Democratic rep — LA, District 3

Recent Votes

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James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act of 2010

Dec 22, 2010 · ResolvingDifferences

Not Voting

Protecting Students from Sexual and Violent Predators Act

Dec 22, 2010 · Floor

Not Voting

Continuing Appropriations and Surface Transportation Extensions Act, 2011

Dec 22, 2010 · ResolvingDifferences

Not Voting

FDA Food Safety Modernization Act

Dec 21, 2010 · ResolvingDifferences

Not Voting

GPRA Modernization Act of 2010

Dec 21, 2010 · ResolvingDifferences

Not Voting

America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010

Dec 21, 2010 · ResolvingDifferences

Not Voting

Defense Level Playing Field Act

Dec 21, 2010 · Floor

Not Voting

Waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported from the Committee on Rules, and providing for consideration of motions to suspend the rules.

Dec 21, 2010 · Floor

Yea

Reduction of Lead in Drinking Water Act

Dec 17, 2010 · Floor

Yea

Aiding Those Facing Foreclosure Act of 2010

Dec 17, 2010 · Floor

Yea

GPRA Modernization Act of 2010

Dec 17, 2010 · ResolvingDifferences

Nay

Providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 105) making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2011, and for other purposes.

Dec 17, 2010 · Floor

Yea

Providing for the sine die adjournment of the second session of the One Hundred Eleventh Congress.

Dec 17, 2010 · Floor

Not Voting

To establish a pilot program in certain United States district courts to encourage enhancement of expertise in patent cases among district judges.

Dec 17, 2010 · ResolvingDifferences

Yea

Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011

Dec 17, 2010 · Floor

Yea

To enact certain laws relating to public contracts as title 41, United States Code, "Public Contracts".

Dec 17, 2010 · ResolvingDifferences

Yea

Honoring the accomplishments of Norman Yoshio Mineta, and for other purposes.

Dec 17, 2010 · Floor

Nay

Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010

Dec 17, 2010 · ResolvingDifferences

Yea

International Protecting Girls by Preventing Child Marriage Act of 2010

Dec 17, 2010 · Floor

Yea

Providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to the House amendment to the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R.4853) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the funding and expenditure authority of the airport and Airway Trust Fund, to amend title 49, United States Code, to extend authorizations for the airport improvement program, and for other purposes.

Dec 17, 2010 · Floor

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Yea

Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Improvements Act of 2010

Dec 16, 2010 · Floor

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Yea

A bill to require reports on the management of Arlington National Cemetery.

Dec 16, 2010 · Floor

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Yea

Pedestrian Safety Enhancement Act of 2010

Dec 16, 2010 · Floor

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Yea

Don't Ask, Don't Tell Repeal Act of 2010

Dec 15, 2010 · ResolvingDifferences

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Yea

Congratulating Gerda Weissmann Klein on being selected to receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

Dec 15, 2010 · Floor

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Yea

Congratulating Auburn University quarterback and College Park, Georgia, native Cameron Newton on winning the 2010 Heisman Trophy for being the most outstanding college football player in the United States.

Dec 15, 2010 · Floor

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Yea

Providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 2965) to amend the Small Business Act with respect to the Small Business Innovation Research Program and the Small Business Technology Transfer Program, and for other purposes.

Dec 15, 2010 · Floor

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Not Voting

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1449 West Avenue in Bronx, New York, as the "Private Isaac T. Cortes Post Office".

Dec 15, 2010 · Floor

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Not Voting

A concurrent resolution recognizing the 45th anniversary of the White House Fellows Program.

Dec 15, 2010 · Floor

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Not Voting

Expressing support for designation of January 23rd as "Ed Roberts Day".

Dec 15, 2010 · Floor

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Yea

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 600 Florida Avenue in Cocoa, Florida, as the "Harry T. and Harriette Moore Post Office".

Dec 15, 2010 · Floor

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Yea

To direct the Administrator of General Services to convey a parcel of real property in Houston, Texas, to the Military Museum of Texas, and for other purposes.

