JEFFERSON, WILLIAM J. (a Representative from Louisiana)
Amendments
Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (H.R. 6599), H7630 [30JY]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Africa: develop strategy to protect civilians, facilitate humanitarian operations, reduce violence, and move toward sustainable peace in regions of Chad, Central African Republic, and Sudan (see H. Res. 1011), H1222 [4MR]
AMA: recognize contributions of African-American doctors on the occasion of apology to the National Medical Association for racial prejudices and wrongdoings (see H. Con. Res. 403), H7787 [31JY]
America Saves Week: support (see H. Res. 996), H1031 [25FE]
American Pharmacists Month: designate (see H. Res. 1437), H9086 [23SE]
Armed Forces: clarify effective date of active duty of Reserves members receiving an alert order anticipating a call or order to active duty for purposes of entitlement to medical and dental care (see H.R. 5791), H2948 [30AP]
———commend military support groups for efforts to support servicemen and their families (see H. Res. 1200), H6473 [14JY]
———establish a program of educational assistance for members who have served after September 11, 2001 (see H.R. 5740), H2150 [9AP]
———improve benefits and services for members, veterans of the Global War on Terrorism, and other veterans (see H.R. 1354), H2947 [30AP]
———mint coins in commemoration of the U.S. Army Infantry and the establishment of the National Infantry Museum and Soldier Center (see H.R. 3229), H2487 [17AP]
———provide for payment of interest on claims paid by the U.S. in connection with the correction of military records when a military corrections board sets aside a conviction by court-martial (see H.R. 5130), H623 [6FE]
———recognize performance in achieving military objectives in Iraq and encourage issuance of a Presidential proclamation to observe a national day commemorating military success in Iraq (see H.R. 4020), H2487 [17AP]
Black History Month: observance (see H. Res. 942), H479 [28JA]
Black Music Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 372), H5407 [12JN]
Boston Celtics (basketball team): tribute (see H. Con. Res. 376), H6734 [21JY]
Boy Scouts: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 5872), H2552 [22AP]
Brown, Monica L.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 320), H2443 [16AP]
Budget: require that Federal children's programs be separately displayed and analyzed (see H.R. 7229), H10642 [29SE]
Burke, Yvonne Brathwaite: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 338), H3187 [7MY]
Business and industry: establish congressional review of Presidential decisions on ITC recommendations for relief for businesses jeopardized by a surge of Chinese imports (see H.R. 5960), H4322 [20MY]
Caribbean nations: urge continued humanitarian assistance to countries affected by Hurricanes Gustav and Ike and Tropical Storms Fay and Hanna (see H. Con. Res. 438), H10300 [27SE]
Caribbean-American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Con. Res. 364), H4831 [22MY]
Children and youth: authorize additional appropriations for summer youth employment activities (see H.R. 6332), H5796 [20JN]
———establish kinship navigator programs and kinship guardianship assistance payments for children (see H.R. 2188), H3777 [13MY]
———making supplemental appropriations for summer youth employment activities (see H.R. 5444), H993 [14FE]
Chisholm, Shirley: anniversary of election (see H. Res. 1529), H10844 [19NO]
Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month: observance (see H. Con. Res. 302), H1446 [10MR]
Communications Act: permit universal service support to schools to be used for enhanced emergency notification services (see H.R. 5806), H3020 [1MY]
Community service: reauthorize and reform national service laws (see H.R. 5563), H1445 [10MR]
Credit: provide for enhanced disclosure under an open end credit plan (see H.R. 5244), H2443 [16AP]
Dept. of Education: establish Office of International and Foreign Language Education and designate the head of such office as an Assistant Sec. (see H.R. 5179), H623 [6FE]
———extend certain waiver authority relative to elementary and secondary education hurricane recovery relief (see H.R. 6890), H8126 [15SE]
