equipment on a volunteer basis in response to a declared emergency or disaster (see H.R. 3717), H1453 [4AP]

Corps of Engineers: authorize water resources projects and activities for the Louisiana coastal area (see H.R. 5461), H3137 [23MY]

Crime: expand and modernize prohibition against interstate gambling (see H.R. 4777), H387 [16FE]

Dalai Lama: award a Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4562), H4555 [26JN]

Day of Hearts—Congenital Heart Defect Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 629), H26 [31JA]

Dept. of Defense: establish procedures for consideration of applications for award of the Purple Heart to certain POW (see H.R. 2369), H274 [14FE]

Dept. of HHS: authorize appropriations for the health centers program (see H.R. 5201), H4134 [15JN]

———encourage dissemination, security, confidentiality, and usefulness of health information technology (see H.R. 4157), H3909 [13JN]

Dept. of Justice: provide officers of State and local educational agencies with certain access to national crime information databases (see H.R. 4894), H3788 [12JN]

Disasters: prohibit the confiscation of firearms during certain national emergencies (see H.R. 5013), H2641 [16MY]

Discrimination: prohibit on the basis of genetic information relative to insurance and employment (see H.R. 1227), H645 [7MR]

Diseases: support efforts to increase childhood cancer awareness (see H. Res. 323), H2962 [19MY]

Education: tribute to Catholic schools (see H. Res. 657), H156 [1FE]

FAA: replace Administrator's arbitrary authority to impose wages and working conditions with neutral binding arbitration in the case of an impasse in labor-management negotiations (see H.R. 4755), H2641 [16MY]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage (see H.J. Res. 39), H3425 [6JN]

FEMA: establish as an independent agency (see H.R. 5316), H2337 [9MY]

———permit access to databases to comply with sex offender registry and notification laws (see H.R. 4381), H2706 (see H.R. 4381), H2758 [17MY]

Firefighters: recognize and honor contributions throughout U.S. history (see H. Res. 764), H1682 [6AP]

Foreign aid: require recipients of U.S. foreign assistance to certify that the assistance will not be used to intentionally traffic in goods or services that contain counterfeit marks (see H.R. 5249), H5128 [12JY]

Gambling: establish a commission to study the proper response to growth in Internet gambling (see H.R. 5474), H4190 [16JN]

House Rules: require that general appropriations bills contain a separate list of all earmarks in the accompanying report and the name of the sponsoring Member of each earmark (see H. Res. 662), H333 [15FE]

Hurricanes: commend efforts of faith-based and community organizations in response to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita (see H. Res. 823), H4521 [22JN]

Immigration: extend termination date for the exemption of returning workers from the numerical limitations for temporary workers (see H.R. 4740), H272 [14FE]

Interstate Highway System: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 372), H1389 [30MR]

John Paul Hammerschmidt Post Office Building, Harrison, AR: designate (see H.R. 4811), H449 [28FE]

Lincoln, Abraham: mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial of birth (see H.R. 2808), H3016 [22MY]

Medicaid: include podiatrists as physicians for purposes of covering physicians services (see H.R. 699), H1917 [27AP]

Medicare: ensure access to durable medical equipment (see H.R. 3559), H1917 [27AP]

———improve payments made by prescription drug plans and Medicare Advantage-Prescription Drug plans to pharmacies for covered drugs (see H.R. 5166), H1679 [6AP]

———suspend prescription drug late enrollment penalty (see H.R. 5336), H3309 (see H.R. 5336), H3362 [25MY]

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. 23), H3642 [8JN]

Middle East: promote the development of democratic institutions in areas under the administrative control of the Palestinian Authority (see H.R. 4681), H1917 [27AP]

Nelson, Byron: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4902), H869 [9MR]

Office of Veterans Identity Protection Claims: establish to reimburse persons for injuries suffered due to unauthorized use, disclosure, or dissemination of stolen identifying information (see H.R. 5520), H3643 [8JN]

Older Americans Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 5293), H2339 [9MY]

Outer Continental Shelf: provide for exploration, development, and production activities for mineral resources (see H.R. 4761), H332 [15FE]

Puerto Rico: provide for a federally sanctioned self-determination process (see H.R. 4867), H564 [2MR]

Research: derive human pluripotent stem cell lines using techniques that do not knowingly harm embryos (see H.R. 5526), H4009 [14JN]

Safety: establish a day to bring awareness to the issue of missing persons (see H. Res. 189), H4918 [29JN]

