Rep. Huckaby, Thomas J. (Jerry) [D-LA-5]

An amendment to provide for a definition of the acreage base of sugar crops in that the base for any crop shall be the number of acres that is equal to the average of the acreage planted and considered planted for harvest for sugar or seed on the farm in each of the 5 crop years preceding any such crop year.

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An amendment to authorize such sums as may be necessary to provide to the Temporary Assistance Corporation sufficient funds to ensure that each institution of the Farm Credit System will retire borrower stock at 100 percent of par value.

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An amendment to the Jones (OK) substitute amendment. The amendment increases defense outlays by $1.5 billion (83), 2.5 billion (84), and 3.6 billion (85). It reduces nondefense discretionary and entitlements spending by the same amounts.

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An amendment to provide that Temporary Assistance Corporations may coordinate assistance to System institutions through the Regional Farm Credit System Service Banks serving the region in which the System institution is located.

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An en bloc amendment that would: 1) Require the Commodities Futures Trading Commission to study the feasibility of computerized futures trading and authorize a computerized futures trading pilot project; 2) require the CFTC to monitor index arbitrage trading in equity index futures contracts; 3) require the CFTC to monitor the margin levels on equity index futures contracts.

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An amendment to prohibit the Corps of Engineers from using appropriations to condemn privately held land within the Tensas River National Wildlife Refuge in Louisiana. This prohibition shall not apply to any land owned by the Chicago Mill and Lumber Company.

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An amendment to strike subtitle C of title II which would eliminate sugarcane disaster assistance as well as reporting requirements on quota allocations to countries importing sugar.

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An amendment to state that any company engaged in the export of wheat or feed grains shall pay no less than the fair market value of the commodity at the time of purchase. The fair market value shall be determined by the price of that commodity on the appropriate commodity exchange at the time of purchase.

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An amendment to establish the following payment limits for each individual who receives federal farm program payments: A $50,000 limit on deficiency (and land diversion) payments--retaining provisions of current law that permit a producer to collect deficiency payments as a participant in three different entities, with a limit of $100,000 on total payments; a $100,000 limit on marketing loan gains, Findley payments, loan deficiency payments, and inventory reduction payments; and, a $200,000 aggregate limit on all payments, which could not be exceeded through participation in more than one farming entity.

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Dire Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1992, for Disaster Assistance to Meet the Present Emergencies Arising from the Consequences of Hurricane Andrew and other Natural Disasters

