LaTOURETTE, STEVE C. (a Representative from Ohio)

Amendments offered by, to

Courts: reform civil justice system (H.R. 988), H2652 [3MR]

Crime: incarceration of violent criminals (H.R. 667), H1556 [9FE]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2002), H7462 [21JY], H7508 [24JY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2076), H7551 [24JY], H7700 [25JY]

Federal-State relations: reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates (H.R. 5), H403 [19JA]

Appointments

U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council, H3419 [22MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Great Lakes: determine effectiveness of technology to remedy contaminated sediments (see H.R. 1206), H3048 [10MR]

Tariff: electrical capacitors (see H.R. 2358), H9245 [19SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Agriculture: price supports for peanuts (see H.R. 2008), H6829 [11JY]

Air pollution: reduction of work-related vehicle trips in ozone nonattainment areas (see H.R. 325), H840 [27JA]

Appropriations: line-item veto (see H.R. 2), H159 [9JA]

Armenia: anniversary of genocide (see H. Con. Res. 47), H15633 [22DE]

Aviation: repeal increase in transportation fuels tax applicable to commercial aviation (see H.R. 752), H4619 [9MY]

Bipartisan Commission on the Future of Medicare: establish (see H.R. 1739), H6159 [20JN]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: lift U.S. arms embargo (see H.R. 1172), H4512 [2MY]

Budget: automatic adjustments of discretionary spending limits and reduction of obligation limits (see H.R. 700), H1208 [3FE]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 1), H161 [9JA]

———treatment of Social Security under a constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H. Con. Res. 17), H537 [23JA]

CERCLA: clarify liability for certain recycling transactions (see H.R. 820), H5691 [7JN]

Coast Guard: restrict the closure of small boat stations (see H.R. 2105), H8361 [3AU]

Coins: mint coins recommended by the Citizens Commemorative Coin Advisory Committee (see H.R. 1753), H8537 [4AU]

Correctional institutions: prevent luxurious prison conditions (see H.R. 663), H1157 [2FE]

———reform process for lawsuits relative to prison conditions and treatment (see H.R. 2468), H9897 [11OC]

Courts: allow suits against foreign countries for damages caused by torture, extrajudicial killing, and other terrorist acts (see H.R. 1877), H6082 [16JN]

———prevent jury tampering (see H.R. 1145), H6736 [10JY]

———prevent witness retaliation (see H.R. 1143), H3572 [22MR]

———prevent witness tampering (see H.R. 1144), H3572 [22MR]

———product liability reform (see H.R. 10), H161 [9JA]

———sentencing for crimes against child or elderly victims (see H.R. 1794), H6159 [20JN]

Crime: national policy to control crime and reform court procedures (see H.R. 3), H159 [9JA]

———protection from sexual predators (see H.R. 713), H6089 [19JN]

Davis-Bacon Act: revise (see H.R. 2472), H10047 [12OC]

Dept. of the Treasury: management of cash positions whenever the Government is unable to borrow funds to meet its needs (see H.R. 2098), H9671 [28SE]

Disasters: provide for hazard mitigation, relief, and insurance against natural disasters (see H.R. 1856), H6045 [15JN]

District of Columbia: use of tax revenues for construction of new convention center and sports arena and operation of current convention center (see H.R. 2108), H7699 [25JY]

District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority: establish (see H.R. 1345), H3974 [29MR]

Ecology and environment: establish revolving loan funds for cleanup of distressed areas with investment potential (see H.R. 1620), H4873 [11MY]

———State certification of voluntary cleanup programs for low and medium priority sites (see H.R. 1621), H4873 [11MY]

Economy: national objectives priority assignments (see H.R. 9), H243 [13JA]

Edison, Thomas Alva: mint coins in commemoration of sesquicentennial of birth (see H.R. 893), H5753 [8JN]

EPA: State grants to finance the construction or improvement of water supply systems (see H.R. 2747), H14238 [7DE]

Families and domestic relations: strengthen rights of parents (see H.R. 11), H161 [9JA]

Federal employees: exempt disability and survivor annuities from cost-of-living adjustment delays (see H.R. 2224), H8534 [4AU]

Federal-State relations: reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates (see H.R. 5), H242 [13JA]

Firearms: eliminate the administrative authority to prohibit transfer or sale of certain assault weapons (see H.R. 793), H1156 [2FE]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 79), H3416 [21MR]

Foreign trade: expand authority for the export of drugs or medical devices (see H.R. 1300), H6656 [29JN]

