LARGENT, STEVE (a Representative from Oklahoma)
Amendments
Appropriations: making emergency supplemental appropriations (H.R. 3908), H1577 [29MR]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4578), H4338 [13JN]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4690), H4784 [20JN]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (see H.R. 3660), H454 [15FE]
———provide grants for State programs to provide pregnant women with alternatives to abortion (see H.R. 2901), H50 [27JA]
Aliens: deny coverage under certain anti-discrimination statutes of employed individuals that are unlawfully present in the U.S. (see H.R. 3170), H511 [16FE]
American Folklife Center: collect video and audio recordings of personal histories and testimonials of U.S. war veterans (see H.R. 5212), H7870 [19SE]
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), H8200 [26SE]
Boyden, Sam: tribute (see H. Res. 643), H10473 [19OC]
Budget: ensure on-budget surplus is used to reduce publicly-held debt and provide tax relief (see H. Res. 490), H2606 [4MY]
———ensure on-budget surplus is used to reduce the public debt (see H.R. 3695), H510 [16FE]
Capital punishment: prohibit the execution of pregnant women (see H.R. 4888), H6778 [24JY]
CERCLA: exempt small businesses from certain liability (see H.R. 5175), H8062 [25SE]
China, Republic of: accession to the World Trade Organization (see H. Con. Res. 262), H931 [13MR]
Clinton, President: address issues of neighborhood crime prevention, community policing and reduction of school crime (see H. Res. 561), H6778 [24JY]
Cole (U.S.S.): terrorist attack on Navy destroyer in Yemen (see H. Con. Res. 441), H12022 [6DE]
Commission To Study the Structure and Reauthorization of the FCC: establish (see H.R. 5570), H11206 [26OC]
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), H6355 [17JY]
Computers: regulate the transmission of unsolicited commercial electronic mail (see H.R. 3113), H1120 [16MR]
———require schools and libraries to install and use Internet filtering or blocking technology to be eligible for Federal funds for computers (see H.R. 4600), H4120 [8JN]
Courts: legal definition of human life relative to presence of brain wave activity and spontaneous cardiac activity (see H. Con. Res. 305), H2239 [12AP]
———provide a civil action for a minor injured by exposure to explicit sexual or violent material (see H.R. 5045), H7723 [18SE]
Crime: constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights (see H.J. Res. 64), H1589 [29MR]
———improve information on, and protections against, child sexual abuse (see H.R. 2382), H255 [8FE]
———mandatory minimum sentencing for online child molesters (see H.R. 4076), H1764 [4AP]
Cuba: lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 4471), H5169 [26JN]
Diseases: distribution of information on the human papillomavirus (see H.R. 3248), H1077 [15MR]
———international tuberculosis control (see H.R. 4057), H7578 [13SE]
Education: tribute to home educators and home schooled students (see H. Res. 578), H7651 [14SE]
Fair Credit Reporting Act: exempt certain investigative reports from the definition of consumer reports (see H.R. 3408), H209 [2FE]
Fair Labor Standards Act: amend (see H.R. 5026), H7871 [19SE]
FCC: clarify service obligations of noncommercial educational broadcast stations (see H.R. 4201), H1956 [6AP]
———follow normal rulemaking procedures in establishing additional requirements for noncommercial educational television broadcasters (see H.R. 3525), H48 [27JA]
———improve procedures in the conduct of congressional communications (see H.R. 4712), H4817 [21JN]
———prohibit from establishing rules authorizing the operation of new, low power FM radio stations (see H.R. 3439), H50 [27JA]
FDA: establish restrictions relative to the qualifications of physicians prescribing the abortion drug known as RU-486 (see H.R. 5385), H8799 [4OC]
Financial institutions: allow payment of Financing Corporation interest obligations from excess deposit insurance fund reserves (see H.R. 4082), H1852 [5AP]
Firearms: prohibit funding to give or withhold a preference to a seller of firearms or ammunition relative to an agreement on enhanced safety of handguns and pistols (see H.R. 4257), H3813 [24MY]
Food Quality Protection Act: establish certain requirements (see H.R. 1592), H3649 [23MY]
Foreign policy: defend fundamental human rights to family, conscience, and life in international negotiations (see H. Res. 521), H4485 [14JN]
Gonzalez-Brotons, Elian: reunite with father (see H. Con. Res. 240), H50 [27JA]
Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction: compliance (see H. Con. Res. 293), H1405 [23MR]
House of Representatives: allow en bloc offsetting amendments to appropriation bills in order to reduce spending and the public debt (see H.R. 5580), H11206 [26OC]
``In God We Trust'': encourage public display of national motto (see H. Res. 548), H6778 [24JY]
———support national motto (see H. Res. 551), H6052 [13JY]
Korean War: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 86), H165 [1FE]
Law enforcement officers: clarify procedures and conditions for the award of matching grants for the purchase of armor vests (see H.R. 4033), H5036 [22JN]
Marshall Islands: name the Army missile range at Kwajalein Atoll for former President Ronald Reagan (see H.R. 3554), H455 [15FE]
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), H10257 [18OC]
National Trails System Act: require compensation of property owners when certain railbanked trails are developed for public use (see H.R. 4086), H1405 [23MR]
Navajo Code Talkers: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4527), H8200 [26SE]
Occupational Safety and Health Act: waive applicability to employment performed in an employee's residence (see H.R. 3530), H165 [1FE]
O'Connor, John Cardinal: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3557), H89 [31JA]
Ohio: constitutionality of State motto (see H. Res. 494), H2967 [11MY]
Oklahoma City, OK: anniversary of bombing of Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building (see H. Res. 448), H1589 [29MR]
Olympic games: mint commemorative coins to support the 2002 Salt Lake Olympic Winter Games and U.S. Olympic Committee programs (see H.R. 3679), H2905 [10MY]
OSHA: require public comment, and a sound scientific basis, for proposed ergonomics regulations (see H. Con. Res. 260), H758 [8MR]
Petroleum: authorize oilheat industry research and consumer education programs (see H.R. 380), H254 [8FE]
Political campaigns: prohibition against political fundraising activities in Federal buildings (see H.R. 4845), H7003 [25JY]
Pope, Edmond: demand release from Russian prison for humanitarian reasons (see H. Con. Res. 364), H5956 [12JY] (see H. Con. Res. 404), H7871 [19SE]
Public debt: allow individuals to designate a portion of their income tax return for deficit reduction (see H.R. 5349), H8551 [29SE]
Racial relations: recognize the significant contribution the Birmingham Pledge has made in fostering racial harmony and reconciliation (see H.J. Res. 102), H5657 [29JN]
Reagan, Ronald and Nancy: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3591), H253 [8FE]
Research: requirements for disclosures relative to transfers of human fetal tissue (see H.R. 3980), H1076 [15MR]
Russia: sale and transfer of Moskit anti-ship missiles (see H.R. 4022), H1119 [16MR]
Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument: establish (see H.R. 3676), H5084 [23JN]
Schools: guarantee payment of loans made by lending institutions for public charter school capital projects (see H.R. 4032), H2122 [11AP]
———promote the use of proven academic and classroom-management solutions for problems of behavior, attention, and learning in school children (see H. Res. 459), H1763 [4AP]
Small business: establish minimum standards of fair conduct in franchise sales and franchise business relationships, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 3308), H2771 [9MY]
Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of the National Museum of the American Indian (see H.R. 4259), H4174 [9JN]
Social Security: include additional information in account statements (see H.R. 5028), H7992 [21SE]
———provide for personalized retirement security through personal retirement savings accounts and increase individual control over retirement income (see H.R. 4839), H5955 [12JY]
Taxation: allow individuals a refundable credit for the purchase of private health insurance and provide for a report on State health insurance safety-net programs (see H.R. 2362), H7211 [27JY]
———allow penalty-free withdrawals from individual retirement plans for adoption expenses and expand and extend permanently the exclusion allowed for employer adoption assistance programs (see H.R. 2282), H511 [16FE]
———constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (see H.J. Res. 94), H1957 [6AP]
———establish a commission to review and make recommendations to Congress on reform and simplification of the Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 5027), H11207 [26OC]