United States · United States Congress · 9 September 1992

Dire Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1992, for Disaster Assistance to Meet the Present Emergencies Arising from the Consequences of Hurricane Andrew and other Natural Disasters - Makes supplemental appropriations for FY 1992 for emergencies arising from natural disasters such as Hurricane Andrew and Typhoon Omar. Designates such amounts as emergency requirements for all purposes of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act). Title I: Department of Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies - Makes additional appropriations available to the Department of Agriculture for: (1) the Agricultural Research Service for buildings and facilities; (2) the Commodity Credit Corporation for crop losses and the tree assistance program; (3) the Soil Conservation Service for watershed and flood prevention operations; (4) the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service for the emergency conservation program; (5) the Farmers Home Administration for the agricultural credit insurance fund program account, the rural housing insurance fund program account, the rural development insurance fund program account, the rural development loan fund program account, rural water and waste disposal grants, very-low-income housing repair grants, rural housing for domestic farm labor, emergency community water assistance grants, and salaries and expenses; and (6) the Food and Nutrition Service for the food stamp program. Declares that funds provided by this title are available only to the extent funds are not provided by the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Title II: Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies - Makes additional funds available to: (1) the Department of Commerce for the Economic Development Administration, the Minority Business Development Agency, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; (2) the Department of Justice for general administration, legal activities, the Federal Prison System, and the Office of Justice Programs; (3) the Department of State for the administration of foreign affairs; (4) the Judiciary for Courts of Appeals, District Courts, and other judicial services; and (5) the Small Business Administration for the disaster loans program account. Title III: Department of Defense - Military - Makes additional amounts available for incremental costs of military, reserve, and national guard personnel and for operation and maintenance of military forces. Title IV: Energy and Water Development Department of Defense - Civil - Makes additional funds available to the Army Corps of Engineers-Civil for general construction, flood control and coastal emergencies, operation and maintenance, and flood control for the Mississippi River and tributaries, Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, and Tennessee. Title V: Department of the Interior and Related Agencies - Makes additional appropriations available to the Department of the Interior for: (1) the United States Fish and Wildlife Service; (2) the National Park Service; (3) the United States Geological Survey; and (4) the Bureau of Indian Affairs. Title VI: Departments of Laobr, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies - Makes additional funds available to: (1) the Department of Health and Human Services for the Public Health Emergency Fund; (2) the Department of Education for educational excellence, impact aid, student financial assistance, and departmental management. Title VII: Department of Defense - Military - Makes supplemental amounts available to cover incremental costs at Homestead Air Force Base, Florida, for military construction and family housing. Title VIII: Department of Transportation and Related Agencies - Makes additional funds available to the Department of Transportation for: (1) the Coast Guard; (2) the Federal Aviation Administration; (3) the Federal Transit Administration; and (4) the Research and Special Programs Administration. Title IX: Treasury Department, U.S. Postal Service, the Executive Office of the President, and Certain Independent Agencies - Makes supplemental funds available to: (1) the Department of the Treasury for the U.S. Customs Service and the Internal Revenue Service; and (2) the General Services Administration (GSA) for the Federal Buildings Fund and the Federal Supply Service. Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury and the Administrator of GSA to hire temporary employees as necessary for government operations in areas affected by Hurricane Andrew and Typhoon Omar. Amends the Treasury, Postal Service and General Government Appropriations Act, 1992 to repeal restrictions on travel expenses on employees subject to such Act. Authorizes heads of Federal agencies to establish emergency administrative leave as necessary for employees affected by the Hurricane and the Typhoon. Title X: Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies - Makes additional amounts available to: (1) Department of Veterans Affairs for the Veterans Health Administration and departmental administration; (2) the Department of Housing and Urban Development for housing programs, housing counseling assistance, guaranteed housing loans, and management administration; and (3) the Federal Emergency Management Agency for disaster relief, the disaster assistance direct loan program account, the community disaster loan program account, and salaries and expenses.

Designating the week beginning November 8, 1992, as "Hire a Veteran Week".

United States · United States Congress · 12 August 1992

Designates the week beginning November 8, 1992, as Hire a Veteran Week.

To establish a 20 percent maximum broken kernel content limit for P.L. 480 rice shipments.

United States · United States Congress · 12 August 1992

Amends the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954 to establish a 20 percent maximum broken kernel content for rice made available under such Act.

Designating December 1, 1992, as "World AIDS Day".

United States · United States Congress · 11 August 1992

Designates December 1, 1992, as World AIDS Day.

National Dividend Act of 1992

United States · United States Congress · 11 August 1992

National Dividend Act of 1992 - Establishes a program for the distribution of certain corporate tax revenues to the registered voters of each State in the form of dividend payments. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to pay to the chief financial officer of each State, in accordance with a prescribed schedule, an amount equal to the National Dividend Payment, as computed under this Act, multiplied by the number of registered voters in the State. Sets forth criteria and procedures to govern: (1) the chief financial officer's selection of an incorporated bank to act as the State's disbursing agent; and (2) payments to qualified voters. Establishes in the Treasury the National Dividend Payment Trust Fund. Authorizes payment into the Fund of specified amounts from revenue received from: (1) corporate income tax; (2) tax on the unrelated business income of certain tax-exempt organizations; (3) capital gains tax; (4) tax on insurance company income; and (5) alternative minimum tax on corporations. Establishes a National Dividend Review Board to review the manner in which payments are made from the Fund and to make investments of Fund amounts. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from gross income, for income tax purposes, all dividend income received by a taxpayer from domestic corporations, including dividends received under this Act. Increases the corporate income tax deduction for dividends received by a corporation on the preferred stock of a public utility. Prohibits corporate income tax rates from exceeding 34 percent. Amends the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to declare it out of order in either the House of Representatives or the Senate to consider budget resolutions for fiscal years 1993 and thereafter that would increase the level of total budget outlays beyond those budgeted for FY 1991.

