LARSON, JOHN B. (a Representative from Connecticut)

Amendments

Computers: networking and information technology research and development funding (H.R. 2086), H343 [10FE], H403 [15FE]

Foreign policy: reduce, suspend, or terminate certain assistance to countries engaged in oil price fixing to the detriment of the U.S. economy (H.R. 3822), H1166 [21MR]

Articles and editorials

Return of the Native Is Masterpiece, Randy Smith, Manchester (CT) Journal Inquirer, E578 [13AP]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Africa: HIV/AIDS prevention programs funding for sub-Saharan Africa (see H.R. 2765), H342 [10FE]

American Folklife Center: collect video and audio recordings of personal histories and testimonials of U.S. war veterans (see H.R. 5212), H7870 [19SE]

Animals: prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear viscera (see H.R. 2166), H7652 [14SE]

———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), H7365 [7SE]

Armed Forces: restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 2966), H90 [31JA]

Baltic States: recognize anniversary of U.S. nonrecognition policy of the Soviet takeover of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania and support democratic and economic reforms (see H. Con. Res. 367), H5655 [29JN]

Bob Jones University: condemn discriminatory practices (see H. Con. Res. 261), H631 [1MR] (see H. Res. 428), H574 [29FE]

Children and youth: acquisition, construction, and improvement of child care facilities or equipment (see H.R. 3610), H6719 [20JY]

China, Republic of: congratulations on elections and reaffirmation of U.S. commitment to security and democracy (see H. Con. Res. 292), H1407 [23MR]

———participation in the World Health Organization (see H.R. 4004), H1118 [16MR]

Coast Guard: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 372), H6354 [17JY]

Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (see H.R. 701), H510 [16FE]

Colleges and universities: rights and privileges of student-athletes (see H.R. 4117), H1587 [29MR]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Act: revise and extend programs to provide access to health care and support services to individuals and families with HIV and AIDS (see H.R. 4807), H6052 [13JY]

Computers: establish a system for businesses to comply with recognized principles concerning personal information obtained through electronic commerce (see H.R. 4059), H1477 [28MR]

Contracts: ensure public accountability, efficient delivery of services, reasonable cost savings, and prevention of unwarranted expenses (see H.R. 3766), H3309 [17MY]

Courts: give U.S. district courts jurisdiction over competing State custody determinations (see H.R. 5456), H9899 [12OC]

Cuba: exception to trade embargo for food, medicines and medical supplies, instruments, or equipment (see H.R. 1644), H7211 [27JY]

———lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 4471), H3172 [16MY]

Dept. of Defense: make certain improvements to the military health care system (see H.R. 3655), H454 [15FE]

Dept. of Energy: create an oil reserve for use when fuel oil prices rise sharply because of anticompetitive activity, shortage, or extreme winter weather (see H.R. 3608), H278 [9FE]

———draw down of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (see H. Con. Res. 273), H921 [9MR]

Dept. of State: provide appropriate training and materials to all executive branch employees involved in responding to issues related to human rights, ethnic cleansing, and genocide (see H. Res. 398), H3926 [6JN]

Dept. of the Interior: authorize compensation for damages arising from the prescribed burn on the Bandelier National Monument (see H.R. 4574), H4122 [8JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: enhance outreach programs to more fully inform surviving spouses and dependents of available benefits and provide dedicated staff to assist in obtaining those benefits (see H.R. 5552), H11194 [25OC]

———furnish headstones or markers for the marked graves of certain individuals (see H.R. 1387), H2606 [4MY]

———reaffirm and clarify duty of the Secretary to administer laws which assist claimants for benefits (see H.R. 4864), H6778 [24JY]

Ecology and environment: ensure recovery of biological diversity, strengthen protection of wildlife, and provide certain assurances to local governments and individuals relative to economic development efforts (see H.R. 960), H48 [27JA]

Education: establish a program for next-generation technology grants to improve teaching and learning in schools (see H.R. 4183), H1851 [5AP]

———establish and expand programs relating to science, mathematics, engineering, and technology (see H.R. 4271, 4272), H3413 [18MY]

———establish program that improves achievement through the integration of technology into curriculum (see H.R. 4081), H1405 [23MR]

———improve character education programs (see H.R. 3681), H2341 [13AP]

Emergency services: authorizing appropriations for State and local emergency responders (see H.R. 4128), H1588 [29MR] (see H.R. 4146), H1628 [30MR]

