LaTOURETTE, STEVEN C. (a Representative from Ohio)

Amendments

Amtrak: authorizing appropriations and management reform (H.R. 2247), H9520 [24OC]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2203), H5779 [24JY]

Appointments

U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council, H527 [13FE]

Articles and editorials

Making Airline Taxes Palatable, Cleveland (OH) Plain Dealer, E1471 [22JY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (see H.R. 929), H1019 [13MR]

Agriculture: repeal peanut quotas and reduce peanut loan rates (see H.R. 1864), H3720 [11JN]

Anderson, Marian: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 864), H1707 [17AP]

Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 594), H2874 [16MY]

———prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear viscera (see H.R. 619), H7830 [24SE]

Armed Forces: establish demonstration project relative to enrollment of certain beneficiaries in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (see H.R. 1766), H3569 [5JN]

Army: close School of the Americas (see H.R. 611), H702 [27FE]

Bankruptcy: declare that donations made from a sense of religious obligation be considered to have been made in exchange for a reasonably equivalent value (see H.R. 2611), H10768 [12NO]

Budget: reform process (see H.R. 1372), H1704 [17AP]

———reform resolution procedure and direct repayment of the public debt (see H.R. 2191), H5486 [17JY]

Business and industry: maintain standards for ``Made in USA'' label (see H. Con. Res. 80), H3569 [5JN]

CERCLA: clarify liability for certain recycling transactions (see H.R. 2733), H9558 [24OC]

Children and youth: child labor provisions relative to the operation of automobiles and trucks (see H.R. 2327), H10956 [13NO]

Congress: constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue and a balanced budget (see H.J. Res. 52), H523 [12FE]

Copyrights: amend laws relative to certain exemptions (see H.R. 789), H587 [13FE]

Crime: require opening of campus security crime logs at institutions of higher education (see H.R. 715), H5778 [24JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: establish temporary emergency minimum milk prices (see H. Res. 224), H8834 [9OC]

Dept. of Defense: allow military health care system beneficiaries the option to enroll in Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (see H.R. 76), H2254 [6MY]

———assign personnel to assist the INS and the Customs Service in the performance of their border protection functions (see H.R. 805, 2922), H9800 [30OC], H10957 [13NO]

Dept. of State: prohibit charges or fees for providing passport information (see H.R. 491), H725 [4MR]

Diseases: research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1260), H5401 [16JY]

Douglas Applegate Post Office, Steubenville, OH: designate (see H.R. 2129), H5826 [25JY]

Drug abuse: national policy to combat the distribution, sale, and use of illegal drugs by young people (see H. Res. 267), H9559 [24OC]

Drugs: provide a mandatory life penalty for certain offenses involving methamphetamine (see H.R. 2363), H6705 [31JY]

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2248), H7008 [8SE]

Edison, Thomas A.: mint coins in commemoration of sesquicentennial of birth (see H.R. 678), H452 [11FE]

Education: substitute educational quality evaluations for cohort default rates in eligibility determinations for student assistance programs (see H.R. 386), H702 [27FE]

Employment: improve quality of Social Security card and criminalize the counterfeiting of work authorization documents (see H.R. 231), H146 [9JA]

———protect employer rights (see H.R. 758), H6798 [3SE]

———provide compensatory time for all employees (see H.R. 1), H66 [7JA], H138 [9JA]

English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 123), H1339 [8AP]

EPA: distribution of funds to States for cooperative agreements relative to underground storage tanks (see H.R. 688), H1187 [19MR]

———prohibit establishment of new standards for ozone or particulate matter before existing standards have been attained (see H.R. 1984), H6407 [30JY]

FAA: foreign repair station rules (see H.R. 145), H1892 [24AP]

Fair Debt Collection Practices Act: reduce the cost of credit (see H.R. 1059), H3274 [3JN]

