BAKER, RICHARD H. (a Representative from Louisiana)
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (see H.R. 929), H766 [5MR]
Appropriations: constitutional amendment on line-item veto (see H.J. Res. 72), H4087 [19JN]
Armed Forces: permit certain beneficiaries to enroll in the Federal Employees Health Program and improve health benefits under CHAMPUS and TRICARE standard (see H.R. 1356), H9800 [30OC]
———require separate basic training for male and female recruits (see H.R. 1559), H3477 [4JN]
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 1), H154 [9JA]
———reform process (see H.R. 1372), H1704 [17AP]
Business and industry: improve and expand employee health care programs (see H.R. 1515), H2155 [1MY]
Children and youth: prohibit sale of personal information without parental consent (see H.R. 1972), H4085 [19JN]
Citizenship: constitutional amendment to restrict citizenship of individuals based solely on birth in the U.S. (see H.J. Res. 26), H155 [9JA]
Civil rights: prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, or sex in Federal actions (see H.R. 1909), H8054 [26SE]
Computers: use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (see H.R. 695), H521 [12FE]
Congressional Office of Regulatory Analysis: establish (see H.R. 1704), H7365 [16SE]
Contracts: prohibit discrimination in awarding Federal contracts on the basis of labor policies (see H.R. 1378), H2255 [6MY]
Correctional institutions: prevent luxurious prison conditions (see H.R. 169), H889 [11MR]
Courts: access relative to Federal agency actions and State laws (see H.R. 1534), H6407 [30JY]
———death penalty sentencing for certain importations of significant quantities of controlled substances (see H.R. 41), H628 [25FE]
———reform civil assets forfeiture (see H.R. 1835), H3658 [10JN]
———representations and court sanctions relative to prisoners (see H.R. 1492), H2169 [5MY]
Crime: penalties for taking a firearm from a Federal law enforcement officer (see H.R. 826), H628 [25FE]
———require opening of campus security crime logs at institutions of higher education (see H.R. 715), H2254 [6MY]
———require States to address the problem of violent crimes committed by repeat offenders (see H. Con. Res. 75), H2350 [7MY]
Death and dying: prohibit Federal funding for assisted suicide, euthanasia, or mercy killing (see H.R. 1003), H887 [11MR]
———recognize suicide as a national problem (see H. Res. 212), H7730 [23SE]
Dept. of the Treasury: treatment of partnership distributions to limited partners (see H.R. 1247), H3568 [5JN]
Disasters: provide for hazard mitigation, relief, and insurance against natural disasters (see H.R. 230), H3797 [12JN]
Diseases: efforts to prevent transmission of HIV (see H.R. 1062), H2874 [16MY]
———payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who contracted HIV due to contaminated blood products (see H.R. 1023), H888 [11MR]
———research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1260), H2157 [1MY]
District of Columbia: retrocession to Maryland (see H.R. 831), H1040 [17MR]
Drugs: provide a mandatory life penalty for certain offenses involving methamphetamine (see H.R. 2363), H6705 [31JY]
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2248), H6918 [4SE]
Education: ensure that funding is not used to promote the teaching or use of regional or group dialects (see H.R. 1203), H1289 [21MR]
———exempt certain lenders from audit requirements of student loan programs (see H.R. 529), H2680 [14MY]
———spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on children's classrooms (see H. Res. 139), H3274 [3JN]
Employment: protect employer rights (see H.R. 758), H4647 [25JN]
———provide compensatory time for all employees (see H.R. 1), H589 [13FE]
English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 123), H589 [13FE]
EPA: prohibit establishment of new standards for ozone or particulate matter before existing standards have been attained (see H.R. 1984), H5778 [24JY]
Fair Housing Act: amend (see H.R. 589), H346 [5FE]
FDA: proposal to designate the use of chlorofluorocarbons in metered-dose inhalers as nonessential (see H.R. 2221), H9614 [28OC]
Federal employees: delays in retirement cost-of-living adjustments (see H. Con. Res. 13), H2091 [30AP]
———expand definition of ``special Government employees'' (see H.R. 1966), H4085 [19JN]
