LOUISIANA

Amendments

Higher Education Act: amend (H.R. 3221), H9604, H9624, H9630, H9632, H9634, H9635, H9636 [16SE], H9675, H9676, H9677, H9678, H9679, H9680, H9681, H9682, H9683, H9684, H9685, H9686, H9687, H9688, H9689, H9693, H9694, H9699, H9701 [17SE]

Articles and editorials

Again, With Feeling—No New Drilling, S6491 [11JN]

Bill's Charity Work Helped Vitter's State, S684 [21JA]

Bills and resolutions

Cane River National Heritage Area: expand boundaries and reauthorize Cane River National Heritage Area Commission (see S. 1017), S5328 [11MY] (see H.R. 2383), H5580 [13MY]

Committee on the Judiciary (House): hold inquiry on potential impeachment of G. Thomas Porteous (see H. Res. 15), H37 [6JA]

———inspect and receive certain tax returns and related information in conjunction with investigation of potential impeachment of G. Thomas Porteous (see H. Res. 785), H10408 [30SE]

Corps of Engineers: determine the most effective manner to carry out the Lake Pontchartrain flood control project and authorize construction of a new pumping station (see S. 1471), S7699 [20JY] (see H.R. 3169), H8007 [10JY]

Dept. of Education: continue to waive certain requirements in order to ease fiscal burdens in States affected by Hurricanes Katrina or Rita (see H.R. 4277), H14743 [10DE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish Gulf Coast Civic Works Commission (see H.R. 2269), H5306 [6MY]

Dept. of the Interior: enter into an agreement with Northwestern State University to construct a curatorial center (see S. 1018), S5328 [11MY] (see H.R. 2384), H5580 [13MY]

———eradicate and control nutria in Maryland, Louisiana, and other coastal States (see S. 1519), S8135 [27JY] (see H.R. 3850), H11514 [20OC]

———provide financial assistance to Louisiana for a pilot program to develop measures to eradicate or control feral swine and to assess and restore wetlands damaged by feral swine (see S. 1965), S10850 [28OC]

———study suitability and feasibility of designating sites in the Lower Mississippi River Area in Louisiana as a unit of the National Park System (see S. 626), S3163 [17MR] (see H.R. 1041), H1519 [12FE]

Fletcher, Dewey L., Jr. (Lee): tribute (see H. Res. 814), H11166 [8OC] (see H. Res. 827), H11383 [14OC]

Forest Service: convey certain land (see H.R. 940), H1157 [10FE]

Higher Education Act: amend (see H.R. 3221), H8184 [15JY]

———amend (H.R. 3221), consideration (see H. Res. 746), H9548 [15SE]

Hurricanes: establish an independent, Presidentially-appointed commission to assess the circumstances related to the damage caused by Hurricane Katrina (see H.R. 62), H30 [6JA]

Louisiana HonorAir Day: designate (see H. Res. 828), H11383 [14OC]

Louisiana State University: tribute to baseball team (see S. Res. 294), S9982 [30SE] (see H. Res. 616), H7837 [8JY]

SBA: improve and extend certain disaster assistance and hurricane relief programs and provide assistance to homeowners affected by defective drywall imported from China (see S. 2731), S11205 [5NO]

Taxation: extend bonus depreciation deduction applicable to the Gulf Opportunity Zone (see S. 2761), S11344 [10NO]

———extend increased rehabilitation credit for structures in the Gulf Opportunity Zone (see S. 1861), S10700 [22OC]

———extend placed-in-service date requirement for low-income housing credit for certain disaster areas (see S. 1761), S10217 [7OC] (see H.R. 3929), H11790 [26OC]

Certificates of election

Senate: Mary L. Landrieu, S2 [6JA]

Descriptions

Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act (H.R. 3221): Provisions on Prohibition on Awarding Contracts, Grants, or Other Federal Funds to, or Engaging in Activities That Promote Certain Indicted Organizations, E2375 [25SE]

Letters

Effect of Dept. of the Interior-administrated oil and gas leasing on military training and readiness in Eastern Gulf of Mexico: Donald H. Rumsfeld, Dept. of Defense (2005), S6489 [11JN]

Extend placed-in-service date requirement for low-income housing tax credit for certain disaster areas: Senators Landrieu, Vitter, Wicker, and Cochran, S13872 [23DE]

Lincoln Parish, LA, Public Safety Complex funding: Andy Brown, Jackson Parish, LA, Sheriff's Office, S7240 [8JY]

