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
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2491), conference report, H13201
Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1361), E1042
———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
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
———reform disclosure of lobbying activities to influence the Federal Government (H.R. 2564), H13110
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
Great Lakes Environmental Research Lab: funding, H7736 [26JY]
Law enforcement: provide block grants (H.R. 728), E347
National Highway System: designate (H.R. 2274), H9272
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
Votes: position on missed, H9151
Remarks in House relative to
Leave of absence: granted, H6267 [22JN]
Tributes
Cichocki, Lavonne, E2207