LATHAM, TOM (a Representative from Iowa)

Amendments

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4690), H5132 [26JN]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4811), H5957 [12JY]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 4461, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations, H8431 [28SE]

———H.R. 4733, energy and water development appropriations, H7627 [14SE]

Herbert H. Bateman funeral attendees, H7631 [14SE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (see H.R. 3660), H922 [9MR]

Agriculture: establish an educational program to improve the risk management skills of agricultural producers (see H.R. 4018), H1118 [16MR]

———provide tax and regulatory relief for farmers and improve competitiveness of U.S. commodities and products in global markets (see H.R. 4885), H6598 [19JY]

Animals: provide for a system of sanctuaries for chimpanzees that are no longer needed in research conducted by the Public Health Service (see H.R. 3514), H219 [7FE]

Armed Forces: declare the American GI as the ``Person of the Century'' for the 20th century (see H. Con. Res. 282), H2013 [10AP]

Boy Scouts: prohibit use of Federal funds to discriminate against the Boy Scouts of America on the basis of organizational, associational, or constitutional beliefs (see H.R. 5306), H10473 [19OC]

Courts: legal definition of human life relative to presence of brain wave activity and spontaneous cardiac activity (see H. Con. Res. 305), H3474 [19MY]

Crime: improve information on, and protections against, child sexual abuse (see H.R. 2382), H373 [14FE]

Davis-Bacon Act: create additional category of construction workers called ``helpers'' (see H.R. 1012), H3309 [17MY]

Dept. of Justice: establish Bureau of Immigration Services and the Bureau of Immigration Enforcement (see H.R. 3918), H4485 [14JN]

———establish in the Antitrust Division a position with responsibility for agricultural antitrust matters (see H.R. 3689), H510 [16FE]

Dept. of Transportation: prohibit action to finalize, implement, or enforce a rule relative to the hours of service of drivers for motor carriers (see H.R. 4511), H4337 [13JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: assist claimants for benefits in developing claims and clarify the burden of proof for such claims (see H.R. 3193), H922 [9MR]

Drugs: combat manufacture, traffic, import, and export of methamphetamine (see H.R. 4248), H2238 [12AP]

———establish grants for drug treatment alternatives to prison programs administered by State or local prosecutors (see H.R. 4493), H3412 [18MY]

FCC: follow normal rulemaking procedures in establishing additional requirements for noncommercial educational television broadcasters (see H.R. 3525), H50 [27JA]

———prohibit from establishing rules authorizing the operation of new, low power FM radio stations (see H.R. 3439), H165 [1FE]

FDA: uniform food safety warning notification requirements (see H.R. 2129), H4817 [21JN]

Federal Deposit Insurance Act: require periodic cost-of-living adjustments to the maximum amount of deposit insurance available (see H.R. 4467), H3926 [6JN]

Federal employees: treatment of retirement benefits for assistant U.S. attorneys (see H.R. 583), H997 [14MR]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: improve implementation (see H.R. 4502), H4121 [8JN]

FEMA: make grants to fire departments to improve public safety against fire and fire-related hazards (see H.R. 1168), H757 [8MR]

Food Quality Protection Act: establish certain requirements (see H.R. 1592), H454 [15FE]

Housing: expand homeownership (see H.R. 1776), H342 [10FE]

Law enforcement officers: clarify procedures and conditions for the award of matching grants for the purchase of armor vests (see H.R. 4033), H1407 [23MR]

———extend retroactive eligibility dates for educational assistance to the surviving spouse and dependent children of officers killed in the line of duty (see H.R. 2059), H4121 [8JN]

Lumber industry: promote open and competitive trade of softwood lumber between the U.S. and Canada (see H. Con. Res. 252), H510 [16FE]

Marshall Islands: name the Army missile range at Kwajalein Atoll for former President Ronald Reagan (see H.R. 3554), H455 [15FE]

Medicaid: coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment services for certain women screened under federally funded programs (see H.R. 1070), H2606 [4MY]

———establish a new prospective payment system for federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics (see H.R. 2341), H7991 [21SE]

———waive disproportionate share hospital designation for certain rural hospitals relative to obstetrician requirements (see H.R. 4793), H5654 [29JN]

Medicare: coverage of chiropractic services under Medicare+Choice program (see H. Con. Res. 62), H2341 [13AP]

———demonstration project to provide coverage for cancer patients enrolled in certain clinical trials (see H.R. 1388), H2967 [11MY]

———reimbursement for chiropractic services (see H.R. 1046), H2122 [11AP]

———revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see H.R. 3580), H4121 [8JN]

Medicare/Medicaid: waive certain nurse aide training requirements (see H.R. 4547), H5085 [23JN]

Mental health: issue commemorative postage stamp to raise autism awareness (see H. Res. 458), H4485 [14JN]

Music and dance: designate the square dance as the national folk dance of the U.S. (see H.J. Res. 60), H5037 [22JN]

National Law Enforcement Museum: establish (see H.R. 2710), H7502 [12SE]

Petroleum: prohibit use of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE), provide flexibility within the EPA's oxygenate requirements, and promote the use of renewable ethanol (see H.R. 4011), H1118 [16MR]