———limitations relative to use of official time (see H.R. 986), H1542 [15AP]
———reduce number of political appointees (see H.R. 614), H347 [5FE]
Financial institutions: applicability of host State laws to any branch in such State of an out-of-State bank (see H.R. 1306), H1439 [10AP]
———audit requirements and oversight of credit unions (see H.R. 2552), H9502 [23OC]
Fish and fishing: authorize assistance to the States for fish restoration and management projects (see H.R. 2973), H10420 [8NO]
Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 54), H588 [13FE]
Freedom of religion: constitutional amendment on protection (see H.J. Res. 78), H2445 [8MY]
Government: procure from the private sector the goods and services necessary to operate and manage certain agencies (see H.R. 716), H950 [12MR]
———require Congress and the President to fulfill their constitutional duty to take personal responsibility for Federal laws (see H.R. 1036), H948 [12MR]
Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (see H.R. 1270), H1437 [10AP]
Health: develop and implement research strategies to prevent birth defects (see H.R. 1114), H6918 [4SE]
———prohibit restriction of certain medical communications between health care providers and their patients (see H.R. 586), H629 [25FE]
———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for certain breast cancer treatments (see H.R. 135), H3274 [3JN]
———revise and extend mammography quality standards programs (see H.R. 1289), H3660 [10JN]
———standardize relationships between group health plans and health insurers relative to enrollees, health professionals, and providers (see H.R. 1415), H1793 [23AP]
Homeless: housing programs for veterans (see H.R. 1754), H7528 [17SE]
Hope, Bob: confer honorary Armed Forces veteran status (see H.J. Res. 75), H2090 [30AP]
Housing: State authority to set rental occupancy standards (see H.R. 1108), H1795 [23AP]
Immigration: admittance of temporary and seasonal agricultural workers (see H.R. 2377), H9039 [22OC]
Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans (see H.R. 815), H4836 [26JN]
———coverage of screening mammography (see H.R. 617), H2156 [1MY]
———require health plans to provide adequate access to services provided by obstetrician-gynecologists (see H.R. 1737), H9614 [28OC]
International law: provide criminal penalties under the Geneva Conventions for certain war crimes (see H.R. 1348), H3476 [4JN]
Interstate commerce: allow any State, territory, or possession to bring Federal court action relative to transportation of alcoholic beverages (see H.R. 1063), H2590 [13MY]
Iran: impose sanctions on foreign persons who transfer items contributing to efforts to acquire, develop, or produce ballistic missiles (see H.R. 2709), H9615 [28OC]
Israel: anniversary of reunification of Jerusalem (see H. Con. Res. 60), H2091 [30AP]
Labor unions: ensure employees have adequate access and information relative to use of union dues or fees (see H.R. 928), H2874 [16MY]
———inform workers of their rights relative to the payment of dues or fees to labor organizations (see H.R. 1625), H8833 [9OC]
———protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 59), H767 [5MR]
Law enforcement: establish matching grant program to help local governments purchase armor vests for officers (see H.R. 2829), H10421 [8NO]
Law enforcement officers: establish a bill of rights (see H.R. 350), H804 [6MR]
———exemption from State laws prohibiting carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H628 [25FE]
———funding for the hiring of personnel who perform nonadministrative services (see H.R. 804), H2254 [6MY]
Lewis and Clark expedition: bicentennial (see H. Res. 144), H2681 [14MY]
———mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial (see H.R. 1560), H2680 [14MY]
Marine resources: reauthorization of programs (see H.R. 437), H629 [25FE]
Medicare: coverage of screening mammography (see H.R. 417), H589 [13FE]
———reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 192, 414), H286 [4FE]
Mother Teresa: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1650), H2873 [16MY]
Motor vehicles: average fuel economy standards for automobiles (see H.R. 880), H1542 [15AP]
National cemeteries: penalties for theft and malicious vandalism (see H.R. 1532), H3568 [5JN]
