
Thomas J. (Jerry) Huckaby
Democrat · LO-5 · House of Representatives
49 years in office
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Sponsored Legislation (85)
HR 6022 — A bill to establish the Tensas River National Wildlife Refuge.
Introduced 1979-12-04 · Public Law 96-285.
Public Lands and Natural ResourcesHR 4719 — A bill to amend the Act of May 23, 1908 (35 Stat. 260; 16 U.S.C. 500) and the Act of March 1, 1911 (36 Stat. 963; 16 U.S.C. 500), relating to the distribution to the States of funds received from national forests, to permit States to make such funds available to certain law enforcement districts.
Introduced 1979-07-10 · Referred to House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.
Public Lands and Natural ResourcesHR 4718 — Forestry Loan Act of 1979
Introduced 1979-07-10 · Reported to House from the Committee on Agriculture with amendment, H. Rept. 96-735.
Public Lands and Natural ResourcesHR 3107 — A bill to establish the Tensas River National Wildlife Refuge.
Introduced 1979-03-20 · Referred to House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries.
Public Lands and Natural ResourcesHR 3093 — A bill for the relief of Justo F. Cabral.
Introduced 1979-03-19 · Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.
Private LegislationHR 3049 — Forestry Loan Act of 1979
Introduced 1979-03-19 · Referred to House Committee on Agriculture.
Public Lands and Natural ResourcesHR 2690 — A bill to designate certain lands within the Kisatchie National Forest in Louisiana as wilderness, and for other purposes.
Introduced 1979-03-07 · Referred to House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.
Public Lands and Natural ResourcesHR 2199 — Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act
Introduced 1979-02-15 · Referred to House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries.
Public Lands and Natural ResourcesHR 1276 — A bill for the relief of Arsenio F. Mesina, Jr.
Introduced 1979-01-22 · Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.
Private LegislationHR 14172 — A bill to amend section 1341 (b) (2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to clarify the computation of tax where taxpayer restores substantial amount held under claim of right.
Introduced 1978-09-26 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
TaxationHR 13806 — Forestry Loan Act
Introduced 1978-08-09 · Referred to House Committee on Agriculture.
Public Lands and Natural ResourcesHR 13055 — A bill to provide that appropriations made by the United States shall not exceed its revenues, except in time of war or national emergency, and to provide for the systematic paying of the national debt.
Introduced 1978-06-08 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Economics and Public FinanceHR 13056 — A bill to provide that appropriations made by the United States shall not exceed its revenues, except in time of war or national emergency, and to provide for the systematic paying of the national debt.
Introduced 1978-06-08 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Economics and Public FinanceHR 11063 — A bill to study certain lands within the Kisatchie National Forest in Louisiana for potential designation as wilderness, and for other purposes.
Introduced 1978-02-22 · Referred to House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.
Public Lands and Natural ResourcesHR 11064 — A bill to amend the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to impose certain restrictions on the licensing by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission of radioactive waste disposal facilities in certain populated areas, and for other purposes.
Introduced 1978-02-22 · Referred to House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.
EnergyHR 3662 — A bill granting the consent of Congress to the Mississippi-Louisiana bridge construction compact.
Introduced 1977-02-17 · Public Law 95-35.
Transportation and Public WorksHR 3661 — A bill to repeal the Gun Control Act of 1968.
Introduced 1977-02-17 · Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.
Crime and Law Enforcement—
Introduced 1982-05-26 · Amendment Failed of Passage in Committee of Whole by Recorded Vote: 83 - 339 (Record Vote No: 108).
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Introduced 1981-10-21 · Amendment Passed in Committee of the Whole by Voice Vote.
HR 4047 — Wilderness Review Act of 1981
Introduced 1981-06-26 · Referred to Subcommittee on Public Lands and National Parks.
Public Lands and Natural ResourcesHR 3449 — A bill for the relief of Simon Zunamon.
Introduced 1981-05-05 · Executive Comment Requested from Interior.