To provide equitable relief to producers of sugarcane subject to proportionate shares.

United States · United States Congress · 4 August 1992

Amends the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 to make a sugarcane producer liable for excess harvesting penalties only if such sugar is marketed by a sugarcane processor in excess of the processor's allocation. Requires any assessed penalty to be prorated among producers of all sugarcane acquired by the processor from excess acres. Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to suspend or adjust sugarcane limits due to a natural disaster or other adverse condition.

To amend the United States Warehouse Act to provide for the use of electronic cotton warehouse receipts.

United States · United States Congress · 4 August 1992

Amends the United States Warehouse Act to provide for the use of electronic cotton warehouse receipts.

To designate the lock numbered 5 on the Red River Waterway in Louisiana as the "Joe D. Waggonner, Jr. Lock".

United States · United States Congress · 29 July 1992

Designates the lock numbered 5 on the Red River Waterway in Louisiana as the Joe D. Waggonner, Jr. Lock.

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States providing for direct popular election of the President and the Vice President.

United States · United States Congress · 9 July 1992

Constitutional Amendment - Provides for the direct popular election of the President and Vice President of the United States and abolishes the electoral college.

Life Imprisonment for Egregious Recidivists Act of 1992

United States · United States Congress · 8 July 1992

Life Imprisonment for Egregious Recidivists Act of 1992 - Amends the Federal criminal code to require the court, in the case of a conviction for a Federal violent felony, to sentence the defendant to life imprisonment if the defendant has previously been convicted of two other violent felonies.

To designate the month of October 1992 as "Country Music Month".

United States · United States Congress · 30 June 1992

Designates October 1992 as Country Music Month.

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution to provide for the direct popular election of the President and Vice President of the United States.

United States · United States Congress · 25 June 1992

Constitutional Amendment - Provides that the people of the several States and the District of Columbia shall elect the President and Vice President who shall be joined as candidates. Requires the electors of President and Vice President in each State to have the qualifications requisite for electors of the branch of the State legislature that has the greatest number of members. Provides that the persons joined as candidates having the greatest number of votes for President and Vice President shall be elected, if such number be at least 40 percent of the whole number of votes cast. Provides that if no person has such number, a runoff election shall be held in which the choice of President and Vice President shall be made from the persons who received the two highest President and Vice President. Requires: (1) each State legislature to determine the time, place, and manner of elections, which may be altered by the Congress; and (2) the Congress to determine the days for elections and the manner in which the results shall be ascertained and declared, but no election other than a runoff election shall be held later than the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November. Authorizes the Congress to provide for cases of the pre-election death, inability, or withdrawal of a candidate for President or Vice President.

To amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide that a monthly insurance benefit thereunder shall be paid for the month in which the recipient dies to the recipient's surviving spouse, subject to a reduction of 50 percent in the last monthly payment if the recipient dies during the first 15 days of such month.

United States · United States Congress · 15 June 1992

Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act to provide that a monthly benefit shall be paid to the recipient's surviving spouse for the month in which the recipient dies, subject to a reduction of 50 percent in the last monthly payment if the recipient dies during the first 15 days of such month.

Directing the Architect of the Capitol to place a public debt clock in the Cannon House Office Building.

United States · United States Congress · 11 June 1992

Directs the Architect of the Capitol to design, construct, and maintain a public debt clock in the basement rotunda of the Cannon House Office Building to be adjusted on a continuous basis to reflect the amount of the public debt of the United States.

Designating July 2, 1992, as "National Literacy Day".

United States · United States Congress · 28 May 1992

Designates July 2, 1992, as National Literacy Day.