National Mammography Day: support goals (see H. Res. 235), H8055 [26SE]
National Physical Fitness and Sports Foundation: establish (see H.R. 756), H629 [25FE]
National Sea Grant College Program: reauthorization (see H.R. 437), H629 [25FE]
NLRB: recovery of attorneys' fees by small businesses and labor organizations who prevail in proceedings (see H.R. 2449), H7911 [25SE]
Occupational Safety and Health Act: amend (see H.R. 1162), H2254 [6MY]
Office of Religious Persecution Monitoring: establish (see H.R. 1685, 2431), H3797 [12JN], H8727 [8OC]
Panama Canal: negotiation of a new agreement relative to the presence of U.S. Armed Forces (see H. Con. Res. 170), H9615 [28OC]
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 965), H2254 [6MY]
———prohibit foreign contributions (see H.R. 34), H285 [4FE]
———prohibit use of labor organization dues and fees for political activities (see H.R. 1458), H2680 [14MY]
———require worker approval for use of labor organization dues and fees for political activities (see H.R. 2608), H8437 [6OC]
Postal Service: limit commercial nonpostal services (see H.R. 198), H3568 [5JN]
Public housing: multifamily rental assisted housing programs reform (see H.R. 1508), H6798 [3SE]
Radio: liability of volunteer amateur radio operators while performing duties on behalf of the Federal Government (see H.R. 1013), H3924 [18JN]
Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act: moratorium on certain class action lawsuits (see H.R. 1283), H1438 [10AP]
Real property: preserve Federal sovereignty of certain public lands and preserve certain State and private property rights (see H.R. 901), H1542 [15AP]
———private property owner rights (see H.R. 992), H6918 [4SE]
Rural areas: improve health services (see H.R. 1189), H1441 [10AP]
Russia: proliferation of nuclear missile technology to Iran (see H. Con. Res. 121), H9615 [28OC]
Securities: limit the conduct of securities class actions under State law (see H.R. 1689), H6798 [3SE]
———quotation of securities transactions in decimals (see H.R. 1053), H6798 [3SE]
Ships and vessels: support requirements that vessels operating between U.S. ports be built, owned, and operated by U.S. citizens (see H. Con. Res. 65), H2680 [14MY]
Social Security: earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 612), H1440 [10AP]
———prevent distribution of benefits to prisoners (see H.R. 530), H2445 [8MY]
Stewart, Jimmy: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 109), H4913 [8JY]
Taxation: allow individuals to designate percentage of their tax overpayments or to make contributions for units of the National Park System (see H.R. 755), H586 [13FE]
———allow married couples to file combined return under which each spouse is taxed using rates applicable to single filers (see H.R. 2456), H7261 [11SE]
———application of the alternative minimum tax to installment sales of farm property (see H.R. 426), H153 [9JA]
———capital gains rates (see H.R. 14, 1193), H1391 [9AP], H3576 [6JN]
———constitutional amendment relative to certain tax limitations (see H.J. Res. 62), H889 [11MR]
———credit for rehabilitating historic homes or purchasing newly rehabilitated historic homes for use as principal residence (see H.R. 1134), H1186 [19MR]
———deductibility of health insurance costs for self-employed individuals and the business use of the home, and clarification of contractor/employee status (see H.R. 1145), H3204 [22MY]
———increase the unified estate and gift tax credit (see H.R. 683), H452 [11FE]
———individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 446), H453 [11FE]
———provide incentives for investment in renewal communities (see H.R. 1031), H2254 [6MY]
———repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see H.R. 902), H708 [3MR]
———treatment of beer (see H.R. 158), H1542 [15AP]
———treatment of capital gains on the sale of a principal residence (see H.R. 1026), H888 [11MR]
———treatment of certain depreciable asset expenses by small businesses (see H.R. 1565), H8833 [9OC]
———treatment of estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 1299), H1543 [15AP]
Time: change effective date of daylight savings time (see H.R. 222), H3568 [5JN]
Transportation: funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs (see H.R. 2400), H7911 [25SE]
———provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds (see H.R. 4), H156 [9JA]
Truth in Lending Act: require notice of cancellation rights relative to private mortgage insurance (see H.R. 607), H347 [5FE]
———simplify credit card payments to governments relative to transaction fees paid to credit card companies (see H.R. 883), H950 [12MR]
21st Century Scholars Program: establish (see H.R. 777), H2446 [8MY]
Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act: prohibit assistance to illegal aliens (see H.R. 849), H3476 [4JN]
Veterans: repeal computation system that reduces annuity for surviving spouses at age 62 relative to Social Security offset (see H.R. 165), H3213 [30MY]
Volunteer workers: grant immunity from personal civil liability during work on behalf of governmental entities or nonprofit organizations (see H.R. 911), H724 [4MR]
Voting: eliminate certain bilingual voting requirements (see H.R. 2356), H6704 [31JY]
———establish a system to respond to inquiries about the citizenship of registration applicants and require use of Social Security number to register to vote (see H.R. 1428), H2255 [6MY]
Wetlands: permit use of certain agricultural lands (see H.R. 640), H392 [6FE]
Women: comprehensive pension protection (see H.R. 1496), H3274 [3JN]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Dept. of HUD: reform the property disposition program providing single-family properties for use by the homeless (see H.R. 1798), H3566 [5JN]
———terminate the property disposition program providing single-family properties for use by the homeless (see H.R. 32), H67 [7JA], H139 [9JA]
Electronic commerce: recognize digital and other forms of authentication as an alternative to existing paperbased methods and establish uniform national framework for electronic authentication (see H.R. 2937), H10419 [8NO]
Fair Housing Act: local control over certain land use and zoning regulations (see H.R. 2297), H6405 [30JY]
Federal Home Loan Bank System: reform (see H.R. 31), H67 [7JA], H139 [9JA]
Financial institutions: increase competition in the financial services sector (see H.R. 669), H451 [11FE]
Gillis W. Long Hansen's Disease Center: authorize relocation and transfer current site to Louisiana (see H.R. 1558), H2444 [8MY]
Money: use of tactile currency for the blind and visually impaired (see H. Res. 122), H1706 [17AP]
National forests: authorize and extend certain activities of the National Forest Foundation (see H.R. 101), H142 [9JA]
Remarks
Dept. of HUD: terminate the property disposition program providing single-family properties for use by the homeless (H.R. 32), E18
Dept. of the Treasury: Community Development Financial Institutions Fund Program funding, H5356 [16JY]
Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2158), H5356 [16JY]
Electronic commerce: recognize digital and other forms of authentication as an alternative to existing paperbased methods and establish uniform national framework for electronic authentication (H.R. 2937), E2292
Fair Housing Act: local control over certain land use and zoning regulations (H.R. 2297), E1567
Federal Home Loan Bank System: reform (H.R. 31), E65
Financial institutions: increase competition in the financial services sector (H.R. 669), E217
Housing: allow public housing agencies to comply with family self-sufficiency agreement requirements, H2207, H2208 [6MY]
———deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs and increase community control over such programs (H.R. 2), H2043 [30AP], H2129 [1MY], H2199, H2200, H2207, H2208, H2230, H2231, H2232 [6MY], H2268, H2270 [7MY], H2637 [14MY]
———reduce minimum rental amounts and contributions relative to public housing, H2268, H2270 [7MY]
———revise income and occupancy levels for public housing developments, H2230, H2231, H2232 [6MY]
Mexico: imposition of antidumping duties on U.S. imports, E2131
Money: use of tactile currency for the blind and visually impaired (H. Res. 122), H10371, H10372 [8NO], E709
National forests: authorize and extend certain activities of the National Forest Foundation (H.R. 101), E46
Public housing: prohibit eviction of families relative to community work requirements, H2129 [1MY]
———require payment of minimum wage relative to community work requirements, H2199, H2200 [6MY]