———make grants and low-interest loans to local educational agencies for the construction, modernization, or repair of public educational facilities (see H.R. 3021), H3186 [7MY]
Dept. of HHS: authorize appropriations for the health centers program (see H.R. 1343), H3108 [6MY]
———count fellowship training in geriatric medicine or psychiatry as obligated service under the National Health Corps Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 2502), H3109 [6MY]
———establish, promote, and support a comprehensive prevention, research, and medical management referral program for hepatitis C virus infection (see H.R. 2552), H3777 [13MY]
———reauthorize Healthy Start Program (see H.R. 3267), H2760 [24AP]
Dept. of Justice: establish a competitive grant program to establish pilot programs to reduce the rate of occurrence of gun-related crimes (see H.R. 7115), H10129 [26SE]
———establish a State grant program to establish ``Silver Alert'' notification systems to locate missing individuals suffering from Alzheimer's disease and other dementia-related illnesses (see H.R. 5898), H3051 [5MY]
———extend authorization of the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program (see H.R. 6045), H4833 [22MY]
———making supplemental appropriations for Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program (Byrne/JAG Grant Program) (see H.R. 5180), H1155 [27FE]
———reauthorize the Missing Alzheimer's Disease Patient Alert Program (see H.R. 6503), H7308 [29JY]
Dept. of the Treasury: establish a commemorative quarter dollar coin program emblematic of prominent civil rights leaders and important events advancing civil rights (see H.R. 6701), H7809 [1AU]
———identify misaligned currency and require action to correct the misalignment (see H.R. 2942), H2151 [9AP]
Dept. of Transportation: study and establish a motor vehicle safety standard that provides for a means of alerting blind and other pedestrians of motor vehicle operation (see H.R. 5734), H3777 [13MY]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: modernize disability benefits claims processing system to ensure accurate and timely delivery of compensation to veterans and their families and survivors (see H.R. 5892), H7308 [29JY]
Developing countries: protect girls through prevention of child marriage (see H.R. 3175), H995 [14FE]
Disabled: increase the level of earnings under which no individual who is blind is determined to have demonstrated an ability to engage in substantial gainful activity for purposes of determining disability (see H.R. 3834), H1188 [3MR]
Diseases: catalyze change in the care and treatment of diabetes (see H.R. 3544), H2658 [23AP]
Drugs: improve safety (see H.R. 5839), H4975 [4JN]
Dunham, Katherine: tribute (see H. Res. 655), H5581 [18JN]
Economy: encourage recipients of rebate checks from the economic stimulus package to purchase American-made goods and services from American-owned companies (see H. Res. 977), H3051 [5MY]
Education: coordinate science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education initiatives (see H.R. 6104), H7854 [8SE]
———recognize achievements of high school valedictorians, promote importance of encouraging intellectual growth, and reward academic excellence of all high school students (see H. Res. 1229), H4831 [22MY]
El Dorado, AR: tribute to El Dorado High School recipients of the Murphy Oil Corp., El Dorado Promise scholarship (see H. Res. 1155), H3051 [5MY]
Elementary and Secondary Education Act: academic content standards for physical education (see H.R. 3257), H3050 [5MY]
Employment: provide for paid sick leave in order to address the health needs of individuals and family members (see H.R. 1542), H4832 [22MY]
Fair Housing Act: commemorate anniversaries of enactment and later enactment of amending legislation (see H. Res. 1095), H2151 [9AP]
Family and Medical Leave Act: clarify eligibility requirements relative to airline flight crews (see H.R. 2744), H1618 [12MR]
Federal employees: provide lump-sum payments to certain employees who retire with a substantial amount of unused sick leave (see H.R. 5573), H4833 [22MY]
Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities (see H.R. 1142), H1618 [12MR]