Private LegislationHR 2840 — Nuclear Waste Policy Act
Introduced 1981-03-25 · For Further Action See H.R.3809.
Environmental ProtectionHR 2497 — Forestry Loan Act of 1981
Introduced 1981-03-12 · Executive Comment Requested from USDA.
Public Lands and Natural ResourcesHR 1593 — A bill to amend the Farm Credit Act of 1971 to limit the moving of the principal offices of district banks from certain cities.
Introduced 1981-02-03 · Unfavorable Executive Comment Received From Farm Credit Admin.
Agriculture and Food—
Introduced 1983-05-25 · Amendment Passed in Committee of the Whole by Voice Vote.
HR 5781 — A bill to provide for an adjustment in the area authorized for acquisition at the Tensas River National Wildlife Refuge, Louisiana.
Introduced 1984-06-06 · Referred to Subcommittee on Fisheries and Wildlife Conservation and the Environment.
Public Lands and Natural ResourcesHR 3875 — A bill to prohibit foreign assistance to any member country of the United Nations that fails to vote in favor of the resolution deploring the Soviet attack on Korean Air Lines flight 007.
Introduced 1983-09-13 · Referred to Subcommittee on International Trade, Investment and Monetary Policy.
International AffairsHR 3385 — Dairy and Tobacco Adjustment Act of 1983
Introduced 1983-06-22 · Became Public Law No: 98-180.
Agriculture and FoodHR 1787 — Agricultural Marketing Incentive Act of 1983
Introduced 1983-03-02 · Executive Comment Requested from USDA.
Agriculture and FoodHR 5528 — Poverty Point National Monument Act
Introduced 1986-09-16 · Referred to Subcommittee on National Parks and Recreation.
Public Lands and Natural ResourcesHR 5356 — A bill to amend the Agricultural Act of 1949 to modify cross compliance requirements for producers of extra long staple cotton.
Introduced 1986-08-07 · Referred to Subcommittee on Cotton, Rice, and Sugar.
Agriculture and FoodHR 5192 — Nuclear Power Emergency Response Data System Act of 1986
Introduced 1986-07-17 · House Committee on Energy and Commerce Discharged by Unanimous Consent.
EnergyHR 4405 — A bill to provide equitable treatment for state and local governments participating in the Food Stamp Program.
Introduced 1986-03-13 · Executive Comment Requested from USDA.
Agriculture and FoodHR 2536 — Cotton, Rice, and Sugar Act of 1985
Introduced 1985-05-16 · Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended).
Agriculture and FoodHR 2393 — A bill to transfer certain land in Rapides Parish, Louisiana.
Introduced 1985-05-07 · Executive Comment Requested from USDA.
Public Lands and Natural ResourcesHR 2230 — A bill to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate a segment of the Saline Bayou in Louisiana for potential addition to the national wild and scenic rivers system.
Introduced 1985-04-25 · For Further Action See H.R.4350.
Public Lands and Natural ResourcesHR 1560 — Agricultural Export Act of 1985
Introduced 1985-03-19 · For Further Action See H.R.4800.
Agriculture and FoodHR 1313 — A bill entitled: the "Food for Progress Act".
Introduced 1985-02-27 · Executive Comment Requested from USDA.
Foreign Trade and International FinanceHCONRES 112 — A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the United States should enter into a joint high-level scientific study with the Soviet Union to determine the long-term climatic and environmental effects of a nuclear exchange.
Introduced 1985-04-02 · Referred to Subcommittee on Energy and the Environment.
International Affairs—
Introduced 1987-10-06 · Amendment Passed in Committee of the Whole by Voice Vote.
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Introduced 1987-09-21 · Amendment Passed in Committee of the Whole by Voice Vote.
HR 4615 — Upland Cotton Optional Acreage Diversion Program Act of 1988
Introduced 1988-05-17 · Referred to Subcommittee on Agricultural Production.
Agriculture and FoodHR 4556 — A bill to amend the provisions of the Agricultural Act of 1949 relating to certain cross compliance requirements under the extra long staple cotton program.
