Rep. Bill Cassidy

Recent Activity

• Dec. 15 Cosponsored HR4277: To authorize the Secretary of Education to continue to waive certain requirements in order to ease fiscal burdens in States affected by Hurricane Katrina or Hurricane Rita.

• Cosponsored HR4312: To permit the District of Columbia to use Federal funds to provide scholarships for enrollment in participating schools under the DC School Choice Incentive Act of 2003 to students who did not receive such scholarships in the 2009-2010 school yea…

• Dec. 08 Cosponsored HR4250: To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to revise regulations implementing the statutory reporting and auditing requirements for the Medicaid disproportionate share hospital ("DSH") payment program to be consistent with the scope of …

• Dec. 01 Cosponsored HRES852: Recognizing and commending Biblica for contributions made to the United States, and for other purposes.

• Nov. 18 Cosponsored HR4138: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for an update under the Medicare physician fee schedule, to be fully paid for through medical liability reform, a pathway for biosimilar biological products, and other means.

• Cosponsored HRES911: Requesting the Attorney General to appoint a special counsel to investigate allegations regarding the organization ACORN.

• Cosponsored HRES55: Expressing support for the designation of a National Prader-Willi Syndrome Awareness Month to raise awareness of and promote research into this challenging disorder.

• Nov. 17 Cosponsored HR4103: To extend the authority of the Secretary of Education to purchase guaranteed student loans for an additional year, and for other purposes.

• Nov. 06 Cosponsored HR3688: To encourage programs of health promotion or disease prevention.

• Nov. 05 Cosponsored HR4047: To use historical averages to calculate the Federal Medical Assistance Percentage for disaster affected States for purposes of the Medicaid Program.

• Nov. 03 Cosponsored HR4021: To expand the Safe Routes to School Program to high schools.

• Nov. 02 Cosponsored HRES887: Recognizing the World Trade Organization member, Chinese Taipei's, accession to the Government Procurement Agreement on July 15, 2009, and extending hope and good faith that this will promote its domestic economy and position in the global econom…

• Nov. 01 Cosponsored HRES867: Calling on the President and the Secretary of State to oppose unequivocally any endorsement or further consideration of the "Report of the United Nations Fact Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict" in multilateral fora.

• Oct. 28 Cosponsored HRES877: Expressing support for Chinese human rights activists Huang Qi and Tan Zuoren for engaging in peaceful expression as they seek answers and justice for the parents whose children were killed in the Sichuan earthquake of May 12, 2008.

• Sponsored HRES880: Recognizing the efforts of postsecondary institutions offering career and technical education to educate and train workers for positions in high-demand industries.

• Cosponsored HR3974: To amend the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish, promote, and support a comprehensive prevention, education, research, and medical management referral program for viral hepatitis infection …

• Oct. 27 Cosponsored HR3951: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2000 Louisiana Avenue in New Orleans, Louisiana, as the "Roy Rondeno, Sr. Post Office Building".

• Oct. 26 Cosponsored HR2900: To repeal the wage rate requirements commonly known as the Davis-Bacon Act.

• Oct. 25 Cosponsored HRES831: Supporting the goals and ideals of National Adoption Day and National Adoption Month by promoting national awareness of adoption and the children in foster care awaiting families, celebrating children and families involved in adoption, recognizin…

• Cosponsored HRES870: Expressing gratitude and appreciation to the individuals and families who participated in the Taxpayer March on Washington on September 12, 2009.