Sponsored Legislation

Below you will find highlights of bills I have sponsored listed by Congress session and year, along with a link to Search the Library of Congress' THOMAS web database for all bills I have sponsored by during that Congress.

112th Congress (2011-2012)

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H.R. 1573: To facilitate implementation of the title VII of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform Act
This legislation would amend the Wall Street Transparency and Accountability Act of 2010, Title VII of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, to delay until December 31, 2012. It also exempts from such, however the authority of the Commodity Futures Trading (CFTC) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to issue final definitions pertaining to swap transactions, swap participants, and eligible contract participants. The bill requires the CFTC and SEC to further define swaps and related terms subject to their joint rulemaking. 

111th Congress (2009-2010)

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H.R. 1349, The Federal Accounting Oversight Board Act of 2009

This legislation would establish an oversight board comprised of the Chairman of the Federal Reserve, the Secretary of the Treasury, the Chairman of the Security and Exchange Commission, the Chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Company, and the Chairman of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board to review the accounting standards issued by the Federal Accounting Standards Board.

H.R. 6087, To amend the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act to improve the use of certain registered pesticides.
Sponsor: Rep Lucas, Frank D. [R-OK-3] (introduced 8/10/2010)       Cosponsors: 19
Committees: House Agriculture
Latest Major Action: 11/16/2010 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Horticulture and Organic Agriculture.

H.R. 1426, The Cow Tax Bill
This legislation would prohibit the issuance of permits under title V of the Clean Air Act for certain emissions from agricultural production.

Legislation Sponsored in Previous Legislative Sessions

110th Congress (2007-2008)
109th Congress (2005-2006)
108th Congress (2004-2005)
107th Congress (2003-2005)