Federal employees: ensure one-half of leave for birth, adoption, or foster placement of a child shall be leave with pay (see H.R. 4567), H3926 [6JN]

FEMA: make grants to fire departments for the acquisition of thermal imaging cameras (see H.R. 1839), H50 [27JA]

Foreign aid: international family planning programs funding (see H.R. 3634), H2341 [13AP]

Foreign countries: human rights violations against homosexuals, bisexuals, and transgendered individuals (see H. Con. Res. 259), H2123 [11AP]

Forests: ban clearcutting and logging on certain Federal lands to strengthen protection of native biodiversity (see H.R. 2512), H3925 [6JN]

Gambling: prohibit gambling on high school and college sports and the Olympic games (see H.R. 3575), H1120 [16MR]

Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction: compliance (see H. Con. Res. 293), H1405 [23MR]

Health: establish Alzheimer's clinical research and training awards, expand Medicare definition of homebound relative to home health services, and revise tax treatment of long-term care insurance (see H.R. 4029), H1852 [5AP]

———prohibit health insurance and employment discrimination on the basis of genetic information (see H.R. 2457), H9505 [6OC]

Higgins, Andrew Jackson and family: award Congressional Gold Medals (see H.R. 4384), H4121 [8JN]

Higgins Industries: award Congressional Gold Medal to World War II-era employees (see H.R. 4384), H4121 [8JN]

Hispanic Americans: prevent suicide among Latina adolescents (see H.R. 4439; H. Con. Res. 325), H2966 [11MY]

Immigration: cancellation of removal and waiver of exclusion for certain aliens (see H.R. 1485), H50 [27JA]

———promote a fairer and more efficient means for using highly skilled workers and improve collection and use of H-1B nonimmigrant fees (see H.R. 3983), H6777 [24JY]

———protection of battered immigrant women (see H.R. 3083), H6354 [17JY]

———provide a mechanism for U.S. citizens, and lawful permanent residents, to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 3650), H11879 [13NO]

Insurance: make the same health insurance options afforded to executive and judicial branch employees available to Federal annuitants, legislative branch employees, and Armed Forces members and retirees (see H.R. 4277), H8406 [27SE]

Iron and steel industry: provide relief from injury caused by steel imports and request the ITC to commence an expedited investigation for positive adjustment (see H. Res. 635), H10036 [17OC]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 3633), H2770 [9MY]

Law enforcement: improve the quality and credibility of forensic science services for criminal justice purposes (see H.R. 2340), H1764 [4AP]

Law enforcement officers: clarify procedures and conditions for the award of matching grants for the purchase of armor vests (see H.R. 4033), H2607 [4MY]

Medicaid: improve quality of care furnished in nursing homes (see H.R. 4949), H7366 [7SE]

Medicare: clarify definition of homebound relative to home health services (see H.R. 5067), H7208 [27JY]

———coverage of chiropractic services under Medicare+Choice program (see H. Con. Res. 62), H758 [8MR]

———eliminate reduction in payment rates to home health agencies for home health services (see H.R. 4219), H3649 [23MY]

———prevent sudden disruption of beneficiary enrollment in Medicare+Choice plans (see H.R. 141), H6470 [18JY]

———reimbursement for chiropractic services (see H.R. 1046), H757 [8MR]

———revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see H.R. 3580), H2905 [10MY]

Merchant marine industry: tribute to service and sacrifice during periods of war (see H. Con. Res. 327), H6720 [20JY]

Middle East: condemn current level of violence between Israelis and Palestinians (see H. Con. Res. 426), H10473 [19OC]

———prohibit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority if a Palestinian state is declared unilaterally (see H.R. 4976), H7652 [14SE]

Mitchell, George J.: urge the awarding of the Nobel Prize for Northern Ireland peace efforts (see H. Con. Res. 242), H49 [27JA]

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to the etiology of breast cancer (see H.R. 3433), H8200 [26SE]

National Labor Relations Act: treatment of employers and performers in the live performing arts (see H.R. 5185), H7651 [14SE]

National Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD) Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 420), H4122 [8JN]

National School Lunch Act: ensure an adequate level of commodity purchases under the school lunch program (see H.R. 3614), H4675 [19JN]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: require changes in the bloodborne pathogens standard (see H.R. 5178), H8406 [27SE]

Office of Information Technology: establish (see H.R. 4670), H7578 [13SE]

Olympic games: mint commemorative coins to support the 2002 Salt Lake Olympic Winter Games and U.S. Olympic Committee programs (see H.R. 3679), H7365 [7SE]

