JINDAL, BOBBY (a Representative from Louisiana)

Amendments

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), H1084, H1085 [16MR]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 5122), H2538 [11MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 5441), H3310, H3328, H3329, H3363 [25MY]

Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5576), H3909 [13JN]

National Flood Insurance Program: restore financial solvency (H.R. 4973), H4555 [26JN], H4607 [27JN]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: protect lives of born and unborn persons (see H.R. 552), H3642 [8JN]

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

Appropriations: line-item veto (see H.R. 4890), H791 [8MR]

Birds: conduct a pilot program under which States may issue electronic Federal migratory bird hunting stamps (see H.R. 1494), H2833 (see H.R. 1494), H2890 [18MY]

CERCLA: provide that manure is not considered a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant (see H.R. 4341), H2339 [9MY]

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

———carry out programs and activities to enhance the safety of levees (see H.R. 4650), H1743 [25AP]

Courts: jurisdiction of Federal courts over certain cases and controversies involving the content of speech occurring during sessions of State legislative bodies (see H.R. 4776), H387 [16FE]

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

Cuba: clarify allowable payment terms for sales of agricultural commodities and products (see H.R. 1339), H1196 [28MR]

Dallas, TX: eliminate certain restrictions on air transportation to and from Love Field (see H.R. 2646), H3497 [7JN]

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

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 Homeland Security: allow border States to use a portion of certain grants to build physical barriers to deter illegal crossings (see H.R. 5484), H3643 [8JN]

Dept. of Justice: develop a national strategy to eliminate illegal operations of certain international drug gangs (see H.R. 5291), H2706 (see H.R. 5291), H2758 [17MY]

———provide officers of State and local educational agencies with certain access to national crime information databases (see H.R. 4894), H2641 [16MY]

Discrimination: prohibit on the basis of genetic information relative to insurance and employment (see H.R. 1227), H3424 [6JN]

Diseases: support efforts to increase childhood cancer awareness (see H. Res. 323), H156 [1FE]

Education: clarify existing Federal law relative to the treatment of students privately educated at home under State law (see H.R. 3753), H1743 [25AP]

FAA: relax maximum age requirements for certain pilots (see H.R. 65), H2641 [16MY]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage (see H.J. Res. 88), H3497 [7JN]

Farm Security and Rural Investment Act: extend appropriations and spending programs until implementing legislation for the World Trade Organization Doha Development Agenda Round is enacted (see H.R. 4775), H1981 [2MY]

Federal employees: deny Federal retirement benefits to individuals convicted of certain offenses (see H.R. 4546), H26 [31JA]

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

Firearms: make technical changes to Federal firearms laws (see H.R. 5005), H1563 [5AP]

Fishery Conservation and Management Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 5018), H2586 [11MY]

Health: make antitrust laws apply to negotiations between groups of independent pharmacies and health plans and health insurance issuers in the same manner as collective bargaining by labor organizations (see H.R. 1671), H3226 [24MY]

House Rules: curtail the growth of Government programs (see H. Res. 690), H389 [16FE]

———prohibit former Members who are registered lobbyists from admission to the Hall of the House (see H. Res. 646), H24 [31JA]

Immigration: extend termination date for the exemption of returning workers from the numerical limitations for temporary workers (see H.R. 4740), H1453 [4AP]

Medicare: coverage of medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 1582), H1742 [25AP]

———improve patient access to, and utilization of, the colorectal cancer screening benefit (see H.R. 1632), H1853 [26AP]

———improve payments made by prescription drug plans and Medicare Advantage-Prescription Drug plans to pharmacies for covered drugs (see H.R. 5166), H2641 [16MY]

———remove cap on disproportionate share adjustment percentages for certain rural hospitals (see H.R. 4585), H155 [1FE]

———require the sponsor of a prescription drug plan or an organization offering a Medicare Advantage-Prescription Drug plan to promptly pay submitted claims (see H.R. 5182), H3227 [24MY]

———restore financial stability to anesthesiology teaching programs for resident physicians (see H.R. 5246), H2503 [10MY]