Dec 14, 2010 · Floor

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Nay

Census Oversight Efficiency and Management Reform Act of 2010

Dec 14, 2010 · Floor

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Yea

Longfellow House-Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site Designation Act

Dec 14, 2010 · Floor

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Yea

Access to Criminal History Records for State Sentencing Commissions Act of 2010

Dec 9, 2010 · Floor

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Yea

Medicare and Medicaid Extenders Act of 2010

Dec 9, 2010 · ResolvingDifferences

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Yea

Removal Clarification Act of 2010

Dec 9, 2010 · ResolvingDifferences

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Yea

Criminal History Background Checks Pilot Extension Act of 2010

Dec 8, 2010 · Floor

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Yea

Providing for consideration of the Senate amendments to the bill (H.R. 5281) to amend title 28, United States Code, to clarify and improve certain provisions relating to the removal of litigation against Federal officers or agencies to Federal courts, and for other purposes.

Dec 8, 2010 · Floor

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Nay

Continuing Appropriations and Surface Transportation Extensions Act, 2011

Dec 8, 2010 · ResolvingDifferences

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Yea

Recognizing and supporting the efforts of Welcome Back Veterans to augment the services provided by the Departments of Defense and Veterans' Affairs in providing timely and world-class care for veterans and members of the Armed Forces suffering from PTSD and related psychiatric disorders.

Dec 8, 2010 · Floor

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Yea

Guarantee of a Legitimate Deal Act of 2010

Dec 8, 2010 · Floor

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Yea

Providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 3082) making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes.

Dec 8, 2010 · Floor

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Yea

Honoring the 2500th anniversary of the Battle of Marathon.

Dec 8, 2010 · Floor

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Yea

Recognizing the 50th anniversary of the National Council for International Visitors, and expressing support for designation of February 16, 2011, as "Citizen Diplomacy Day".

Dec 8, 2010 · Floor

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Yea

Robert C. Byrd Mine Safety Protection Act of 2010

Dec 8, 2010 · Floor

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Yea

Waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported from the Committee on Rules, and providing for consideration of motions to suspend the rules.

Dec 8, 2010 · Floor

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Yea

Expressing support for designation of 2011 as "World Veterinary Year" to bring attention to and show appreciation for the veterinary profession on its 250th anniversary.

Dec 8, 2010 · Floor

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Yea

Supporting the goal of eradicating illicit marijuana cultivation on Federal lands and calling on the Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy to develop a coordinated strategy to permanently dismantle Mexican drug trafficking organizations and other criminal groups operating on Federal lands.

Dec 8, 2010 · Floor

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Yea

Congratulating imprisoned Chinese democracy advocate Liu Xiaobo on the award of the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize.

Dec 8, 2010 · Floor

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Yea

Seniors Protection Act of 2010

Dec 8, 2010 · Floor

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Yea

Expressing support for the designation of March as National Essential Tremor Awareness Month.

Dec 7, 2010 · Floor

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Yea

Recognizing the centennial of the City of Lilburn, Georgia and supporting the goals and ideals of a City of Lilburn Day.

Dec 7, 2010 · Floor

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Yea

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 111 North 6th Street in St. Louis, Missouri, as the "Earl Wilson, Jr. Post Office".

Dec 7, 2010 · Floor

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Nay

In the matter of Representative Charles B. Rangel.

Dec 2, 2010 · Floor

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Yea

Expressing support for designation of May as "Child Advocacy Center Month" and commending the National Child Advocacy Center in Huntsville, Alabama, on their 25th anniversary in 2010.

Dec 2, 2010 · Floor

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Yea

Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010

Dec 2, 2010 · ResolvingDifferences

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Yea

Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010

Dec 2, 2010 · Floor

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Yea

Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010

Dec 2, 2010 · Floor

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Yea

To amend section 17 of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to include a condition of receipt of funds under the child and adult care food program.

Dec 2, 2010 · Floor

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Not Voting

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that a National Day of Recognition for Parents of Special Needs Children should be established.

Dec 2, 2010 · Floor

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Yea

Expressing support for the designation of the month of October as National Work and Family Month.

Dec 2, 2010 · Floor

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Yea

Supporting the goals and ideals of National GEAR UP Day.