FDA: proposal to designate the use of chlorofluorocarbons in metered-dose inhalers as nonessential (see H.R. 2221), H9559 [24OC]

Federal agencies and departments: assess impact of policies and regulations on families (see H.R. 2124), H10172 [6NO]

Federal employees: computation system for Social Security benefits relative to spouses' and surviving spouses' Government pensions (see H.R. 2273), H5825 [25JY]

———delays in retirement cost-of-living adjustments (see H. Con. Res. 13), H1392 [9AP]

Financial institutions: applicability of host State laws to any branch in such State of an out-of-State bank (see H.R. 1306), H2091 [30AP]

Firearms: applicability of domestic violence-related possession prohibitions to convictions that predate enactment of such prohibitions (see H.R. 26), H348 [5FE]

———exclude Federal entities from domestic violence-related possession prohibitions (see H.R. 445), H804 [6MR]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 54), H588 [13FE]

Food: inspection requirements relative to interstate distribution of State-inspected meat and poultry (see H.R. 2103), H4914 [8JY]

Foreign aid: deny assistance to terrorist organizations affiliated with the Palestinian Authority or the Palestine Broadcasting Corp. (see H. Con. Res. 163), H8300 [1OC]

Great Irish Potato Famine: honor memory of victims (see H. Con. Res. 159), H7911 [25SE]

Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (see H.R. 1270), H1543 [15AP]

Health: expand research activities relative to lupus (see H.R. 1111), H6716 [1AU]

———prohibit restriction of certain medical communications between health care providers and their patients (see H.R. 586), H345 [5FE]

———revise and extend mammography quality standards programs (see H.R. 1289), H9730 [29OC]

Immigration: admittance of temporary and seasonal agricultural workers (see H.R. 2377), H6715 [1AU]

———create a new nonimmigrant category for temporary agricultural workers admitted pursuant to a labor condition attestation (see H.R. 2595), H8299 [1OC]

———requirements for Canadian border boat landing permits (see H.R. 2551), H8300 [1OC]

Insurance: coverage of reconstructive breast surgery resulting from mastectomies (see H.R. 164), H3169 [21MY]

Interstate commerce: allow any State, territory, or possession to bring Federal court action relative to transportation of alcoholic beverages (see H.R. 1063), H2590 [13MY]

Iran: impose sanctions on foreign persons who transfer items contributing to efforts to acquire, develop, or produce ballistic missiles (see H.R. 2709), H9730 [29OC]

IRS: restructure (see H.R. 2292), H8265 [30SE]

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 59), H8928 [21OC]

Law enforcement officers: establish a bill of rights (see H.R. 350), H804 [6MR]

———exemption from State laws prohibiting carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H702 [27FE]

Marine resources: reauthorization of programs (see H.R. 437), H629 [25FE]

Medicaid: coverage of services provided by nurse practitioners and clinical nurse specialists (see H.R. 1354), H10421 [8NO]

Medicare: allow beneficiaries to enter into private contracts for services (see H.R. 2497), H8161 [29SE]

———coverage of diabetes outpatient self-management training services and blood-testing strips (see H.R. 58), H285 [4FE]

———coverage of medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 1375), H3274 [3JN]

———improve preventive care benefits (see H.R. 15), H5569 [22JY]

———reform (see H.R. 1165), H3274 [3JN]

Medicare/Medicaid: establish an Office of Inspector General (see H.R. 251), H7263 [11SE]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (see H.J. Res. 2), H154 [9JA]

Mexico: disapprove foreign aid certification of drug enforcement efforts (see H.J. Res. 58), H709 [3MR]

Mother Teresa: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1650), H2873 [16MY]

Motor vehicles: average fuel economy standards for automobiles (see H.R. 880), H768 [5MR]

———titling and registration requirements relative to salvage, nonrepairable, and rebuilt vehicles (see H.R. 1839), H5570 [22JY]

NAFTA: assess impact, renegotiate certain provisions, and provide for withdrawal (see H.R. 978), H3924 [18JN]