Introduced 1988-05-10 · Became Public Law No: 100-331.
Agriculture and FoodHR 4019 — A bill to revise the price support level, and implement a marketing loan program, for the 1988 through 1990 crops of soybeans under the Agricultural Act of 1949.
Introduced 1988-02-25 · Referred to Subcommittee on Wheat, Soybeans, and Feed Grains.
Agriculture and FoodHR 3579 — A bill to provide protection, under section 1114 of title 18, United States Code, for field office employees of the Social Security Administration.
Introduced 1987-10-29 · Referred to Subcommittee on Criminal Justice.
Crime and Law EnforcementHR 3487 — Farm Program Payments Integrity Act of 1987
Introduced 1987-10-14 · Ordered to be Reported.
Agriculture and FoodHR 3430 — Nuclear Waste Policy Act Amendments Act of 1987
Introduced 1987-10-06 · For Further Action See H.J.Res.395.
EnergyHR 2971 — Uniform Cotton Classing Fees Act of 1987
Introduced 1987-07-20 · Became Public Law No: 100-108.
Agriculture and FoodHR 2820 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify the State income tax treatment of Members of Congress and their families.
Introduced 1987-06-29 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
TaxationHR 1797 — A bill to revise the price support level, and implement a marketing loan program, for the 1988 through 1990 crops of soybeans under the Agriculture Act of 1949.
Introduced 1987-03-25 · Unfavorable Executive Comment Received From USDA.
Agriculture and FoodHR 1622 — Cotton Research and Promotion Program Act of 1987
Introduced 1987-03-16 · Placed on Union Calendar No: 296.
Agriculture and FoodHR 1570 — Nuclear Power Emergency Response Data System Act of 1988
Introduced 1987-03-11 · Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
EnergyHR 1571 — Medicare-Eligible Veterans Health Care Financial Assistance Act of 1987
Introduced 1987-03-11 · Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
Social WelfareHR 1253 — Rice Equity and Export Expansion Act of 1987
Introduced 1987-02-25 · Referred to Subcommittee on Trade.
Foreign Trade and International FinanceHR 985 — A bill to revise the price support level, and implement a marketing loan program, for the 1987 through 1990 crops of soybeans under the Agricultural Act of 1949.
Introduced 1987-02-04 · Referred to Subcommittee on Wheat, Soybeans, and Feed Grains.
Agriculture and FoodHR 986 — A bill to provide for the acquisition, by the Farm Credit System Capital Corporation, of real estate assets of Federal land banks, and for other purposes.
Introduced 1987-02-04 · Referred to Subcommittee on Conservation Credit and Rural Development.
Agriculture and FoodHR 984 — A bill to repeal conservation compliance provisions of the sodbuster program under the Food Security Act of 1985.
Introduced 1987-02-04 · Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Agriculture and FoodHR 775 — Poverty Point National Monument Act
Introduced 1987-01-27 · Became Public Law No: 100-560.
Public Lands and Natural ResourcesHR 657 — A bill to provide equitable treatment for State and local governments participating in the Food Stamp Program.
Introduced 1987-01-21 · Referred to Subcommittee on Domestic Marketing, Consumer Relations, and Nutrition.
Agriculture and FoodHCONRES 73 — A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the United States should enter into a joint high-level scientific study with the Soviet Union to determine the long-term climatic and environmental effects of a nuclear exchange.
Introduced 1987-03-11 · Unfavorable Executive Comment Received From DOD.
International Affairs—
Introduced 1990-08-01 · On agreeing to the Huckaby amendment (A031) Agreed to by recorded vote: 375 - 45 (Roll no. 296).
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Introduced 1990-07-24 · On agreeing to the Huckaby amendment (A004) Agreed to by voice vote.
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Introduced 1990-07-24 · On agreeing to the Huckaby amendment (A003) Agreed to by voice vote.
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Introduced 1989-09-13 · On agreeing to the Huckaby amendments (A006) Agreed to by voice vote.