Dec 2, 2010 · Floor

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Yea

Providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 4853) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, to amend title 49, United States Code, to extend authorizations for the airport improvement program, and for other purposes, and providing for consideration of motions to suspend the rules.

Dec 2, 2010 · Floor

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Yea

Providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 4853) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, to amend title 49, United States Code, to extend authorizations for the airport improvement program, and for other purposes, and providing for consideration of motions to suspend the rules.

Dec 2, 2010 · Floor

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Yea

Commending the City of Jacksonville, Arkansas, for its outstanding support in creating a unique and lasting partnership with Little Rock Air Force Base, members of the Armed Forces stationed there, and their families.

Dec 1, 2010 · Floor

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Yea

Honoring Fort Drum's soldiers of the 10th Mountain Division for their past and continuing contributions to the security of the United States.

Dec 1, 2010 · Floor

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Yea

Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2011, and for other purposes.

Dec 1, 2010 · Floor

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Not Voting

Honoring and saluting golf legend Juan Antonio "Chi Chi" Rodriguez for his commitment to Latino youth programs of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute.

Dec 1, 2010 · Floor

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Not Voting

Condemning North Korea in the strongest terms for its unprovoked military attack against South Korea on November 23, 2010.

Dec 1, 2010 · Floor

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Not Voting

Supporting the goal of ensuring that all Holocaust survivors in the United States are able to live with dignity, comfort, and security in their remaining years.

Dec 1, 2010 · Floor

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Not Voting

Providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 101) making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2011, and for other purposes.

Dec 1, 2010 · Floor

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Not Voting

Providing for consideration of the bill (S. 3307) to reauthorize child nutrition programs, and for other purposes.

Dec 1, 2010 · Floor

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Not Voting

Providing for consideration of the bill (S. 3307) to reauthorize child nutrition programs, and for other purposes.

Dec 1, 2010 · Floor

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Yea

Recognizing and honoring the National Guard on the occasion of its 374rd anniversary.

Nov 30, 2010 · Floor

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Yea

Honoring and recognizing the exemplary service and sacrifice of the 60th Air Mobility Wing, the 349th Air Mobility Wing, the 15th Expeditionary Mobility Task Force, and the 615th Contingency Response Wing civilians and families serving at Travis Air Force Base, California.

Nov 30, 2010 · Floor

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Yea

Claims Resolution Act of 2010

Nov 30, 2010 · ResolvingDifferences

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Yea

Providing for consideration of the Senate amendments to the bill (H.R. 4783) to accelerate the income tax benefits for charitable cash contributions for the relief of victims of the earthquake in Chile, and to extend the period from which such contributions for the relief of victims of the earthquake in Haiti may be accelerated.

Nov 30, 2010 · Floor

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Yea

Supporting the goals and ideals of a National Mesothelioma Awareness Day.

Nov 29, 2010 · Floor

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Yea

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 655 Centre Street in Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, as the "Lance Corporal Alexander Scott Arredondo, United States Marine Corps Post Office Building".

Nov 29, 2010 · Floor

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Yea

A bill to extend the deadline for Social Services Block Grant expenditures of supplemental funds appropriated following disasters occurring in 2008.

Nov 18, 2010 · Floor

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Yea

Emergency Unemployment Compensation Continuation Act

Nov 18, 2010 · Floor

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Yea

Telework Enhancement Act of 2010

Nov 18, 2010 · ResolvingDifferences

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Yea

Providing for the consideration of the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 1722) to require the head of each executive agency to establish and implement a policy under which employees shall be authorized to telework, and for other purposes, and providing for consideration of motions to suspend the rules.

Nov 18, 2010 · Floor

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Yea

Providing for the consideration of the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 1722) to require the head of each executive agency to establish and implement a policy under which employees shall be authorized to telework, and for other purposes, and providing for consideration of motions to suspend the rules.

Nov 18, 2010 · Floor

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Yea

Congratulating Joe Paterno on his 400th win as Penn State Nittany Lions football head coach.

Nov 17, 2010 · Floor

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Yea

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2 Government Center in Fall River, Massachusetts, as the "Sergeant Robert Barrett Post Office Building".

