Legislation: 104th Congress (1995-97)

Here you will find legislation that Louise sponsored during the 104th Congress (1995-1997.) To view legislation that Louise co-sponsored during the 104th Congress CLICK HERE.


H.CON.RES.21
Expressing the sense of the Congress concerning the trafficking of Burmese women and girls into Thailand for the purposes of forced prostitution.
Introduced: 02/01/95
Sponsor: Rep. Slaughter; Co-Sponsors (71)
Latest Major Action: 2/24/1995 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific.
Committees: House International Relations


H.RES.244
To direct the Speaker to provide an appropriate remedy in response to the use of a forged document at a subcommittee hearing.
Introduced: 10/25/95
Sponsor: Rep. Slaughter
Latest Major Action: 10/25/1995 House floor actions. Status: On motion to table the measure Agreed to by recorded vote: 236 – 189 (Roll no. 737).


H.R.43
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: 01/04/95
Sponsor: Rep. Slaughter; Co-Sponsors (31)
Latest Major Action: 1/25/1995 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.
Committees: House Judiciary


H.R.713
To provide protection from sexual predators.
Introduced: 01/26/95
Sponsor: Rep. Slaughter; Co-Sponsors (48)
Latest Major Action: 3/27/1995 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Executive Comment Requested from Justice.
Committees: House Judiciary


H.R.970
To improve the administration of the Women’s Right National Historical Park in the State of New York, and for other purposes.
Introduced: 02/15/95
Sponsor: Rep. Slaughter; Cosponsors (14)
Latest Major Action: 9/28/1996 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Measure incorporated in H.R. 4236.
Committees: House Resources


H.R.1311
To provide for a review of all Federal programs that assess or mitigate the risks to women’s health from environmental exposures, and for a study of the research needs of the Federal Government relating to such risks.
Introduced: 03/23/95
Sponsor: Rep. Slaughter
Latest Major Action: 4/10/1995 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
Committees: House Commerce; House Science


H.R.2271
To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require radio and television broadcasters to provide free broadcasting time for political advertising.
Introduced: 09/06/95
Sponsor: Rep. Slaughter; Co-Sponsors (6)
Latest Major Action: 9/18/1995 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Finance.
Committees: House Commerce


H.R.2312
To amend the Social Security Act to provide for annual distribution of social security account statements to all beneficiaries and to improve the information made available in such statements.
Introduced: 09/12/95
Sponsor: Rep. Slaughter; Co-Sponsors (1)
Latest Major Action: 9/18/1995 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 Commerce; House Ways and Means


H.R.2748
To prohibit insurance providers from denying or canceling health insurance coverage, or varying the premiums, terms, or conditions for health insurance coverage on the basis of genetic information or a request for genetic services, and for other purposes.
Introduced: 12/07/95
Sponsor: Rep. Slaughter; Co-Sponsors (76)
Latest Major Action: 12/22/1995 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.
Committees: House Economic and Educational Opportunities; House Commerce


H.R.3178
To promote greater equity in the delivery of health care services to American women through expanded research on women’s health issues and through improved access to health care services, including preventive health services.
Introduced: 03/27/96
Sponsor: Rep. Slaughter; Co-Sponsors (43)
Latest Major Action: 4/19/1996 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy.
Committees: House Commerce; House Ways and Means; House Judiciary; House Agriculture; House International Relations; House Veterans’ Affairs; House Economic and Educational Opportunities; House National Security; House Banking and Financial Services


H.R.3791
To amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to employment opportunities in the Department of Health and Human Services for women who are scientists, and for other purposes.
Introduced: 07/11/96
Sponsor: Rep. Slaughter
Latest Major Action: 7/26/1996 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
Committees: House Commerce


H.R.4271
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: 09/27/96
Sponsor: Rep. Slaughter
Latest Major Action: 10/4/1996 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.AMDT.82 to H.R.2
Amendment sought to expand the definition of “targeted tax benefits” to include any provision of a revenue Act which has the practical effect of providing a benefit in the form of a different treatment to a particular taxpayer or a limited class of taxpayers.
Introduced: 02/02/95
Sponsor: Rep. Slaughter
Latest Major Action: 2/2/1995 House amendment not agreed to. Status: On agreeing to the Slaughter amendment (A005) Failed by recorded vote: 196 – 231 (Roll no. 86).


H.AMDT.196 to H.R.450
Amendment sought to exempt from the proposed moratorium on regulatory rulemaking the actions of agencies relating to food and water safety, meat and poultry inspection, drinking water safety, and the regulation of imported food in lead cans.
Introduced: 02/23/95
Sponsor: Rep. Slaughter
Latest Major Action: 02/23/95 House amendment not agreed to. Status: On agreeing to the Slaughter amendment (A003) Failed by recorded vote: 177 – 249 (Roll No. 161).


H.AMDT.1006 to H.R.2974
Amendment broadens Federal jurisdiction over repeat offenders of rape or other serious sexual assault and requires life sentences without the possibility of parole upon the second conviction of rape or other sexual assault.
Introduced: 05/07/96
Sponsor: Rep. Slaughter
Latest Major Action: 5/7/1996 House amendment agreed to. Status: On agreeing to the Slaughter amendment (A002) Agreed to by recorded vote: 411 – 4 (Roll no. 146).


H.AMDT.1254 to H.R.3755
Amendment increases Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration funding by $300,000 for genetic nondiscrimination enforcement activities and reduces Bureau of Labor Statistics funding accordingly.
Introduced: 07/10/96
Sponsor: Rep. Slaughter
Latest Major Action: 7/10/1996 House amendment agreed to. Status: On agreeing to the Slaughter amendment (A005) Agreed to by voice vote.

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