———Arlena Zeigler-McDonald, Louisiana Dept. of Public Safety and Corrections, S7240 [8JY]

———Bryant O. Hammett, Jr., Louisiana Dept. of Wildlife and Fisheries, S7240 [8JY]

———Dennis E. Woodward, Lincoln Parish, LA, Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness, S7240 [8JY]

———Gary Sexton, Webster Parish, LA, Sheriff's Office, S7240 [8JY]

———Henry L. Whitehorn, Louisiana State Police, S7239 [8JY]

———John E. Ballance, Bienville Parish, LA, Sheriff's Office, S7240 [8JY]

———Ken Bailey, Claiborne Parish, LA, Sheriff's Office, S7240 [8JY]

———Mark A. Cooper, Louisiana Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness, S7239 [8JY]

———Mike Strain, Louisiana Dept. of Agriculture and Forestry, S7240 [8JY]

———Richard Fewell, Ouachita Parish, LA, Sheriff's Office, S7240 [8JY]

———Robert G. Buckley, Union Parish, LA, Sheriff's Office, S7240 [8JY]

Medicaid expansion: Bobby Jindal, Governor of Louisiana, E2472 [8OC]

SBA Disaster Recovery and Reform Act: Karen Gordon Mills, SBA, S11212 [5NO]

———several Senators, S11212 [5NO]

Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act: Douglas W. Elmendorf, CBO, S9716 [23SE]

Lists

Rosepine High School, Rosepine, LA, concert band members, S5694 [20MY]

World War II veterans flown to Washington, DC, by Louisiana HonorAir (organization), E1113 [11MY], E1233 [21MY]

Motions

Higher Education Act: amend (H.R. 3221), H9699 [17SE]

Oaths of office

Landrieu, Mary L.: Senate, S4 [6JA]

Remarks in House

Alexandria, LA: anniversary of Congregation Gemiluth Chassodim, E2459 [6OC], E2463 [8OC]

———inclusion of Rapides Regional Medical Center on Thomson Reuters (company) 100 Top Hospitals list, E3050 [17DE]

———tribute to American Legion Post 3, E2271 [15SE]

Alexandria Mardi Gras Association: tribute, E239 [11FE]

Barksdale AFB, LA: tribute to airmen for mobilizing to protect Bossier Parish, LA, from levees breaking during severe storms, H12180 [2NO]

Boy Scouts: Eagle Scout Award recipients, H2878 [2MR]

CenturyLink, Inc.: tribute, E2816 [19NO]

Colleges and universities: require funds saved from student loan reform be available for the reduction of the Federal deficit, H9688, H9689 [17SE]

Committee on the Judiciary (House): hold inquiry on potential impeachment of G. Thomas Porteous (H. Res. 15), H179-H182 [13JA]

Corps of Engineers: determine the most effective manner to carry out the Lake Pontchartrain flood control project and authorize construction of a new pumping station, H10429 [1OC]

Forest Service: convey certain land (H.R. 940), H9516, H9517 [15SE]

Grambling State University: tribute to football team, E163 [28JA]

Higher Education Act: amend (H.R. 3221), H9554, H9594-H9637 [16SE], H9674, H9675-H9702, H9704 [17SE], H9876, H9877 [23SE], H9904 [24SE], H11473 [20OC], H14861 [14DE], E2299, E2300, E2302, E2303, E2304, E2305, E2306, E2308, E2310, E2311, E2312, E2313, E2314, E2315, E2316, E2317, E2318, E2320 [17SE], E2325, E2329, E2335 [22SE], E2374, E2375 [25SE], E2418 [1OC], E2764 [16NO]

———amend (H.R. 3221), consideration (H. Res. 746), H9558-H9566 [16SE]

———amend (H.R. 3221), corrections in engrossment, H9702 [17SE]

———amend (H.R. 3221), motion to recommit, H9699, H9700 [17SE], E2397 [29SE]

House of Representatives: moment of silence in tribute to David C. Treen, H12069 [29OC]

Hurricanes: anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, H9210 [31JY]

———funding for schools damaged by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, E1201 [19MY]

———provide for recovery from Hurricane Katrina, E2604 [22OC]

Louisiana Dept. of Education: tribute to Student of the Year award recipients, H5068 [4MY]

Louisiana HonorAir Day: designate (H. Res. 828), H12151, H12152 [2NO]

