DemocratHouse · Louisiana District 1
Tonry, Richard A.
1977 first electedLeft office 19792 years served
Issues
Based on bills Tonry, Richard A. sponsored or cosponsored in Congress, grouped by policy area. This reflects legislative activity, not a survey of personal opinions.
Social Welfare
Cosponsored 14Taxation
Cosponsored 6Health
Cosponsored 4- A bill to protect the privacy of medical records maintained by the United States, programs assisted by the United States, or insurance companies engaged in business in interstate commerce. ↗
- A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to remove all limits on the number of home health visits for which payment be made under both part A and part B (eliminating the requirement of prior hospitalization in the case of home health care under part A), to include additional types of services as home health care, to provide coverage for preventive care under part B, to provide coverage for services furnished in outpatient rehabilitation facilities and elderly day care centers, to improve the administration of the medicare program. ↗
Congress
Cosponsored 3- Resolution amending rule XXII of the Rules of the House of Representatives to remove the limitation on the number of Members who may introduce jointly any bill, memorial, or resolution, and to provide for the addition and deletion of names of Members as sponsors after the introduction of a bill, memorial, or resolution. ↗
- Resolution to create a select committee to conduct a study of the circumstances surrounding both product liability and professional liability insurance rate increases, and of any other product and professional liability insurance coverage issues the committee shall determine. ↗
Government Operations and Politics
Cosponsored 3Transportation and Public Works
Cosponsored 3Commemorations
Cosponsored 2Armed Forces and National Security
Cosponsored 2- A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to regulate the discharge of members of the Armed Forces. ↗
- A bill to amend title 38 of the United States Code so as to entitle veterans of the Mexican border period and of World War I to pension on the same basis as veterans of the Spanish-American War and to entitle widows of such veterans to equivalent pensions. ↗
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