National Center for Rural Law Enforcement: establish (see H.R. 1524), H5826 [25JY]

National Mammography Day: support goals (see H. Res. 235), H7730 [23SE]

National Sea Grant College Program: reauthorization (see H.R. 437), H629 [25FE]

NIH: establish a comprehensive plan relative to diabetes (see H.R. 1315), H1707 [17AP]

Office of National Drug Control Policy: reauthorize (see H.R. 2295), H6405 [30JY]

Office of Religious Persecution Monitoring: establish (see H.R. 1685, 2431), H3797 [12JN], H8727 [8OC]

Patents: restore term of patent protection and retain confidentiality relative to the publication of patent applications (see H.R. 811), H890 [11MR]

Public buildings: calculation of transactions (see H.R. 623), H1456 [14AP]

Public welfare programs: prohibit financial assistance to persons delinquent in child support payments (see H.R. 399), H2445 [8MY]

Railroads: modify the guaranteed minimum benefit for widows and widowers relative to conversion from spouse to widow or widower annuity (see H. Con. Res. 52), H1261 [20MR]

Railway Labor Act: applicability to U.S. air carriers and flight crews during operations outside the U.S. (see H.R. 991), H803 [6MR]

Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act: moratorium on certain class action lawsuits (see H.R. 1283), H1438 [10AP]

Roads and highways: modify minimum allocation formula for the Federal-aid highway program (see H.R. 907), H709 [3MR]

Russia: proliferation of nuclear missile technology to Iran (see H. Con. Res. 121), H8834 [9OC]

Securities: quotation of securities transactions in decimals (see H.R. 1053), H1440 [10AP]

Ships and vessels: support requirements that vessels operating between U.S. ports be built, owned, and operated by U.S. citizens (see H. Con. Res. 65), H3170 [21MY]

Social Security: earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 612), H725 [4MR]

———ensure integrity of trust funds (see H.R. 857), H699 [27FE]

States: permit individuals to operate commercial motor vehicles within State borders after meeting minimum standards (see H.R. 2942), H10957 [13NO]

Stewart, Jimmy: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 109), H4913 [8JY]

Taxation: allow individuals to designate percentage of their tax overpayments or to make contributions for units of the National Park System (see H.R. 755), H586 [13FE]

———allow married couples to file combined return under which each spouse is taxed using rates applicable to single filers (see H.R. 2456), H7261 [11SE]

———application of the alternative minimum tax to installment sales of farm property (see H.R. 426), H1018 [13MR]

———capital gains rates (see H.R. 14), H1391 [9AP]

———constitutional amendment relative to certain tax limitations (see H.J. Res. 62), H889 [11MR]

———extend research and development tax credit (see H.R. 947), H1187 [19MR]

———individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 446), H349 [5FE]

———provide a nonrefundable tax credit for police officers who purchase armor vests (see H.R. 1410), H1793 [23AP]

———repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see H.R. 902), H708 [3MR]

———treatment of beer (see H.R. 158), H3568 [5JN]

———treatment of distributions from State prepaid tuition programs used to pay higher education expenses for the designated beneficiary (see H.R. 656), H407 [10FE]

———treatment of employer-provided and graduate level educational assistance (see H.R. 127), H286 [4FE]

———treatment of gifts of publicly-traded stock to certain private foundations (see H.R. 519), H1262 [20MR]

———use of income averaging for farmers (see H.R. 86), H889 [11MR]

Telecommunications: promote competition and privatization in satellite communications (see H.R. 1872), H10956 [13NO]

Television: promote competition in the multichannel video marketplace (see H.R. 2921), H10957 [13NO]

Timber: treatment of certain activities as noncounteravailable (see H.R. 1526), H2156 [1MY]

Transportation: funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs (see H.R. 2400), H7911 [25SE]

———provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds (see H.R. 4), H156 [9JA]

