Member of Congress
William Jefferson
- Role
- Former Representative
- State
- LA
- Party
- Democrat
Cosponsored legislation
H.Res. 976 · 109th Congress
Condemning human rights abuses by the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran and expressing solidarity with the Iranian people.
H.R. 3605 · 109th Congress
Global Poverty Act of 2005
H.R. 5200 · 109th Congress
National Defense Enhancement and National Guard Empowerment Act of 2006
H.R. 6018 · 109th Congress
To provide temporary duty reductions for certain cotton fabrics, and for other purposes.
H.R. 5784 · 109th Congress
Shirley A. Chisholm United States-Caribbean Educational Exchange Act of 2006
H.Con.Res. 466 · 109th Congress
Observing the one year anniversary of the date on which the Gulf Coast region was struck by Hurricane Katrina, acknowledging the significant deficiencies that still exist in the ability of cities in the Gulf Coast region to provide necessary social services and subsistence to their residents or to attract the return of many displaced residents, and reaffirming the commitment of Congress to assist in rebuilding the Gulf Coast region, improving the quality of life for all its residents, and ending poverty in America.
H.Con.Res. 424 · 109th Congress
Expressing the sense of Congress that it is the goal of the United States that, not later than January 1, 2025, the agricultural, forestry, and working land of the United States should provide from renewable resources not less than 25 percent of the total energy consumed in the United States and continue to produce safe, abundant, and affordable food, feed, and fiber.
H.Con.Res. 465 · 109th Congress
Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the need for additional research into the chronic neurological condition hydrocephalus, and for other purposes.
H.Res. 961 · 109th Congress
Encouraging the establishment of programs to increase public awareness of vision disorders in children.
H.R. 5806 · 109th Congress
Communities of Color Teen Pregnancy Prevention Act of 2006
H.Res. 948 · 109th Congress
Recognizing the dedication of the employees at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Stennis Space Center who, during and after Hurricane Katrina's assault on Mississippi, provided shelter and medical care to storm evacuees and logistical support for storm recovery efforts, while effectively maintaining critical facilities at the Center.
H.Res. 888 · 109th Congress
Urging multilateral financial institutions to cancel Haiti's debts to such institutions under the Enhanced Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Initiative and the Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative immediately, and for other purposes.
H.R. 4873 · 109th Congress
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to encourage investment in affordable housing.
H.R. 5755 · 109th Congress
Soldiers Targeted by Offensive Profiteering Act of 2006 (STOP Act)
H.Res. 928 · 109th Congress
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that a National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week should be established.
H.R. 864 · 109th Congress
Sober Truth on Preventing Underage Drinking Act
H.R. 4403 · 109th Congress
Community and Rural Medical Residency Preservation Act of 2005
H.R. 5750 · 109th Congress
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to limit the penalty for late enrollment under the Medicare Program to 10 percent and twice the period of no enrollment, and for other purposes.
H.R. 2356 · 109th Congress
Preserving Patient Access to Physicians Act of 2005
H.R. 5499 · 109th Congress
To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand and make permanent the Department of Veterans Affairs benefit for Government markers for marked graves of veterans buried in private cemeteries, and for other purposes.
H.Con.Res. 416 · 109th Congress
Honoring the members of the Armed Forces serving as health care professionals in Iraq and Afghanistan, and for other purposes.
H.R. 4491 · 109th Congress
Nursing Home Fire Safety Act of 2005
H.R. 4747 · 109th Congress
Heart Disease Education, Analysis, and Research, and Treatment for Women Act
H.Res. 911 · 109th Congress
Expressing sympathy for the people of India in the aftermath of the deadly terrorist attacks in Mumbai on July 11, 2006.
H.Res. 823 · 109th Congress