Focus—HOPE (organization): anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 327), H3110 [6MY]
Food stamps: repeal denial of eligibility of ex-offenders (see H.R. 5802), H3109 [6MY]
Foreign aid: encourage accelerated removal of agricultural subsidies of industrialized countries to alleviate poverty and promote growth, health, and stability in the economies of African countries (see H. Res. 990), H1703 [13MR]
———provide assistance for developing countries to promote quality and universal basic education (see H.R. 2092), H6473 [14JY]
Foreign Service: extend comparability pay adjustments to employees serving overseas and authorize a death gratuity payable to surviving dependents of employees who die as a result of injuries sustained while on duty (see H.R. 3202), H3020 [1MY]
Garvey, Marcus M.: pardon (see H. Con. Res. 24), H6010 [24JN]
Gospel Music Heritage Month: designate (see H. Con. Res. 370), H5214 [10JN] (see H. Res. 900), H1032 [25FE]
Gulf Coast Recovery Authority: establish (see H.R. 4048), H7853 [8SE]
Haiti: commemorate soldiers that fought for American independence in ``Siege of Savannah'' and for Haiti's independence and renunciation of slavery (see H. Res. 909), H25 [15JA]
———eligibility of nationals for temporary protected status (see H.R. 522), H1445 [10MR]
———provide for professional exchanges with Haiti (see H.R. 6255), H5406 [12JN]
Hate Crime Statistics Act: include crimes against the homeless (see H.R. 2216), H7165 [24JY]
Health: establish a registry to ensure that certain individuals who may have been exposed to formaldehyde have an opportunity to register and receive medical treatment (see H.R. 5897), H10331 [28SE]
———national policy to increase Federal commitment prioritizing disease prevention and public health (see H. Res. 1381), H8397 [17SE]
———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 2351), H4832 [22MY]
———require group and individual insurer coverage of individuals participating in approved cancer clinical trials (see H.R. 2676), H5111 [9JN]
Higher Education Act: repeal provisions prohibiting persons convicted of drug offenses from receiving student financial assistance (see H.R. 5157), H555 [29JA]
Hispanic Americans: recognize service, courage, and patriotism of those who served and continue to serve in the Armed Forces (see H. Con. Res. 253), H5482 [17JN]
Honore, Russell L.: tribute (see H. Res. 944), H479 [28JA]
Human rights: express that the U.S. should become an international human rights leader by ratifying and implementing certain core international conventions (see H. Res. 1169), H3018 [1MY]
———increase global stability and security by reducing number of individuals who are de jure or de facto stateless and at risk of being trafficked (see H.R. 6520), H7059 [23JY]
Hurricanes: provide additional funding for affordable housing for low-income seniors, disabled persons, and others who lost their homes as a result of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita (see H.R. 6751), H7786 [31JY]
Ikeda, Daisaku: tribute (see H. Res. 844), H5045 [5JN]
Immigration: extend termination date for the exemption of returning workers from the numerical limitations for temporary workers (see H.R. 1843), H1702 [13MR]
Inglewood, CA: anniversary (see H. Res. 962), H1188 [3MR]
Insects: establish a grant program to assist States in inspecting hotel rooms for bed bugs (see H.R. 6068), H4059 [15MY]
Insurance: allow employees of federally-qualified health centers to obtain health coverage (see H.R. 1518), H5111 [9JN]
International Year of Sanitation: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 318), H2225 [10AP]
Iraq: reassert congressional role relative to security commitments, defer long-term commitments to the next Administration and Congress, and maintain legal authority and immunity of U.S. Armed Forces (see H.R. 5626), H7809 [1AU]
———recognize impact of financial costs of war on U.S. economy and move to redeploy U.S. Armed Forces and refocus efforts on addressing domestic priorities (see H. Res. 1019), H1822 [31MR]
Jacob Lawrence Post Office Building, Seattle, WA: designate (see H.R. 6187), H5482 [17JN]
Johnson, John A. (Jack): pardon posthumously (see H. Con. Res. 214), H6090 [25JN]