———promote the use of reformulated gasoline, allow State and local regulation of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE), and revise reformulated gasoline environmental regulations (see H. Con. Res. 256), H2240 [12AP]

Pope, Edmond: demand release from Russian prison for humanitarian reasons (see H. Con. Res. 364), H5956 [12JY] (see H. Con. Res. 404), H7871 [19SE]

Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see H.R. 3842), H2607 [4MY]

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 4844), H6600 [19JY]

Reagan, Ronald and Nancy: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3591), H253 [8FE]

Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of the National Museum of the American Indian (see H.R. 4259), H7991 [21SE]

Taxation: allow tax credit to businesses who employ members of the military reserves and a comparable credit to self-employed military reserve participants (see H.R. 803), H342 [10FE]

———constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (see H.J. Res. 94), H1957 [6AP]

———exclude from self-employment earnings certain payments under the Conservation Reserve Program (see H.R. 4064), H2239 [12AP]

———exempt State and local political committees from certain notification and reporting requirements applicable to political organizations (see H.R. 5265), H10473 [19OC]

———incentives to ensure timely and equitable access to the Internet over current and future generations of broadband capability (see H.R. 4728), H8469 [28SE]

———increase annual limitation on nondeductible contributions and adjust for inflation the amount of deductible contributions to individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 1322), H2012 [10AP]

———increase unified estate and gift tax credit and provide for inflation adjustment (see H.R. 4324), H2339 [13AP]

———provide a credit for energy efficient appliances (see H.R. 4977), H7128 [26JY]

———provide consistent treatment of survivor benefits for public safety officers killed in the line of duty (see H.R. 3517), H4121 [8JN]

———recycling and remanufacturing equipment credit (see H.R. 2953), H3172 [16MY]

———repeal modification of capital gains tax payments relative to small businesses sold on the installment sales method (see H.R. 3594), H254 [8FE]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 4199), H1956 [6AP]

———treatment of beer (see H.R. 1366), H2340 [13AP]

———treatment of certain farm rental income and all payments under the environmental conservation acreage reserve program (see H.R. 4260), H2238 [12AP]

———treatment of damages and back pay received on account of, and expenses incurred in asserting any claim of employment discrimination (see H.R. 4570), H9505 [6OC]

———treatment of individual retirement accounts and 401(k) plans (see H.R. 876), H1412 [27MR]

Television: ensure local service to small, rural markets by satellite providers (see H.R. 3615), H339 [10FE]

Water pollution: exempt discharges from certain silviculture activities from permit requirements of the national pollutant discharge elimination system (see H.R. 3625), H3173 [16MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Fair Debt Collection Practices Act: clarify that judgments in certain actions are enforceable in any court of competent jurisdiction (see H.R. 5321), H8406 [27SE]

Descriptions

Drug Dealer Liability Act (H.R. 1042), H9536 [10OC]

Letters

Corps of Engineers Missouri River management funding: Sioux City, IA, City Council, H9667 [11OC]

Remarks

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), H5451, H5456, H5457, H5555, H5565, H5576, H5581, H5582, H5585, H5589 [29JN], H5692, H5695, H5702, H5703 [10JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4461), conference report, H9694 [11OC]

CCC: limit purchase of raw or refined sugar from sugarcane or sugar beets, H5565 [29JN]

China, People's Republic of: permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), E969 [9JN]

Controlled Substances Act: civil liability for illegal manufacturers and distributors of controlled substances (H.R. 1042), H9536 [10OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: Market Access Program funding, H5702, H5703 [10JY]

———Office of Natural Resources and the Environment funding relative to proposed EPA rules on water quality total maximum daily load, H5576 [29JN]

———Rural Community Advancement Program agritourism funding, H5581, H5582 [29JN]

———senior citizen meal programs funding through reductions in Food for Peace Program, H5589 [29JN]

Dept. of Justice: Antitrust Division funding, H4991 [22JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: National Veterans Business Development Corp. funding, H5132 [26JN]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations, H11283 [26OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4690), H4966, H4991 [22JN], H5132 [26JN]

District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 4942), conference report, H11283 [26OC]

Drugs: combat manufacture, traffic, import, and export of methamphetamine (H.R. 4248), H2127 [12AP]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4733), H5220 [27JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4733), conference report, H8420 [28SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4733), veto, H9667 [11OC]

Foreign countries: exempt agricultural products, medicines, and medical products from U.S. economic sanctions, H5456, H5457 [29JN]

Iowa State University: tribute to men's and women's basketball teams, H933 [14MR]

Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs, H499 [16FE]

Missouri River: Corps of Engineers river management funding, H8420 [28SE], H9667 [11OC]

North Carolina: establish a demonstration program to provide modular housing units to homeless senior citizens due to disasters, H5585 [29JN]

Parliamentary inquiry, H5701 [10JY]

Point of order, H5149 [26JN], H5565 [29JN]

Taxation: provide that income averaging for farmers shall be applied by taking into account negative taxable income during the base period years, H5555 [29JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H10806 [24OC]