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
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
———Dept. of the Army, E1530
———Duane A. Kowalski, International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers, E1530
Memorandums
Restructuring of Corps of Engineers' Great Lakes and Ohio River Divisions: Joe N. Ballard, Dept. of Defense, E1531
Orders
Restructuring of Corps of Engineers' Great Lakes and Ohio River divisions: Otis Williams, Corps of Engineers, E1532
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
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
———Sediment Remediation Technology Program funding, H5754 [24JY]
Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2203), H5754 [24JY], E1530
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
NATO: ensure enlargement is consistent with U.S. interests, strengthens relations with Russia, and preserve prerogatives of arms control agreements (H.R. 1758), H3716
Taxation: aviation excise tax formula, E1471
———deposit portion of motor fuel excise taxes into Highway Trust Fund and Airport and Airway Trust Fund (H.R. 644), E197
Votes: position on missed, H5966
Remarks in House relative to
Special order: granted, H450 [11FE]
Tributes
Anderson, Brian, E2142
Beeton, Alfred M., E1523
Downing, William C., E2377