Joint Action Plan Between Brazil and the U.S. To Eliminate Racial and Ethnic Discrimination and Promote Equality: support values and goals (see H. Res. 1254), H5110 [9JN]
Julia M. Carson Post Office Building, Indianapolis, IN: designate (see H.R. 5472), H1418 [6MR]
Kenya: call for a peaceful resolution to current electoral crisis (see H. Con. Res. 283), H623 [6FE]
Lloyd, Earl: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 286), H557 [29JA]
Louisiana State University: tribute to football team (see H. Res. 933), H352 [18JA]
Malaria Awareness Day: observance (see H. Res. 389), H3110 [6MY]
Marshall, Thurgood: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 381), H6009 [24JN]
Medicaid: ensure individuals eligible for medical assistance continue to have access to prescription drugs (see H.R. 3700), H390 [22JA]
———provide a temporary increase of the Federal medical assistance percentage (see H.R. 5268), H7058 [23JY]
———provide the disabled and elderly with equal access to community-based attendant services (see H.R. 1621), H1772 [14MR]
———temporarily delay application of proposed changes to payment rules for case management and targeted case management services (see H.R. 5173), H1342 [5MR]
Medicare: apply an alternative payment amount for certain graduate medical education programs established to train residents displaced by natural disasters (see H.R. 6466), H6406 [10JY]
———disapprove rule relative to coverage of the use of erythropoiesis stimulating agents in the treatment of anemia in cancer patients (see H.J. Res. 54), H814 [7FE]
———expand number of beneficiaries eligible for coverage of medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 2805), H1221 [4MR]
———improve access to diabetes self-management training by designating certain certified diabetes educators as certified providers for purposes of outpatient diabetes self-management training services (see H.R. 4218), H3885 [14MY]
———phase-out waiting period for coverage of disabled individuals and waive waiting period for people with life-threatening illnesses (see H.R. 154), H3108 [6MY]
———provide beneficiaries with access to geriatric assessments and chronic care management (see H.R. 2244), H3109 [6MY]
———provide coverage for cardiac rehabilitation and pulmonary rehabilitation services (see H.R. 552), H1702 [13MR]
———provide for guaranteed issue of supplemental policies for disabled and renal disease beneficiaries upon initial enrollment (see H.R. 1282), H1445 [10MR]
———reduce occurrence of diabetes in beneficiaries by extending coverage for medical nutrition therapy services to beneficiaries with pre-diabetes or with risk factors for developing type 2 diabetes (see H.R. 2922), H995 [14FE]
———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 748), H3019 [1MY]
———replace the prescription drug benefit with a revised and simplified program for all beneficiaries (see H.R. 6800), H7807 [1AU]
Mental health: increase recruitment and retention of school counselors, social workers, and psychologists by low-income local educational agencies (see H.R. 6654), H7627 [30JY]
Motor vehicles: protect the rights of consumers to diagnose, service, maintain, and repair their motor vehicles (see H.R. 2694), H6230 [8JY]
MRSA Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 988), H7309 [29JY]
National Black Arts Festival: anniversary (see H. Res. 1286), H6231 [8JY]
National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 280), H350 [17JA]
National Campus Safety Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1288), H6826 [22JY]
National Cancer Institute: make grants for the discovery and validation of biomarkers for use in risk stratification for, and early detection and screening of, ovarian cancer (see H.R. 3689), H390 [22JA]
National Clinicians HIV/AIDS Testing and Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1359), H6733 [21JY]
National D-Day Remembrance Day: designate (see H. Res. 1235), H5216 [10JN]
National GEAR UP Day: designate (see H. Res. 1311), H6231 [8JY]
National Health Information Technology Week: designate (see H. Con. Res. 367), H5216 [10JN]
National Heat Stroke Awareness Month: designate (see H. Con. Res. 296), H3187 [7MY]
