Louisiana Congressional Bills

passed · Louisiana · House Jan 25, 2023

HR 22: Protecting America’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve from China Act

HR 22, the *Protecting America’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve from China Act*, blocks the U.S. government from selling petroleum from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to entities under Chinese Communist Party control or unless sellers guarantee the oil won’t be exported to China. It directly affects the Department of Energy’s management of the reserve and any foreign entities seeking to purchase reserve petroleum. The key mechanism requires the Secretary of Energy to prohibit sales to China-linked entities or impose strict export restrictions on any sale. This policy change aims to prevent strategic petroleum resources from reaching entities tied to China’s government.

Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R) · 63 co-sponsors

passed · Louisiana · House Jan 23, 2023

HCONRES 3: Expressing the sense of Congress condemning the recent attacks on pro-life facilities, groups, and churches.

HCONRES 3 is a non-binding congressional resolution expressing support for pro-life facilities, groups, and churches targeted by vandalism and threats following the Supreme Court's Dobbs decision. It condemns specific incidents like graffiti, window-smashing, and arson at pregnancy centers and churches (e.g., in Frederick, MD, and Portland, OR), while recognizing the role of these organizations in supporting pregnant women. The resolution calls on the Biden Administration to use law enforcement to protect these facilities but does not create new laws or policies. As a symbolic measure, it has no legal effect on the incidents described.

Mike Johnson (R) · 135 co-sponsors

passed · Louisiana · House Jan 9, 2023

HRES 5: Adopting the Rules of the House of Representatives for the One Hundred Eighteenth Congress, and for other purposes.

This resolution adopts the procedural rules for the U.S. House of Representatives during the 118th Congress. It establishes how the House will operate, including changes to spending limits, tax rate increase requirements, committee procedures, and ethics rules. These rules affect all House members, committees, and staff who follow the procedural framework established by this resolution. The resolution does not enact new policy but sets the framework for legislative business in the upcoming Congress. Key changes include requiring a three-fifths vote for tax rate increases and modifying how committees handle authorization and oversight plans.

passed · Louisiana · House Jan 7, 2023

HRES 3: Authorizing the Speaker to appoint a committee to notify the President of the assembly of the Congress.

This resolution authorizes the Speaker of the House of Representatives to appoint a committee, joined with a corresponding Senate committee, which shall notify the President that a quorum of each chamber has assembled.

passed · Louisiana · House Jan 7, 2023

HRES 2: To inform the Senate that a quorum of the House has assembled and election of the Speaker and the Clerk.

This resolution informs the Senate that a quorum of the House of Representatives has assembled and that Kevin McCarthy and Cheryl L. Johnson have been elected Speaker of the House and Clerk, respectively.

passed · Louisiana · House Dec 23, 2022

HRES 1382: Condemning the atrocities that occurred in Atlanta, Georgia, in 1906, in which White supremacist mobs brutalized, terrorized, and killed dozens of Black Americans, and reaffirming the commitment of the House of Representatives to combating hatred, injustice, and White supremacy.

This resolution condemns the actions of a White supremacist mob that drove Black residents out of Atlanta, Georgia in 1906 and supports the designation of a national day of remembrance for the victims of forced migrations of Black Americans.

Nikema Williams (D) · 63 co-sponsors

passed · Louisiana · House Dec 23, 2022

HRES 366: Promoting awareness of motorcyclist profiling and encouraging collaboration and communication with the motorcycle community and law enforcement officials to prevent instances of profiling.

This resolution promotes increased public awareness of motorcyclist profiling. The resolution also encourages the motorcyclist community and law enforcement to collaborate and communicate on efforts to end motorcyclist profiling.

Topics ✓ Criminal Justice

Tim Walberg (R) · 103 co-sponsors

passed · Louisiana · Senate Dec 23, 2022

S 4105: Supply Chain Disruptions Relief Act

Supply Chain Disruptions Relief Act This bill modifies the treatment of liquidations of new motor vehicle inventory as qualified LIFO (last in first out accounting method) inventory. It allows new motor vehicle dealers to elect to wait until the end of 2025 to replace their inventory for purposes of determining income attributable to the sale of such inventory during 2020 and 2021.

Sherrod Brown (D) · 59 co-sponsors

passed · Louisiana · Senate Dec 21, 2022

SRES 472: A resolution reaffirming the partnership between the United States and the Dominican Republic and advancing opportunities to deepen diplomatic, economic, and security cooperation between the two nations.

This resolution reaffirms the Senate's commitment to strengthening the historic partnership between the United States and the Dominican Republic based on shared democratic values and efforts to advance economic prosperity and national security. The resolution also encourages continued actions by the government of the Dominican Republic to assume a regional leadership role in promoting human rights, democratic values, and humanitarian assistance.

passed · Louisiana · House Dec 21, 2022

HRES 1434: Reaffirming the preemptive authority of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 301 et seq.) and the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 201 et seq.) (including regulations thereunder) with respect to State laws that inhibit access to or use of any reproductive health product.

This resolution affirms that there is well-established authority for the Food and Drug Administration to approve, license, and otherwise regulate reproductive health products under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and the Public Health Service Act. The resolution also affirms that (1) such federal laws preempt (i.e., supersede conflicting state or local laws) any state or local laws that prohibit or limit access to or use of any reproductive health product, and (2) the Department of Justice has authority to enforce the preemptive effect of such federal laws by suing any state or political subdivision of a state that prohibits or limits access to or use of any reproductive health product.

Topics ✓ Healthcare

Mondaire Jones (D) · 38 co-sponsors

passed · Louisiana · Senate Dec 19, 2022

SRES 874: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the activities of transnational criminal organizations, including the use of illicit economies, illicit trade, and trade-based money laundering, pose a risk to the interests of the United States and allies and partners of the United States around the world.

This resolution supports efforts to combat illicit economies, illicit trade, and trade-based money laundering through risk assessments, strategies, and coordination with international partners.

passed · Louisiana · Senate Dec 15, 2022

S 1143: No TikTok on Government Devices Act

No TikTok on Government Devices Act This bill requires the social media video application TikTok to be removed from the information technology of federal agencies. Specifically, the bill requires the Office of Management and Budget to develop standards for executive agencies that require TikTok and any successor application from the developer to be removed from agency information technology (e.g., devices). Such standards must include exceptions for law enforcement activities, national security interests, and security researchers.

Topics ✗ Technology

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