Treaties and agreements: conditions for the U.S. becoming a signatory to any international agreement on greenhouse gas emissions (see H. Res. 211), H9559 [24OC]

Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1500), H2090 [30AP]

Veterans: determination of active military service for certain merchant mariners who served during World War II (see H.R. 1126), H8929 [21OC]

Weapons: restrict the use of funds for new deployments of antipersonnel landmines (see H.R. 2459), H7261 [11SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Carl B. Stokes U.S. Courthouse, Cleveland, OH: designate (see H.R. 643), H393 [6FE]

Cleveland, OH: land conveyance (see H.R. 2834), H10170 [6NO]

Credit unions: clarify laws relative to field of membership of Federal credit unions (see H.R. 1151), H1258 [20MR]

Great Lakes: implementation of strategic plan for restoration of fisheries and other natural resources (see H.R. 1481), H1988 [29AP]

Immigration: requirements for Canadian border boat landing permits (see H.R. 694, 2027), H521 [12FE], H4338 [24JN]

Insurance: require coverage of post-delivery follow-up care for certain mothers and newborns (see H.R. 2854), H10171 [6NO]

Karl Bernal Post Office Building, Painesville, OH: designate (see H.R. 2766), H9729 [29OC]

Medicaid: repeal criminal penalties for fraudulent disposition of assets (see H.R. 216), H146 [9JA]

Taxation: deposit portion of motor fuel excise taxes into Highway Trust Fund and Airport and Airway Trust Fund (see H.R. 644), H393 [6FE]

Veterans: authorize the Pyramid of Remembrance Foundation to establish a memorial dedicated to soldiers who have died in foreign conflicts other than declared wars (see H.R. 1608), H2679 [14MY]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H1263 [21MR], H1545 [16AP], H2095 [1MY], H5579 [23JY], H8729 [9OC]

Letters

Restructuring of Corps of Engineers' Great Lakes and Ohio River divisions: Alexander R. Jansen, Corps of Engineers, E1532 [25JY]

———Dept. of the Army, E1530 [25JY]

———Duane A. Kowalski, International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers, E1530, E1533 [25JY]

Memorandums

Restructuring of Corps of Engineers' Great Lakes and Ohio River Divisions: Joe N. Ballard, Dept. of Defense, E1531 [25JY]

Orders

Restructuring of Corps of Engineers' Great Lakes and Ohio River divisions: Otis Williams, Corps of Engineers, E1532 [25JY]

Remarks

Amtrak: authorizing appropriations and management reform (H.R. 2247), H9521, H9522, H9523, H9525, H9527 [24OC]

———labor protection and contracting regulations, H9521, H9522, H9523, H9525, H9527 [24OC]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), E1471 [22JY]

Carl B. Stokes U.S. Courthouse, Cleveland, OH: designate (H.R. 643), H7632 [23SE]

Corps of Engineers: restructuring of Great Lakes and Ohio River divisions, H5754 [24JY], E1530 [25JY]

———Sediment Remediation Technology Program funding, H5754 [24JY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2203), H5754 [24JY], E1530 [25JY]

Immigration: requirements for Canadian border boat landing permits (H.R. 2027), H7624, H7625 [23SE]

———requirements for Canadian border boat landing permits (H.R. 694), E249 [13FE]

NATO: ensure enlargement is consistent with U.S. interests, strengthens relations with Russia, and preserve prerogatives of arms control agreements (H.R. 1758), H3716 [11JN]

Taxation: aviation excise tax formula, E1471 [22JY]

———deposit portion of motor fuel excise taxes into Highway Trust Fund and Airport and Airway Trust Fund (H.R. 644), E197 [10FE]

Votes: position on missed, H5966 [29JY]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H450 [11FE]

Tributes

Anderson, Brian, E2142 [30OC]

Beeton, Alfred M., E1523 [25JY]

Downing, William C., E2377 [13NO]