National New Deal Week: observance (see H. Con. Res. 360), H5482 [17JN]
National Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1328), H9975 [25SE]
National Public Health Week: observance (see H. Res. 1081), H2016 [4AP]
National Scleroderma Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 1232), H5216 [10JN]
National Sudden Cardiac Arrest Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 393), H7790 [31JY]
National Summer Learning Day: designate (see H. Res. 1320), H6578 [15JY]
National Women's Health Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 331), H3020 [1MY]
Native Americans: require issuance of medals to recognize the dedication and valor of Native American Code Talkers (see H.R. 4544), H6577 [15JY]
New York, NY: extend and improve protections and services to individuals directly impacted by the terrorist attack (see H.R. 3543), H2760 [24AP]
Paul, Alice: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 406), H1539 [11MR]
Peace Corps: provide continued funding and increase readjustment allowance for returning volunteers (see H.R. 5535), H6177 [26JN]
Postal Service: discontinue practice of contracting out mail delivery services (see H. Res. 282), H4833 [22MY]
Power resources: provide a comprehensive plan for greater energy independence (see H.R. 6709), H8019 [10SE]
———provide disaster assistance for power transmission and distribution facilities (see H.R. 6013), H3402 [8MY]
Primary Lateral Sclerosis Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 896), H1822 [31MR]
Public Health Service Act: revise and expand the drug discount program to improve provision of discounts on drug purchases for certain safety net providers (see H.R. 2606), H6734 [21JY]
Radioactive substances: prohibit importation of certain low-level radioactive waste into the U.S. (see H.R. 5632), H6674 [16JY]
Recycling: encourage State and local governments to establish plastic bag recycling programs (see H. Res. 1161), H4834 [22MY]
Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act: define environmental intervention blood lead level (see H.R. 3397), H3408 [12MY]
Senior citizens: encourage, enhance, and integrate Silver Alert plans throughout the U.S. (see H.R. 6064), H4059 [15MY]
———establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security and Medicare benefits (see H.R. 2032), H2487 [17AP]
Ships and vessels: extend exemption for vessels operating within the Boundary Line from fire-retardent materials construction requirement (see H.R. 3852), H1074 [26FE]
Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1453), H8579 [22SE]
Social Security: allow choice of benefit payment method relative to computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982 (see H.R. 368), H2070 [8AP]
———ensure certain disability determinations on the basis of SSA hearings are made on a timely basis and monitor number of disability determinations under reconsideration (see H.R. 6485), H7789 [31JY]
———ensure that trust fund receipts and disbursements are not included in a unified Federal budget and protect solvency by mandating that trust fund monies not be diverted to private accounts (see H.R. 1353), H2553 [22AP]
———establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for benefits (see H.R. 1953), H3020 [1MY]
———extend moratorium on implementation of a rule on Federal-State financial partnership under Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program and finalization of graduate medical education rule (see H.R. 3533), H390 [22JA]
Sri Lanka: support transition to sustainable peace, protect civil society and media, facilitate access of humanitarian operations, and retain democratic principles (see H. Res. 1338), H7166 [24JY]
Sudan: codify existing sanctions until certain conditions relative to a just and lasting peace are met (see H.R. 6416), H6175 [26JN]
———urge international community to provide the U.N.-African Union peacekeeping mission in Darfur region with tactical and utility helicopters (see H. Res. 1245), H5483 [17JN]
Syria: strengthen sanctions, enhance multilateral commitment to address threatening policies, and establish a program to support a transition to a democratically-elected government (see H.R. 2332), H7789 [31JY]