Nov 17, 2010 · Floor

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Nay

Interstate Recognition of Notarizations Act of 2010

Nov 17, 2010 · Veto

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Yea

Providing for a conditional adjournment of the House of Representatives and a conditional recess or adjournment of the Senate.

Nov 17, 2010 · Floor

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Not Voting

Recognizing Brooklyn Botanic Garden on its 100th anniversary as the preeminent horticultural attraction in the borough of Brooklyn and its longstanding commitment to environmental stewardship and education for the City of New York.

Nov 16, 2010 · Floor

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Not Voting

Congratulates the town of Tarboro, North Carolina, on the occasion of its 250th anniversary.

Nov 16, 2010 · Floor

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Not Voting

Recognizing Gail Abarbanel and the Rape Treatment Center, and for other purposes.

Nov 16, 2010 · Floor

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Yea

Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the successful and substantial contributions of the amendments to the patent and trademark laws that were initially enacted in 1980 by Public Law 96-517 (commonly referred to as the "Bayh-Dole Act") on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of its enactment.

Nov 15, 2010 · Floor

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Yea

Recognizing the 50th anniversary of Ruby Bridges desegregating a previously all-White public elementary school.

Nov 15, 2010 · Floor

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Yea

Copyright Cleanup, Clarification, and Corrections Act of 2010

Nov 15, 2010 · Floor

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Yea

To clarify the availability of existing funds for political status education in the Territory of Guam, and for other purposes.

Sep 30, 2010 · ResolvingDifferences

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Yea

Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011

Sep 30, 2010 · ResolvingDifferences

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Yea

Federal Election Integrity Act of 2010

Sep 30, 2010 · Floor

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Yea

Plain Writing Act of 2010

Sep 30, 2010 · ResolvingDifferences

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Yea

National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2010

Sep 30, 2010 · Floor

Sponsored Bills

Urging the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to acquire and utilize the Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center in Lafayette, Louisiana as a full-service Department of Veterans Affairs hospital to better serve veterans throughout the Acadiana region of Louisiana.

HRES 1647 · 111th Congress

To amend title 38, United States Code, to increase and to provide for an annual adjustment of the amounts of assistance payable by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for veterans' funeral and burial expenses.

HR 6054 · 111th Congress

SBA Disaster Loan Relief Act of 2010

HR 5787 · 111th Congress

To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to expedite the application of the provision prohibiting rescissions of health insurance coverage.

HR 5761 · 111th Congress

To expand eligibility for Pell grants to certain students who are pursuing a postbaccalaureate professional certification or licensing credential required for employment as a teacher.

HR 5760 · 111th Congress

To amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 and the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to protect employees from retaliation for notifying government officials of violations of those Acts, and for other purposes.

HR 5698 · 111th Congress

Oil Spill Tax Relief Act of 2010

HR 5598 · 111th Congress

Honoring the workers who perished on the Deepwater Horizon offshore oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Louisiana, extending condolences to their families, and recognizing the valiant efforts of emergency response workers at the disaster site.

HRES 1347 · 111th Congress

Southeast Hurricanes Small Business Disaster Relief Act of 2010

HR 4609 · 111th Congress

First Responders Support Act of 2009

HR 4338 · 111th Congress

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To authorize the Secretary of Education to continue to waive certain requirements in order to ease fiscal burdens in States affected by Hurricane Katrina or Hurricane Rita.

HR 4277 · 111th Congress

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Medicaid DSH Integrity Act

HR 4250 · 111th Congress

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To provide for a grace period in which durable medical equipment suppliers may meet Medicare accreditation and surety bond requirements.

HR 4240 · 111th Congress

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Drywall Victims Insurance Protection Act of 2009

HR 4094 · 111th Congress

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To provide an extension of the low-income housing credit placed-in-service date requirement for certain disaster areas.

HR 3929 · 111th Congress

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Wetlands Conservation Investment Act of 2009

HR 3609 · 111th Congress

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Congratulating Jockey Calvin Borel for his victory at the 135th Kentucky Derby.

HRES 632 · 111th Congress

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First Responders Support Act of 2009

HR 2441 · 111th Congress

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Congratulating Jockey Calvin Borel for his victory at the 135th Kentucky Derby.