Government: applicability of criminal laws pertaining to fraud or false statements to all branches of Government (see H.R. 1678), H6083 [16JN]

Government regulations: moratorium on regulatory rulemaking actions (see H.R. 450), H468 [20JA]

Great Lakes: coordinate and promote activities for water pollution alleviation (see H.R. 1209), H3049 [10MR]

Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (see H.R. 1020), H4177 [4AP]

Health: equal coverage for all children enrolled in health care plans under a family class of enrollment (see H.R. 1012), H2063 [22FE]

Helium Act: sale of Federal real and personal property (see H.R. 873), H5691 [7JN]

Holocaust: condemn efforts to distort historical reality of the Holocaust and recognize work of U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum (see H. Res. 316), H15237 [20DE]

House of Representatives: official mail allowance (see H.R. 923, 1755), H1689 [13FE], H5689 [7JN]

———return of excess amounts from official allowances to the Treasury for deficit reduction (see H.R. 77), H692 [25JA]

Housing: prevent persons with drug or alcohol problems from occupying units in housing projects for elderly families (see H.R. 117), H10146 [17OC]

Insurance: provide tax incentives to encourage health insurance coverage continuity and portability and discourage preexisting condition exclusions (see H.R. 1604), H5692 [7JN]

Israel: relocate U.S. embassy to Jerusalem (see H.R. 1595), H5572 [24MY]

Jewish War Veterans: issue commemorative postage stamp honoring anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 26), H8598 [6SE]

Kinsey, Alfred: determine if publications on sexual behavior are the result of any fraud or criminal wrongdoing (see H.R. 2749), H14238 [7DE]

Law enforcement officers: establish a bill of rights (see H.R. 878), H12085 [9NO]

———exemption from State laws prohibiting carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H537 [23JA]

Legislative Branch of the Government: application of certain laws (see H.R. 1), H158 [9JA]

Marine resources: reauthorization of programs (see H.R. 1175), H6656 [29JN]

Medicare: diabetes outpatient self-management training services (see H.R. 1073), H6200 [21JN]

———permit a supplier of durable medical equipment to furnish an upgraded item of such equipment to medicare beneficiaries (see H.R. 1754), H5689 [7JN]

———screening mammography (see H.R. 958), H8597 [6SE]

Members of Congress: annuity computation (see H.R. 575), H2651 [3MR]

———constitutional amendment to limit terms (see H.J. Res. 2, 76), H162 [9JA], H2892 [8MR]

Money: require continued availability of $1 Federal Reserve notes for circulation (see H.R. 1043), H2306 [27FE]

Motor vehicles: average fuel economy standards for automobiles (see H.R. 2200), H9592 [27SE]

———limit regulation of light and medium duty commercial vehicles (see H.R. 1885), H6089 [19JN]

———regulation of motorcycle helmet use (see H.R. 899), H1611 [10FE]

Music: licensing (see H.R. 789), H5367 [18MY]

National Blue Ribbon Commission To Eliminate Waste in Government: establish (see H.R. 217), H1157 [2FE]

National Sea Grant College Program: reauthorization (see H.R. 1175), H6656 [29JN]

National security: revitalize (see H.R. 7), H160 [9JA]

Ohio & Erie Canal Corridor National Heritage Corridor: establish (see H.R. 2186), H8360 [3AU]

Patents: limit issuance on medical procedures (see H.R. 1127), H7179 [18JY]

———restore term (see H.R. 359), H537 [23JA]

Pensions: revise effective date for cost-of-living adjustments for military retirees (see H.R. 2664), H13804 [29NO]

Pesticides: definition and regulation of the minor use of pesticides (see H.R. 1627), H14173 [6DE]

Pharmaceuticals: improve the regulation of drugs (see H.R. 1995), H6698 [30JN]

Political action committees: influence restrictions and in-State contribution percentage requirements (see H.R. 2148), H8174 [1AU]

Public welfare programs: eliminate benefits relative to probation and parole violators and fugitive felons (see H.R. 118), H839 [27JA]

———prohibit financial assistance to persons delinquent in child support payments (see H.R. 104), H6830 [11JY]

Radio: permit recreational radio operations without licenses (see H.R. 963), H5753 [8JN]

Railway Labor Act: applicability to U.S. air carriers and flight crews during operations outside the U.S. (see H.R. 1210), H11939 [8NO]

Roads and highways: repeal requirement to use asphalt containing recycled crumb rubber for paving (see H.R. 1242), H4336 [5AP]