Taxation: increase and make permanent the election to expense certain refineries (see H.R. 6612), H7164 [24JY]
———provide relief in the case of federally declared disasters (see H.R. 6640), H7307 [29JY]
———repeal withholding tax on Federal, State, and local government contracts (see H.R. 1023), H3403 [8MY]
———treat automatic fire sprinkler systems as 5-year property for purposes of depreciation (see H.R. 1742), H2355 [15AP]
———waive deadline on construction of Gulf Opportunity Zone property which is eligible for bonus depreciation (see H.R. 5612), H1700 [13MR]
Telephones: restrict any State or local jurisdiction from imposing a new discriminatory tax on cell phone services, providers, or property (see H.R. 5793), H5482 [17JN]
Tubman, Harriet: designate national day of remembrance (see H. Con. Res. 310), H1341 [5MR]
Twain, Mark: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 7152), H10700 [2OC]
U.S. Housing Act: repeal certain provisions relative to public housing disaster funds (see H.R. 6276), H5581 [18JN]
University of Maryland: anniversary of School of Medicine (see H. Res. 870), H6408 [10JY]
Voting: require States to permit individuals to register to vote in an election for Federal office on the date of the election (see H.R. 5946), H3018 [1MY]
———secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences (see H.R. 818), H1445 [10MR]
Waipio, HI: tribute to Waipio Little League Baseball team (see H. Res. 1436), H8277 [16SE]
White House Conference on Children and Youth: convene (see H.R. 5461), H993 [14FE]
White House Conference on Food and Nutrition: convene (see H.R. 6127), H5482 [17JN]
William `Bill' Clay Post Office Building, St. Louis, MO: designate (see H.R. 5395), H1221 [4MR]
Women: establish programs to decrease need for abortion, help women bear healthy children, and support new parents (see H.R. 3192), H1074 [26FE]
———reduce maternal mortality (see H. Res. 1022), H3021 [1MY]
Workers Memorial Day: observance (see H. Res. 1141), H2658 [23AP] (see H. Res. 1154), H2855 [29AP]
World Glaucoma Day: observance (see H. Res. 981), H1974 [2AP]
World Refugee Day: observance (see H. Res. 1290), H6578 [15JY]
Yunus, Muhammad: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1801), H7629 [30JY]
Zimbabwe: commend efforts of those who sought to block an international arms transfer relative to campaign of violence and intimidation against political opposition members (see H. Res. 1270), H5581 [18JN]
———condemn postelection violence and call for a peaceful resolution to the current political crisis (see H. Res. 1230), H4832 [22MY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Disasters: provide assistance to individuals and households that are required to evacuate their primary residences as a result of a major disaster (see H.R. 6916), H8275 [16SE]
Harry Lee Post Office Building, Harvey, LA: designate (see H.R. 5932), H2947 [30AP]
Lionel R. Collins, Sr., Post Office Building, Marrero, LA: designate (see H.R. 5933), H2947 [30AP]
Mandela, Nelson: tribute (see H. Res. 1090), H2070 [8AP]
Taxation: provide incentives for building homeless shelters in areas affected by incidents of national significance (see H.R. 6674), H7628 [30JY]
———provide incentives for building homeless shelters in areas affected by Presidentially declared disasters (see H.R. 6811), H7807 [1AU]
Biographies
Hubbard, Don C., E1435
Remarks
Gospel Music Heritage Month: designate (H. Con. Res. 370), H5987 [24JN]
Honore, Russell L.: tribute (H. Res. 944), H1012 [25FE]
Jones, Stephanie Tubbs: tribute (H. Res. 1415), H7834
Mandela, Nelson: tribute (H. Res. 1090), H6509 [15JY]
New Orleans, LA: poverty rate, H394 [23JA]
Poverty: express that the U.S. has a moral responsibility to meet the needs of the impoverished, disadvantaged, or otherwise in poverty (H. Con. Res. 198), H394 [23JA]
Southern Christian Leadership Conference: tribute, E1441
U.S. Housing Act: repeal certain provisions relative to public housing disaster funds (H.R. 6276), H5533 [18JN]
Subpoena Notices
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, H485 [29JA], H10816 [3OC]
Tributes
Cazayoux, Representative, H3062 [6MY]
Harvey, Simmie L., E1441
Hubbard, Don C., E1435
Morton, Paul S., H1343 [6MR]