Legislation: 105th Congress (1997-99)
Here you will find legislation that Louise sponsored during the 105th Congress (1997-1999.) To view legislation that Louise co-sponsored during the 105th Congress CLICK HERE.
H.CON.RES.114
Expressing the sense of the Congress concerning the world-wide trafficking of women and girls, whereby women and girls are coerced, abducted, or deceived into migrating within or across national borders, and particularly the trafficking of Burmese women and girls in Thailand for the purposes of forced prostitution.
Introduced: 07/10/97
Sponsor: Rep. Slaughter; Co-Sponsors (51)
Latest Major Action: 8/21/1997 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on International Operations and Human Rights.
Committees: House International Relations
H.CON.RES.239
Expressing the sense of Congress concerning the worldwide trafficking of persons, that has a disproportionate impact on women and girls, and is condemned by the international community as a violation of fundamental human rights.
Introduced: 03/10/98
Sponsor: Rep. Slaughter; Co-Sponsors (27)
Latest Major Action: 4/22/1998 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on International Operations and Human Rights.
Committees: House International Relations; House Judiciary
H.RES.359
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Secretary of Health and Human Services should carry out a national public awareness campaign to educate American men and women with respect to colorectal cancer.
Introduced: 02/11/98
Sponsor: Rep. Slaughter; Co-Sponsors (29)
Latest Major Action: 3/31/1998 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
Committees: House Commerce
H.R.84
To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require radio and television broadcasters to provide free broadcasting time for political advertising.
Introduced: 01/07/97
Sponsor: Rep. Slaughter; Co-Sponsors (14)
Latest Major Action: 1/22/1997 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Trade, and Consumer Protection.
Committees: House Commerce
H.R.85
To improve the regulation of explosives and explosive materials, and to prevent the use of explosives against persons and the unlawful use of explosives against property.
Introduced: 01/07/97
Sponsor: Rep. Slaughter; Co-Sponsors (8)
Latest Major Action: 1/28/1997 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.
Committees: House Judiciary
H.R.304
To amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to employment opportunities in the Department of Health and Human Services for women who are scientist, and for other purposes.
Introduced: 01/07/97
Sponsor: Rep. Slaughter; Co-Sponsors (22)
Latest Major Action: 1/22/1997 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
Committees: House Commerce
H.R.305
To provide protection from sexual predators.
Introduced: 01/07/97
Sponsor: Rep. Slaughter; Co-Sponsors (63)
Latest Major Action: 4/30/1998 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Committees: House Judiciary
H.R.306
To prohibit discrimination against individuals and their family members on the basis of genetic information, or a request for genetic services.
Introduced: 01/07/97
Sponsor: Rep. Slaughter; Co-Sponsors (213)
Latest Major Action: 6/11/1998 Motion to Discharge Committee filed by Ms. Slaughter. Petition No: 105-4.
Committees: House Commerce; House Ways and Means; House Education and the Workforce
H.R.556
To amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a program of providing information and education to the public on the prevention and treatment of eating disorders.
Introduced: 02/04/97
Sponsor: Rep. Slaughter; Co-Sponsors (11)
Latest Major Action: 2/10/1997 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
Committees: House Commerce
H.R.557
To amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a program for postreproductive health care.
Introduced: 02/04/97
Sponsor: Rep. Slaughter
Latest Major Action: 2/10/1997 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
Committees: House Commerce
H.R.558
To amend the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to protect first amendment rights, and for other purposes.
Introduced: 02/04/97
Sponsor: Rep. Slaughter; Co-Sponsors (2)
Latest Major Action: 3/5/1997 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
Committees: House Judiciary
H.R.689
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to continue full-time-equivalent resident reimbursement for an additional one year under Medicare for direct graduate medical education for residents enrolled in combined approved primary care medical residency training programs.
Introduced: 02/11/97
Sponsor: Rep. Slaughter; Co-Sponsors (15)
Latest Major Action: 2/24/1997 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
Committees: House Ways and Means; House Commerce
H.R.1531
To amend title 28, United States Code, relating to jurisdictional immunities of the Federal Republic of Germany, to grant jurisdiction to the courts of the United States in certain cases involving acts of genocide occuring against certain individuals during World War II in the predecessor states of the Federal Republic of Germany, or in any territories or areas occupied, annexed, or otherwise controlled by those states.
Introduced: 05/05/97
Sponsor: Rep. Slaughter; Co-Sponsors (85)
Latest Major Action: 5/29/1997 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.
Committees: House Judiciary
H.R.1788
To amend the Public Health Service Act to ensure adequate research and education regarding the drug DES.
Introduced: 06/04/97
Sponsor: Rep. Slaughter; Co-Sponsors (60)
Latest Major Action: 6/18/1997 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
Committees: House Commerce
H.R.2006
To amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a program of providing information and education to the public on the prevention and treatment of eating disorders.
Introduced: 06/20/97
Sponsor: Rep. Slaughter; Co-Sponsors (30)
Latest Major Action: 6/26/1997 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
Committees: House Commerce
H.R.3240
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to study alternatives for establishing a national historic trail to commemorate and interpret the history of women’s rights in the United States.
Introduced: 02/12/98
Sponsor: Rep. Slaughter; Co-Sponsors (55)
Latest Major Action: 2/19/1998 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Executive Comment Requested from Interior.
Committees: House Resources
H.R.3255
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require universal product numbers on claims forms submitted for reimbursement of durable medical equipment and other items under the Medicare Program.
Introduced: 02/24/98
Sponsor: Rep. Slaughter; Co-Sponsors (11)
Latest Major Action: 3/3/1998 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
Committees: House Commerce; House Ways and Means
H.R.3400
To amend the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 to improve the availability of child care and development services during periods outside normal school hours, and for other purposes.
Introduced: 03/05/98
Sponsor: Rep. Slaughter; Co-Sponsors (63)
Latest Major Action: 3/20/1998 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Youth and Families.
Committees: House Education and the Workforce
H.R.4398
To establish a commission, in honor of the 105th Anniversary of the Seneca Falls Convention, to further protect sites of importance in the historic efforts to secure equal rights for women.
Introduced: 08/04/98
Sponsor: Rep. Slaughter; Co-Sponsors (10)
Latest Major Action: 8/10/1998 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Executive Comment Requested from Interior.
Committees: House Resources
H.AMDT.170 to H.R.1757
Amendment expresses the sense of Congress that adequate assistance should be provided to Lithuania and Latvia in fiscal year 1998.
Introduced: 06/10/97
Sponsor: Rep. Slaughter
Latest Major Action: 6/10/1997 House amendment agreed to. Status: On agreeing to the Slaughter amendment (A042) Agreed to by voice vote.
H.AMDT.675 to H.R.3494
Amendment requires the National Institute of Justice to conduct a study of persistent sexual predators and report to Congress on their results.
Introduced: 06/11/98
Sponsor: Rep. Slaughter
Latest Major Action: 6/11/1998 House amendment agreed to. Status: On agreeing to the Slaughter amendment (A002) Agreed to by voice vote.