Poland: anniversary of workers' strikes that led to the creation of the independent trade union Solidarnosc (see H. Con. Res. 416), H8735 [3OC]

Political campaigns: require persons making certain campaign-related telephone calls to disclose the identity of the person financing the call (see H.R. 5624), H11812 [2NO]

Pope John Paul II: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3544), H2770 [9MY]

Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see H.R. 3842), H11490 [28OC]

Public welfare programs: repeal certain restrictions on food stamp eligibility and increase Federal support for emergency food assistance programs (see H.R. 3192), H4592 [15JN]

Puerto Rico: provide wage-based tax credits (see H.R. 2138), H6719 [20JY]

Radioactive substances: set contamination content standards in metals industry, prohibit release of contaminated scrap metal by Dept. of Energy facilities, and document contamination of imported scrap metals (see H.R. 4566), H4036 [7JN]

Schulz, Charles M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3642), H341 [10FE]

Selective Service System: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 402), H7651 [14SE]

Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of the National Museum of the American Indian (see H.R. 4259), H3649 [23MY]

Social Security: enhance privacy protections for individuals, prevent fraudulent misuse of account numbers, and provide additional safeguards for beneficiaries with representative payees (see H.R. 4857), H7503 [12SE]

———make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act (see H.R. 5612), H11813 [2NO]

———restore Social Services Block Grant funding and the ability of States to transfer Temporary Assistance for Needy Families funds to such block grant (see H.R. 4481), H6471 [18JY]

Taxation: allow a credit against income tax for certain energy-efficient property (see H.R. 5339), H8468 [28SE]

———encourage stronger mathematics and science programs at elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 4273), H3413 [18MY]

———establish individual development accounts to allow those with limited means to accumulate assets, access education, own homes and businesses, and achieve economic self-sufficiency (see H.R. 4106), H1476 [28MR]

———exclude from gross income discharges of indebtedness attributable to certain forgiven residential mortgage obligations (see H.R. 1690), H7991 [21SE]

———exclusion from gross income for foster care payments relative to certain nongovernmental placement agencies (see H.R. 1194), H2122 [11AP]

———expand incentives for the construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 4094), H4174 [9JN]

———provide a uniform dollar limitation for transportation fringe benefits excludable from gross income (see H.R. 3546), H7281 [6SE]

———reduce estate and gift tax rates (see H.R. 5315), H10473 [19OC]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the FEC (see H.R. 3688), H509 [16FE]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the IRS (see H.R. 4168), H1762 [4AP]

———treatment of damages and back pay received on account of, and expenses incurred in asserting any claim of employment discrimination (see H.R. 1997), H2655 [8MY] (see H.R. 4570), H3868 [25MY]

———treatment of flexible spending arrangements relative to long-term care insurance (see H.R. 3872), H7211 [27JY]

———treatment of gross income for amounts received under qualified group legal services plans (see H.R. 1640), H1077 [15MR]

———treatment of policyholder dividends of mutual life insurance companies and policyholder surplus accounts (see H.R. 3905), H7211 [27JY]

———treatment of small businesses (see H.R. 3874), H920 [9MR]

Telephones: prohibit telemarketers from interfering with a consumers caller identification service (see H.R. 3100), H2340 [13AP]

Terrorism: improve Federal efforts to prepare for, and respond to, terrorist attacks (see H.R. 4210), H4036 [7JN]

Veterans: mint coins in commemoration and use proceeds of surcharges imposed on the sale of such coins to fund the transport of veterans to and from Dept. of Veterans Affairs hospitals (see H.R. 5397), H9010 [5OC]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: place a plaque to honor those veterans who died after their service, but as a direct result of that service (see H.R. 3293), H997 [14MR]

Vietnamese Americans: support improved social and political conditions in Vietnam (see H. Con. Res. 322), H4485 [14JN]

Volunteer workers: extend appropriations for programs under the National and Community Service Act and the Domestic Volunteer Service Act (see H.R. 4740), H5084 [23JN]

Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 2720), H4035 [7JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Commerce: establish an Office of Community Economic Adjustment to coordinate the Federal response in regions and communities experiencing economic distress (see H.R. 4711), H4816 [21JN]

Dept. of Energy: draw down and sale of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve relative to anticompetitive activities (see H.R. 3543), H49 [27JA]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct special resource study of the route used by George Washington and General Rochambeau during the American Revolution (see H.R. 4794), H5654 [29JN]