Middle East: promote the development of democratic institutions in areas under the administrative control of the Palestinian Authority (see H.R. 4681), H1130 [16MR]

National Children and Families Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 763), H2103 [3MY]

National security: improve maritime and cargo security through enhanced layered defenses (see H.R. 4954), H972 [14MR]

———require an investigation of proposal to transfer management of certain U.S. ports to a United Arab Emirates state-owned company (see H.R. 4807), H449 [28FE]

Nelson, Byron: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4902), H1391 [30MR]

Radio: preserve local radio broadcast emergency and other services and require the FCC to conduct rulemaking for that purpose (see H.R. 998), H3424 [6JN]

Taxation: allow a credit against tax for qualified elementary and secondary education tuition (see H.R. 5230), H5128 [12JY]

———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), H1196 [28MR]

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

———improve and expand education savings accounts (see H.R. 5314), H2833 (see H.R. 5314), H2891 [18MY]

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

———provide tax incentives for the payment of premiums for high deductible health plans (see H.R. 5262), H2175 [4MY]

———repeal alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 1186), H155 [1FE]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 1898), H4917 [29JN]

———treatment of beer (see H.R. 1306), H2502 [10MY]

U.S.-India Civil Nuclear Cooperation Initiative: approve (see H.R. 4974), H2706 (see H.R. 4974), H2758 [17MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Contracts: limit the number of, and require reporting relative to, all subcontracts under Federal contracts (see H.R. 5181), H1741 [25AP]

Corps of Engineers: submit a report identifying activities for hurricane and flood protection near Lake Pontchartrain (see H.R. 4748), H273 [14FE]

Dept. of Commerce: establish a regional economic transition program to provide disaster relief assistance to fisherman and fish-related businesses affected by a regional disaster (see H.R. 5447), H3016 [22MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish a Gulf Coast Long-Term Recovery Office (see H.R. 5547), H3496 [7JN]

———provide for supply chain security cooperation with the private sector (see H.R. 5144), H1678 [6AP]

Disasters: prohibit the confiscation of firearms during certain national emergencies (see H.R. 5013), H1195 [28MR]

FEMA: temporarily increase borrowing authority for carrying out the National Flood Insurance Program (see H.R. 4656), H23 [31JA]

Louisiana Hurricane and Flood Protection Council: establish (see H.R. 5448), H3016 [22MY]

NOAA: report to Congress on the effects of Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, and Wilma on fisheries and fish habitat (see H.R. 5446), H3016 [22MY]

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

Taxation: expand combat zone tax exclusion for members of the Armed Forces to include transit period to such zones and to include commissioned officers (see H.R. 4952), H972 [14MR]

———provide a credit proportional to the number of million British thermal units of natural gas produced by a high Btu fuel facility (see H.R. 5027), H1196 [28MR]

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), H1084, H1085, H1086 [16MR]

Armed Forces: develop plan supporting activities of Defense Support to Civil Authorities Missions, H2540 [11MY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 5122), H2540 [11MY]

———first responder interoperable communications funding, H1084 [16MR]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 5441), H3328, H3329 [25MY]

———real-time capabilities assessments funding, H3328 [25MY]

FEMA: clarify that demolish and rebuild should be a mitigation option available under the regular Flood Mitigation Assistance Program, H4607 [27JN]

———implement identity verification system to reduce fraud in the receipt of disaster assistance, H3329 [25MY]

Metairie, LA: tribute to Grace King High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, E937 [23MY]

National Day of Prayer: observance, E711 [3MY]

National Flood Insurance Program: restore financial solvency (H.R. 4973), H4607 [27JN]

New Orleans, LA: National Guard facilities reconstruction funding, H1085, H1086 [16MR]

———VA Medical Center reconstruction funding, H1084, H1085 [16MR]

Outer Continental Shelf: provide for exploration, development, and production activities for mineral resources (H.R. 4761), H1987 [3MY], H4832 [29JN]

Pastor's Resource Council: tribute to efforts to provide relief for Louisiana communities impacted by Hurricane Katrina and Rita, E46 [1FE]