Louisiana HonorAir (organization): tribute, E989 [27AP], E1000 [28AP], E1113 [11MY], E1233 [21MY]

Louisiana State University: anniversary of AgCenter Rice Research Station, E1659 [7JY]

———tribute to baseball team (H. Res. 616), H8832-H8834 [27JY]

Port Allen, LA: tribute to West Baton Rouge Museum for earning formal accreditation by the American Association of Museums, E2691 [3NO]

Proctor & Gamble, Inc.: anniversary of plant in Pineville, LA, E702 [18MR]

Springhill, LA: tribute to Springhill High School boys' basketball team, H3449 [17MR]

Taxation: extend increased rehabilitation credit for structures in the Gulf Opportunity Zone, H14381, H14382 [9DE]

World War II: tribute to Armed Forces members, E898 [21AP]

Zwolle, LA: tribute to Zwolle High School boys' basketball team, H3449 [17MR]

Remarks in Senate

Abortion Recovery Awareness Month: tribute, S4751 [27AP]

Cane River National Heritage Area: expand boundaries and reauthorize Cane River National Heritage Area Commission (S. 1017), S5330 [11MY]

Dept. of the Interior: enter into an agreement with Northwestern State University to construct a curatorial center (S. 1018), S5330 [11MY]

———provide financial assistance to Louisiana for a pilot program to develop measures to eradicate or control feral swine and to assess and restore wetlands damaged by feral swine (S. 1965), S10858 [28OC]

———study suitability and feasibility of designating sites in the Lower Mississippi River Area in Louisiana as a unit of the National Park System (S. 626), S3188 [17MR]

Higher Education Act: amend (H.R. 3221), S9626-S9628 [22SE], S9715-S9717 [23SE], S9907 [29SE], S13120 [12DE]

Lafourche Parish, LA: tribute to Lafourche Parish Police Social Services Section, S4509 [21AP]

Louisiana HonorAir (organization): tribute, S4569 [22AP], S5229 [6MY], S7359 [10JY], S10213 [7OC], S10518 [19OC], S11380 [16NO]

Metairie, LA: tribute to St. Catherine of Siena School cheerleading squad, S3072 [12MR]

Outer Continental Shelf: effect of lifting moratorium on oil and gas drilling, leasing, and exploration on certain portions on Navy and Air Force training bases in Florida panhandle, S6489-S6491 [11JN]

Rosepine, LA: tribute to Rosepine High School concert band, S5694 [20MY]

SBA: improve and extend certain disaster assistance and hurricane relief programs and provide assistance to homeowners affected by defective drywall imported from China (S. 2731), S11207-S11210 [5NO]

Taxation: extend placed-in-service date requirement for low-income housing credit for certain disaster areas, S13872 [23DE]

Zulu Social Aid & Pleasure Club Inc.: anniversary, S2319 [13FE]

Reports filed

Consideration of H.R. 3221, Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 746) (H. Rept. 111-256), H9548 [15SE]

Forest Service Land Conveyance in Louisiana: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 940) (H. Rept. 111-250), H9441 [10SE]

Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act: Committee on Education and Labor (House) (H.R. 3221) (H. Rept. 111-232), H8872 [27JY]

Resolutions by organizations

Establish task force to hold inquiry on potential impeachment of G. Thomas Porteous: Committee on the Judiciary (House), H5444 [12MY]

Establish task force to hold inquiry on potential impeachment of G. Thomas Porteous and Samuel B. Kent: Committee on the Judiciary (House), H5445 [12MY]

Texts of

H. Res. 15, hold inquiry on potential impeachment of G. Thomas Porteous, H179 [13JA]

H. Res. 616, tribute to Louisiana State University baseball team, H8832 [27JY]

H. Res. 746, consideration of H.R. 3221, Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act, H9558 [16SE]

H. Res. 828, Louisiana HonorAir Day, H12151 [2NO]

H.R. 940, Forest Service land conveyance in Louisiana, H9516 [15SE]

H.R. 3221, Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act, H9604-H9624 [16SE]

S. 1017, Cane River National Heritage Area boundary expansion and Cane River National Heritage Area Commission reauthorization, S5330 [11MY]

S. 1018, National Park Service and Northwestern State University Collections Conservation Center Act, S5331 [11MY]

S. 2731, SBA Disaster Recovery and Reform Act, S11210-S11212 [5NO]

S. Res. 294, tribute to Louisiana State University baseball team, S9988 [30SE]

Tributes

Treen, David C., H12068 [29OC]