Economy: provide certain benefits and assistance to workers displaced by trade or technology and assist communities experiencing economic distress in restructuring their economies (see H.R. 5473), H9907 [16OC]

Power resources: ensure the energy self-sufficiency of the U.S. (see H.R. 5585), H11207 [26OC]

Letters

Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route National Heritage Act: Francois Bujon de l'Estang, French Ambassador to the U.S., H10521 [23OC]

Remarks

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 617), H9680 [11OC]

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental appropriations (H.R. 3908), H1512 [29MR]

Aviation: allow families of international airline disaster victims a fair jury trial to receive just compensation for their loss, H1022 [15MR]

Central Connecticut State University: tribute to men's basketball team, E385 [22MR]

China, Republic of: congratulations on elections and reaffirmation of U.S. commitment to security and democracy (H. Con. Res. 292), H1433 [28MR]

———observance of National Day, E1730 [10OC]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Act: revise and extend programs to provide access to health care and support services to individuals and families with HIV and AIDS (H.R. 4807), H6979 [25JY]

Computers: networking and information technology research and development funding (H.R. 2086), H403 [15FE]

Connecticut: reunion of the National Guard 169th Infantry Regiment of the 43rd Division, E1067 [21JN]

Crime: enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes, H9665 [11OC]

Cromwell, CT: anniversary of Cromwell Children's Home, E1314 [25JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), H3200 [17MY], H3368, H3382, H3389 [18MY]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), conference report, H9665 [11OC]

Dept. of Energy: create an oil reserve for use when fuel oil prices rise sharply because of anticompetitive activity, shortage, or extreme winter weather, H8656 [3OC]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct special resource study of the route used by George Washington and General Rochambeau during the American Revolution (H.R. 4794), H10521 [23OC]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4578), conference report, H8656 [3OC]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4635), H4625 [19JN], H4860 [21JN]

Drugs: allow importation of prescription drugs into the U.S. by pharmacists and wholesalers for resale and by U.S. citizens for personal use, H9680 [11OC]

———protect children from drug traffickers (H.R. 5312), H9951 [17OC]

Education: tribute to Catholic schools (H. Res. 409), H103 [1FE]

Employment: summer youth jobs programs funding, H1512 [29MR]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4733), consideration (H. Res. 532), H5211 [27JN]

FAA: reauthorizing programs (H.R. 1000), conference report, H1022 [15MR]

Families and domestic relations: importance of families eating together (H. Con. Res. 343), H6962 [25JY]

Federal aid programs: relief for communities in distress due to plant closures, mergers, layoffs, or other economic changes, H4656, H4658 [19JN]

Foreign policy: reduce, suspend, or terminate certain assistance to countries engaged in oil price fixing to the detriment of the U.S. economy (H.R. 3822), consideration (H. Res. 445), H1204 [22MR]

Health: protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, H11478 [28OC]

Housing: expand homeownership (H.R. 1776), H1865 [6AP]

Library of Congress: bicentennial (H. Con. Res. 269), H1440 [28MR]

Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs, H11478 [28OC]

———expand and make permanent the subvention demonstration project for military retirees and dependents, H3382, H3389 [18MY]

NASA: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1654), conference report, H7605 [14SE]

NSF: funding, H4860 [21JN]

———report on establishment of high-speed, large bandwidth capacity Internet access for all public elementary and secondary schools and libraries, H403 [15FE]

Power resources: ensure the energy self-sufficiency of the U.S. (H.R. 5585), E1965 [28OC]

Product safety: promote new and revised toxicological tests that protect human, animal, and environmental health while reducing need for animal testing (H.R. 4281), H10009 [17OC]

Puerto Rico: transfer Federal control over Vieques Island to the Puerto Rican Government for public purposes, H3368 [18MY]

———use of Vieques Island for military operations, H3368 [18MY]

University of Connecticut: tribute to women's basketball team, E578 [13AP]

Volunteer workers: extend appropriations for programs under the National and Community Service Act and the Domestic Volunteer Service Act (H.R. 4740), E1150 [29JN]

Votes: position on missed, H2242 [13AP]

West Hartford, CT: tribute to World War II veterans receiving their high school diplomas, E1969 [28OC]

Women: reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women (H.R. 1248), H8101 [26SE]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H163 [1FE], H3647 [23MY]

Special order: granted, H452 [15FE], H4672 [19JN]

Tributes

Bergendahl, John R., E1314 [25JY]

Eads, M. Adela (Dell), E1300 [21JY]