Steve Scalise

429 Cannon House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515-1801
Campaign Contact Information
Suite 309
Metairie, LA 70002
Biography
SCALISE, Steve; graduated from Rummel High School; received a degree in Computer Science for Louisiana State University; works as a systems engineer for a Louisiana technology company; served as Louisiana State Senator from January 2008 until elected to the 1st district of Louisiana.
Election Update
Rep. Scalise was re-elected in 2008 and will continue to serve in the 111th Congress.
Committees
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY QUESTIONNAIRE
During the 2008 elections, all candidates were invited to respond to the Innovation & the Elections 2008 questionnaire on science and technology policy. Many answered, but Steve Scalise did not. You can still urge him to answer by contacting him through his webform today.STEVE SCALISE'S RECORD ON SCIENCE
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[edit] Education
- Educational Training
- Nothing posted to date
- Educational Funding
- Nothing posted to date
- Teaching Evolution/Intelligent Design
- Nothing posted to date
[edit] Energy
- Energy Policy
- Introduced on 5/15/2009 by Rep. Waxman and cosponsored by Rep. Markey, the American Clean Energy and Security Act (H.R. 2454) aims to create jobs, protect the environment, and increase American energy independence through new regulation of utilities and industry, as well as investment in an array of new technologies. Key provisions of this bill include: mandating that, by 2020, utilities meet 20% of their electricity demand through increased efficiency and/or renewable sources, implement new energy efficiency regulations for buildings and appliances, reduce carbon emissions from large US by more than 80% by 2050, as well as investing in new clean energy technologies and improving the energy efficiency of existing technology.
Representative Scalise voted against this bill.
- Introduced on 5/15/2009 by Rep. Waxman and cosponsored by Rep. Markey, the American Clean Energy and Security Act (H.R. 2454) aims to create jobs, protect the environment, and increase American energy independence through new regulation of utilities and industry, as well as investment in an array of new technologies. Key provisions of this bill include: mandating that, by 2020, utilities meet 20% of their electricity demand through increased efficiency and/or renewable sources, implement new energy efficiency regulations for buildings and appliances, reduce carbon emissions from large US by more than 80% by 2050, as well as investing in new clean energy technologies and improving the energy efficiency of existing technology.
- Clean Coal Technology
- Nothing posted to date
- Fuel Economy Standards
- Nothing posted to date
- Nuclear Power
- Renewable Energy
- See stimulus discussion under Innovation section.
[edit] Environment
- After the House failed to pass S. 22 under suspension of the rules (which requires 2/3 to vote for a provision, but does not allow any amendments), the Senate called an unrelated bill, (HR 146), to carry the omnibus land bill. The bill is a combination of over 150 public land bills and will designate over 2 million acres of land as wilderness, improve the management of currently protected land, establish new water projects, and more. Swapping the original legislation in HR 146 for the land bill was designed to make finalizing the bill in the House easy.
When HR 146 was brought to the Senate, Sen. Coburn (R-OK) introduced several amendments, though only one passed:- Amendment 682: to make it less likely that casual stone collectors would run afoul of the criminal restrictions on taking paleontological fossils from federal land (passed)
- Amendment 675: to stop federal officials from using the power of eminent domain to take land from citizens. Critics say this amendment was unnecessary as eminent domain would not be used in any lands included in the bill.
- Amendment 677: to require an annual report on the total size and cost of federal property.
- Amendment 679: to strike provisions that would block renewable-energy development on public land
- Amendment 680: to bar new construction in national parks until the Interior secretary certifies that current sites are up to date, and
- Amendment 683: to eliminate what Coburn considers to be "frivolous" projects
- The bill passed the Senate on March 19, 2009. It passed the House by a vote of 285-140 on March 25, 2009. Representative Scalise voted against this bill. It was then signed into law by President Obama on March 30, 2009.