Taxation: allow a tax credit for the purchase of hearing aids (see H.R. 414), H2585 [11MY]

———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. 994), H1680 [6AP]

———extend and expand benefits for businesses operating in empowerment zones, enterprise communities, or renewal communities (see H.R. 5660), H4423 [21JN]

———limit development or implementation of a return-free tax system (see H.R. 5114), H1676 [6AP]

———make permanent the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (see H.R. 4862), H564 [2MR]

———provide for deductibility of medical expenses by individuals (see H.R. 4625), H646 [7MR]

———provide tax incentives for the payment of premiums for high deductible health plans (see H.R. 5262), H4424 [21JN]

———repeal tax increase on Social Security benefits (see H.R. 1517), H4958 [10JY]

U.S.-India Civil Nuclear Cooperation Initiative: exempt from certain requirements (see H.R. 5682), H5047 [11JY]

Unemployment: extend availability of assistance made available in connection with Hurricanes Katrina and Rita (see H.R. 5392), H2641 [16MY]

Veterans: improve information security (see H.R. 5464), H3225 [24MY]

Voting Rights Act: amend (see H.R. 9), H2705 (see H.R. 9), H2757 [17MY]

Water pollution: provide more effective permitting and enforcement mechanisms for stormwater discharges associated with residential construction activity (see H.R. 5558), H3641 [8JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Armed Forces: prohibit the unauthorized use of names, images and likenesses of members (see H.R. 5772), H5128 [12JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: restore discretion to waive or reduce the non-Federal cost share requirements of the emergency watershed protection program (see H.R. 4888), H644 [7MR]

Dept. of Education: extend period during which a State or local educational agency may obligate temporary emergency impact aid for elementary and secondary school students displaced by Hurricanes Katrina or Rita (see H.R. 5354), H2584 [11MY]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H2599 [16MY], H4523 [26JN]

Letters

Hurricane Rita recovery in southwest Louisiana: several Louisiana State and local officials, H1000 [15MR]

Remarks

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, war on terror, and hurricane relief and recovery (H.R. 4939), H1000 [15MR], H2624 [16MY]

Army: extend authority to accept and expend funds contributed by non-Federal public entities to expedite the processing of permits (H.R. 4826), H892, H893 [14MR]

Crowley, LA: tribute to Ms. Bea's Community Reading Program, E419 [28MR]

———tribute to reopening of renovated city hall, E704 [3MY]

Dept. of Education: extend period during which a State or local educational agency may obligate temporary emergency impact aid for elementary and secondary school students displaced by Hurricanes Katrina or Rita (H.R. 5354), H2967, H2968 [22MY]

Education: extend student loan forgiveness to include medical specialists with a residency program of more than five years, H1275 [29MR]

———tribute to Catholic schools (H. Res. 657), H179 [8FE]

GAO: evaluate and determine reasons for the decline in medical school graduates entering residency programs lasting more than five years, H1274 [29MR]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, H611, H612 [7MR]

Higher Education Act: amend and extend (H.R. 609), H1216, H1274, H1275 [29MR]

Hurricanes: provide assistance to individuals and businesses in Southwest Louisiana affected by Hurricane Riat, H1000 [15MR]

———provide assistance to individuals and businesses in Southwest Louisiana affected by Hurricane Rita, H2624 [16MY]

———relief efforts for States impacted by Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, and Wilma, H2624 [16MY]

Insurance: health savings accounts, H612 [7MR]

———provide for cooperative governing of individual health insurance coverage offered in interstate commerce (H.R. 2355), H611 [7MR]

Lafayette, LA: tribute to Good Hope Baptist Church, E352 [14MR]

Louisiana State University-Eunice: tribute to baseball team, E1117 [12JN]

National One-Stop Month: support goals (H. Res. 808), H2969, H2970 [22MY]

Outer Continental Shelf: prohibit oil and gas leasing activities on certain portions, H2624 [16MY]

Patient Assistance Day: observance, E529 [6AP]

Petroleum: set schedules for consideration of permits for refineries (H.R. 5254), H3470 [7JN]

Point of order, H3170 [24MY]

Terrorism: commend those who have taken part, and declare that the U.S. will prevail, in the Global War on Terror and complete mission to create a sovereign and free Iraq (H. Res. 861), H4077 [15JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H2639 [16MY]

Tributes

Roger, Charles W., E583 [25AP]

Sanders, Perry, E887 [19MY]

Thompson, Hugh, Jr., E88 [8FE]

Zerangue, Howard, Sr., E706 [3MY]