HRES 429 · 111th Congress

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Lower Mississippi River National Historic Site Study Act of 2009

HR 1041 · 111th Congress

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Hurricane Satellite Modernization Act

HR 6993 · 110th Congress

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To extend the waiver authority for the Secretary of Education under section 105 of subtitle A of title IV of division B of Public Law 109-148, relating to elementary and secondary education hurricane recovery relief, and for other purposes.

HR 6890 · 110th Congress

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Gulf Coast Multifamily and Assisted Housing Recovery Act

HR 6751 · 110th Congress

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8/29 Investigation Team Act

HR 6526 · 110th Congress

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Ratepayer Recovery Act of 2007

HR 6013 · 110th Congress

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Seasonal Workforce Assistance Act

HR 5849 · 110th Congress

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To modify the project for navigation, Atchafalaya River and Bayous Chene, Boeuf, and Black, Louisiana, to include an additional area, and for other purposes.

HR 5589 · 110th Congress

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Health Insurance Tax Credit Assistance Act of 2007

HR 4263 · 110th Congress

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Improved Hurricane Tracking and Forecasting Act of 2007

HR 2531 · 110th Congress

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Congratulating Jockey Calvin Borel for his victory at the 133rd Kentucky Derby.

HRES 411 · 110th Congress

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First Response Broadcasters Act of 2007

HR 2331 · 110th Congress

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Congratulating St. Bernard Parish Public Schools Superintendent Doris Voitier for her receipt of the 2007 John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award.

HRES 251 · 110th Congress

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Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve Boundary Adjustment Act of 2007

HR 1387 · 110th Congress

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To permit the Secretary of Education to continue to waive certain regulatory requirements with respect to the use of aid funds for restarting school operations after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.

HR 1262 · 110th Congress

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Catastrophic Disaster Recovery Improvements Act of 2007

HR 1212 · 110th Congress

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To amend the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War on Terror, and Hurricane Recovery, 2006 to authorize the Federal Emergency Management Agency to provide additional assistance to State and local governments for utility costs resulting from the provision of temporary housing units to evacuees from Hurricane Katrina and other hurricanes.

HR 858 · 110th Congress

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To extend for 1 year the availability of supplemental social services block grant funding.

HR 184 · 110th Congress

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To authorize the project for hurricane and storm damage reduction, Morganza to the Gulf of Mexico, Louisiana.

HR 183 · 110th Congress

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To promote the fair production of oil and gas on the Outer Continental Shelf.

HR 6401 · 109th Congress

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Recognizing the dedication of the employees at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Michoud Assembly Facility, the "Michoud Hurricane Ride-Out Team", who risked their lives during Hurricane Katrina's assault on southeast Louisiana, and kept the generators and pumps running to protect the facilities and flight hardware, and whose dedication kept the Michoud Assembly Facility an island of dry land, which made it possible to resume External Tank production less than 5 weeks after the storm passed.

HRES 892 · 109th Congress

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Meeting Authorization Requirements for the Coast Act of 2006

HR 5461 · 109th Congress

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Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R.3763) to reinstate the application of the wage requirements of the Davis-Bacon Act to Federal contracts in areas affected by Hurricane Katrina.

HRES 516 · 109th Congress

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To permit the cancellation of certain loans under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act.

HR 4117 · 109th Congress

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Louisiana Katrina Reconstruction Act

HR 3958 · 109th Congress

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To provide for the establishment of a Katrina Assistance Program through the Manufacturing Extension Partnership program, and for other purposes.

HR 3826 · 109th Congress

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Expressing the sense of the Congress that the display of the Ten Commandments in public buildings does not violate the first amendment to the Constitution of the United States.

HCONRES 194 · 109th Congress

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To amend the Bipartisan Trade Promotion Authority Act of 2002 to require the President to submit to the Congress, within 90 days after entering into a trade agreement, the implementing legislation, the statement of administrative action, and supporting information, with respect to that trade agreement.

HR 2691 · 109th Congress

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Offshore Fairness Act of 2005

HR 2634 · 109th Congress

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Coastal Restoration Tax Credit Act of 2005

HR 2102 · 109th Congress

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