[edit] Climate Change
- Nothing posted to date
[edit] Health
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- Introduced on March 3, 2009 by Rep. Henry Waxman (D-CA), the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (H.R. 1256) aims to increase the authority of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in regulating tobacco in America. The legislation would empower the FDA to require larger warning labels on cigarette packaging, control nicotine levels, and regulate the advertising and marketing of cigarettes. During the 110th Congress, an identical bill had passed in the House in July of 2008 but was never considered in the Senate. The current bill passed in the House on April 2, 2009 by a vote of 298-112. Representative Scalise voted against this bill. The Obama administration has released a statement in support of the bill and Senator Edward Kennedy stated that “the Senate will approve it expeditiously.”
- See stimulus discussion under Innovation section.
- Healthcare
- After being vetoed twice by President Bush in 2007, the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) (H.R. 2) bill was reintroduced in the 111th Congress on January 13, 2009. SCHIP provides a subsidy for children’s insurance for families that cannot afford private insurance yet earn too much to qualify for Medicaid. The cost of the program is funded by an increase in cigarette taxes of 62 cents per pack. The House of Representatives voted 289-139 to pass the bill on January 14, 2009. Representative Scalise voted against this bill. The Senate also passed SCHIP, and it was signed into law by President Obama on February 4, 2009.
- Representatives Scalise's campaign website says that he "will work to give individuals and families more options to choose affordable healthcare and the ability to transfer that plan between jobs. Rather than Hillary Clinton’s government-run solution financed by a pledge to raise taxes, we should create incentives for the private sector to provide more affordable healthcare."[1]
- Embryonic Stem Cell Research
- Nothing posted to date
- Non-Embryonic Stem Cell Research
- Nothing posted to date
- Food
[edit] Innovation
- Stimulus
- On February 17, 2009, President Obama signed into law the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (H.R. 1). This stimulus bill contains over $30 billion for energy initiatives including the Smart Grid Investment Program and advanced battery systems; $20 billion in tax incentives for renewable energy for both businesses and homes; over $8 billion for augmenting energy efficiency in federal buildings and housing programs; and $7 billion to extend broadband service to underserved communities. The Act also gives the National Science Foundation $3 billion for research; the National Institutes of Health over $10 billion for research and renovations; NASA $1 billion, a portion of which to employ more scientists; and the Department Of Energy’s Office of Science $1.6 billion for energy research. Finally, it provides $19 billion for a modernized Health Information Technology (HIT) system; $87 billion to help fund Medicaid programs; $1 billion for health prevention programs; subsidies for temporary insurance; and $19 billion for clean water and environmental restoration programs. For a more complete listing of the bill’s provisions, click here.
It passed the House of Representatives by a vote of 246-183 on February 13th and passed the Senate on February 13th. Representative Scalise voted against this bill.
- On February 17, 2009, President Obama signed into law the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (H.R. 1). This stimulus bill contains over $30 billion for energy initiatives including the Smart Grid Investment Program and advanced battery systems; $20 billion in tax incentives for renewable energy for both businesses and homes; over $8 billion for augmenting energy efficiency in federal buildings and housing programs; and $7 billion to extend broadband service to underserved communities. The Act also gives the National Science Foundation $3 billion for research; the National Institutes of Health over $10 billion for research and renovations; NASA $1 billion, a portion of which to employ more scientists; and the Department Of Energy’s Office of Science $1.6 billion for energy research. Finally, it provides $19 billion for a modernized Health Information Technology (HIT) system; $87 billion to help fund Medicaid programs; $1 billion for health prevention programs; subsidies for temporary insurance; and $19 billion for clean water and environmental restoration programs. For a more complete listing of the bill’s provisions, click here.
- COMPETES Act
- Nothing posted to date
[edit] Research and Research Management
[edit] Technology
- On March 18, 2009, Rep. Bart Gordon (D-TN) introduced the Electronic Waste Research and Development Act (HR 1580) which works to reduce the waste caused by dumping unwanted electronics and to boost awareness of how to recycle such products. The bill would fund increased research on how to separate out hazardous material from waste as well as fund grants to universities to create curriculums to help in the reduction of this waste. HR 1580 passed in the House by voice vote on April 22, 2009. Representative Scalise voted for this legislation.
- See stimulus discussion under Innovation section.
[edit] Endnotes
- ↑ Issue: Healthcare Reform. Steve Scalise Congress. http://www.stevescalise.com/issues/healthcare.html
