Member of Congress

William Jefferson

Role: Former Representative
State: LA
Party: Democrat

Cosponsored legislation

H.Res. 676 · 108th Congress

Recognizing and honoring the 40th anniversary of congressional passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

Passed chamber resolutionStatus updated 2004-06-24

H.R. 4346 · 108th Congress

Healthy Troops Act

In committeeStatus updated 2004-05-12

H.Res. 570 · 108th Congress

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that there should be established a Caribbean-American Heritage Month.

In committeeStatus updated 2004-03-17

H.R. 4445 · 108th Congress

To waive the time limitation specified by law for the award of certain military decorations in order to allow the posthumous award of the Congressional Medal of Honor to Doris Miller for actions while a member of the Navy during World War II.

In committeeStatus updated 2004-05-20

H.R. 4433 · 108th Congress

Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act

In committeeStatus updated 2004-05-20

H.R. 4470 · 108th Congress

To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to extend the authorization of appropriations for the Lake Pontchartrain Basin Restoration Program from fiscal year 2005 to 2010.

Passed a chamberStatus updated 2004-10-07

H.R. 2265 · 108th Congress

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the treatment of certain expenses of rural letter carriers.

In committeeStatus updated 2003-05-22

H.R. 3619 · 108th Congress

Employee Free Choice Act

In committeeStatus updated 2003-11-21

H.R. 4371 · 108th Congress

State and Local Government Economic Empowerment Act

In committeeStatus updated 2004-05-17

H.R. 3204 · 108th Congress

Benjamin Franklin Commemorative Coin Act

Signed by the presidentStatus updated 2004-12-21

H.Con.Res. 360 · 108th Congress

Expressing the sense of Congress with respect to the murder of Emmett Till.

In committeeStatus updated 2004-02-10

H.R. 1613 · 108th Congress

College Fire Prevention Act

In committeeStatus updated 2003-04-03

H.R. 3988 · 108th Congress

GEAR UP & GO Act

In committeeStatus updated 2004-03-17

H.R. 4310 · 108th Congress

State and Local Government Economic Empowerment Act

In committeeStatus updated 2004-05-06

H.Res. 508 · 108th Congress

Recognizing and honoring the 50th anniversary of the United States Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education.

In committeeStatus updated 2004-01-28

H.R. 4178 · 108th Congress

To award posthumously a congressional gold medal to Thurgood Marshall.

In committeeStatus updated 2004-04-20

H.R. 1345 · 108th Congress

Equity for Reservists Pay Act of 2003

In committeeStatus updated 2003-03-19

H.J.Res. 28 · 108th Congress

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States regarding the right to vote.

In committeeStatus updated 2003-03-04

H.R. 1655 · 108th Congress

Seniors Mental Health Access Improvement Act of 2003

In committeeStatus updated 2003-04-07

H.R. 1523 · 108th Congress

Collegiate Housing and Infrastructure Act of 2003

In committeeStatus updated 2003-03-31

H.J.Res. 29 · 108th Congress

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States regarding the right of all citizens of the United States to a public education of equal high quality.

In committeeStatus updated 2003-03-04

H.R. 2318 · 108th Congress

Assured Funding for Veterans Health Care Act of 2003

In committeeStatus updated 2003-06-04

H.R. 4204 · 108th Congress

Hate Crimes bill

In committeeStatus updated 2004-04-22

H.R. 4217 · 108th Congress

To amend title 32, United States Code, to rename the National Guard Challenge Program as the National Guard Youth Challenge Program, to increase the maximum Federal share of the costs of State programs under the National Youth Guard Challenge Program, and for other purposes.

In committeeStatus updated 2004-04-22

H.R. 4023 · 108th Congress

To amend the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 to postpone the 2005 round of base closures and realignments until 2007.

In committeeStatus updated 2004-03-24