Small business: increase deductions for health insurance costs of self-employed individuals (see H.R. 697, 2435), H1850 [15FE], H9737 [29SE]

Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of 150th anniversary (see H.R. 2627), H13274 [17NO]

Social Security: increase earnings limit (see H.R. 2668, 2684), H13658 [20NO], H13803 [29NO]

———increase earnings limit, repeal increase of taxation of benefits, and provide incentives to purchase long-term care insurance (see H.R. 8), H160 [9JA]

———maintain earnings test correlation between disability insurance benefits for the blind and retirement age benefits (see H. Con. Res. 23), H1908 [16FE]

———medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 580), H5905 [13JN]

Solid waste: State control over transportation of municipal solid waste (see H.R. 2323), H13870 [30NO]

Sports: regulations relative to relocation of professional teams (see H.R. 2740), H14238 [7DE]

States: tax treatment of certain pension income (see H.R. 394), H593 [24JA]

Taxation: allow credit for cleanup of contaminated industrial sites (see H.R. 1799), H6159 [20JN]

———church pension benefit plans (see H.R. 528), H9784 [10OC]

———deduction for health insurance premiums (see H.R. 442), H1157 [2FE]

———exclusion of employer-provided educational assistance (see H.R. 127), H6481 [28JN]

———individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 682), H1208 [3FE]

———provide credits for families and reform the marriage penalty (see H.R. 6), H160 [9JA]

———repeal alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 1142), H3879 [28MR]

———repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see H.R. 784), H9897 [11OC]

———require burden of proof to be on the Dept. of the Treasury in all tax cases (see H.R. 390), H692 [25JA]

———standards for determining employment status of independent contractors (see H.R. 1972), H6697 [30JN]

———treatment of business meal and entertainment expenses (see H.R. 662), H6830 [11JY]

———treatment of capital gains and losses on the sale of a principal residence (see H.R. 56), H1908 [16FE]

———treatment of excess benefit arrangements of certain tax-exempt group medical practices (see H.R. 2452), H9784 [10OC]

———treatment of family-owned businesses relative to estate tax (see H.R. 2190), H9592 [27SE]

———treatment of gifts of public-traded stock to certain private foundations (see H.R. 733), H3733 [23MR]

Transportation: provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds (see H.R. 842), H2177 [23FE]

Veterans: ensure payment of benefits regardless of Government financial status (see H.R. 2813), H15237 [20DE]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 65, 303), H537 [23JA]

———revise effective dates for discontinuance of compensation and pension benefits (see H.R. 109), H537 [23JA]

Washington, George: mint coins in commemoration of 200th anniversary of death (see H.R. 2026), H9592 [27SE]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H9899 [12OC]

Remarks by, on

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 1), H774 [26JA], H2317 [28FE]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2491), conference report, H13201 [17NO]

Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1361), E1042 [16MY]

———restrict the closure of small boat stations, H7508 [24JY]

Courts: reform civil justice system (H.R. 988), H2899 [9MR]

Crime: mandatory victim restitution (H.R. 665), H1295 [7FE]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2002), H7508 [24JY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2076), H7630 [25JY], H7736 [26JY]

Executive departments: reduce Federal paperwork burden (H.R. 830), H2014 [22FE]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: amend (H.R. 961), H4696 [10MY]

Fish and fishing: management, research, and conservation funding, H7630 [25JY]

Government: prohibit use of funds by Federal agencies to lobby for or against any legislative proposal, H13110 [16NO]

———reform disclosure of lobbying activities to influence the Federal Government (H.R. 2564), H13110 [16NO]

Great Lakes: coordinate and promote activities for water pollution alleviation (H.R. 1209), E598 [14MR]

———determine effectiveness of technology to remedy contaminated sediments (H.R. 1206), E598 [14MR]

Great Lakes Environmental Research Lab: funding, H7736 [26JY]

Law enforcement: provide block grants (H.R. 728), E347 [14FE]

National Highway System: designate (H.R. 2274), H9272 [20SE]

NOAA: funding, H7736 [26JY]

O'Grady, Scott F.: tribute to U.S. fighter pilot rescued after downing of plane in Bosnia, H5737 [8JN]

Public welfare programs: reform (H.R. 4), H3820 [28MR]

Rabin, Yitzhak: tribute (S. Con. Res. 31), H11850 [8NO]

Votes: position on missed, H9151 [19SE]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H6267 [22JN]

Tributes

Cichocki, Lavonne, E2207 [17NO]