HR 5772 — Jena Band of Choctaw Recognition Act
Introduced 1990-10-02 · Referred to the House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.
Native AmericansHR 5405 — To establish the Bayou Cocodrie National Wildlife Refuge.
Introduced 1990-07-30 · See H.R.3338.
Public Lands and Natural ResourcesHR 4388 — To establish price support programs for the 1991 through 1995 crops of cotton, rice, and sugar.
Introduced 1990-03-27 · Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Agriculture and FoodHR 4189 — To provide for a flexible system for establishing farm and crop acreage bases and program yields for the wheat, feed grain, upland cotton, and rice programs under the Agricultural Act of 1949.
Introduced 1990-03-06 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Cotton, Rice, and Sugar.
Agriculture and FoodHR 2142 — Biennial Budget Act
Introduced 1989-04-27 · Referred to the Subcommittee on the Legislative Process.
Economics and Public FinanceHRES 525 — Designating the room numbered H-235 in the House of Representatives wing of the Capitol as the "Lindy Claiborne Boggs Congressional Women's Reading Room".
Introduced 1990-10-23 · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
CongressHR 5852 — To establish a 20 percent maximum broken kernel content limit for P.L. 480 rice shipments.
Introduced 1992-08-12 · Referred to the Subcommittee on International Economic Policy and Trade.
Agriculture and FoodHR 5764 — To amend the United States Warehouse Act to provide for the use of electronic cotton warehouse receipts.
Introduced 1992-08-04 · Referred to Subcommittee on Agricultural Research, Gen. Leg.
Agriculture and FoodHR 5763 — To provide equitable relief to producers of sugarcane subject to proportionate shares.
Introduced 1992-08-04 · Became Public Law No: 102-535.
Agriculture and FoodHR 5719 — To designate the lock numbered 5 on the Red River Waterway in Louisiana as the "Joe D. Waggonner, Jr. Lock".
Introduced 1992-07-29 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources.
Water Resources DevelopmentHR 4258 — State Regulation and Management of Solid Waste Act of 1991
Introduced 1992-02-19 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Hazardous Materials.
Environmental ProtectionHR 4257 — Farmers Home Administration Improvement Act of 1992
Introduced 1992-02-19 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, and Rural Development.
Agriculture and FoodHR 4110 — Tax Reform and Economic Recovery Act of 1992
Introduced 1992-01-24 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.
TaxationHR 3607 — Jena Band of Choctaws of Louisiana Restoration Act
Introduced 1991-10-22 · Committee Hearings Held.
Native AmericansHR 2536 — Disaster Assistance Act of 1991
Introduced 1991-06-04 · For Further Action See H.R.2893.
Agriculture and FoodHR 2463 — Forests and Families Protection Act of 1991
Introduced 1991-05-23 · See H.R.4899.
Public Lands and Natural ResourcesHR 1610 — Entitled "The Rice Fair Trade Act of 1991".
Introduced 1991-03-22 · Unfavorable Executive Comment Received from USDA.
Agriculture and FoodHJRES 526 — Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States providing for direct popular election of the President and the Vice President.
Introduced 1992-07-09 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic and Commercial Law.
Government Operations and PoliticsHJRES 265 — Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to provide that expenditures for any fiscal year shall not exceed receipts for the fiscal year.
Introduced 1991-06-04 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic and Commercial Law.
Economics and Public FinanceHRES 253 — To express the sense of the House of Representatives that any saving resulting from defense cuts in the Fiscal Year 1993 budget greater than called for in the Budget Enforcement Act of 1990 shall be entirely applied to federal deficit reduction.
Introduced 1991-10-22 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Legislation and National Security.
Economics and Public FinanceHCONRES 34 — Expressing the sense of the Congress that the President should develop a plan for increased financial contributions by nations allied with the United States which benefit from the commitment of United States military forces in the Persian Gulf.
Introduced 1991-01-12 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Arms Control, International Security and Science.
International Affairs