———exclude from gross income payments made under Dept. of Defense programs for the repayment of student loans of members of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 4214), H1957 [6AP]
———incentives to ensure timely and equitable access to the Internet over current and future generations of broadband capability (see H.R. 4728), H8200 [26SE]
———increase annual limitation on nondeductible contributions and adjust for inflation the amount of deductible contributions to individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 1322), H2606 [4MY]
———modify the low-income housing credit (see H.R. 175), H6719 [20JY]
———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 3916), H2607 [4MY]
———repeal modification of capital gains tax payments relative to small businesses sold on the installment sales method (see H.R. 3594), H455 [15FE]
———treatment of certain farmland sold with a principal residence (see H.R. 4421), H3413 [18MY]
———treatment of computers provided to employees for personal use (see H.R. 4274), H2967 [11MY]
———treatment of gold, silver, and platinum in the same manner as stocks and bonds for purposes of maximum capital gains rates (see H.R. 4170), H4036 [7JN]
Telecommunications: limit FCC authority to review and impose conditions on certain mergers and transactions (see H.R. 4019), H1118 [16MR]
———promote deployment of advanced services and competition by relieving unnecessary burdens on the two percent local exchange carriers (see H.R. 3850), H1958 [6AP]
Vatican City: U.N. status of the Holy See (see H. Con. Res. 253), H922 [9MR]
Veterans: issue commemorative postage stamp honoring Purple Heart recipients (see H. Con. Res. 77), H50 [27JA]
———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 65), H1119 [16MR]
———recognize the importance of veterans to the U.S. and express support for the goals of Veterans Educate Today's Students (VETS) Day (see H. Con. Res. 58), H5956 [12JY]
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), H50 [27JA]
Water pollution: exempt discharges from certain silviculture activities from permit requirements of the national pollutant discharge elimination system (see H.R. 3625), H2341 [13AP]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Law enforcement: authorize appropriations for the prosecution of obscenity cases (see H.R. 4710), H4816 [21JN]
Taxation: terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 4199), H1956 [6AP] (see H.R. 4230), H2121 [11AP]
Remarks
Appropriations: making emergency supplemental appropriations (H.R. 3908), H1577 [29MR]
BIA: insure equitable distribution of Indian Health Service medical assistance payments to underfunded tribes, H4475 [14JN]
Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), conference report, H6615 [20JY]
Commission on Online Child Protection: funding, H1577 [29MR]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), H3316 [18MY]
———privatization of utility systems on military installations, H3316 [18MY]
Dept. of Justice: Child Exploitation and Obscenity Division funding, H4969 [22JN]
———prosecution for distribution of pornography, H1288 [23MR]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4578), H4475 [14JN]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4690), H4969 [22JN]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), conference report, H12500
Energy Policy Act: cleanup of uranium and thorium mill sites (H.R. 2641), H8277 [27SE]
FCC: clarify service obligations of noncommercial educational broadcast stations (H.R. 4201), H4699 [20JN]
Federal-State relations: reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates relative to minimum wage levels, H879 [9MR]
Firearms: gun control, H1483 [29MR]
Health: application of antitrust laws to labor negotiations by groups of health care professionals with HMO's (H.R. 1304), H5630 [29JN]
Law enforcement: authorize appropriations for the prosecution of obscenity cases (H.R. 4710), H6944 [25JY]
Minimum wage: level (H.R. 3846), H879 [9MR]
Point of order, H879 [9MR]
Smith & Wesson (business): agreement on enhanced safety of handguns and pistols, H1483 [29MR]
Social Security: make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act, H12500
Taxation: terminate Internal Revenue Code (H.R. 4199), H2272, H2275, H2277 [13AP]
———terminate Internal Revenue Code (H.R. 4199), consideration (H. Res. 473), H2260, H2266 [13AP]
Television: ensure local service to small, rural markets by satellite providers (H.R. 3615), H2283, H2296 [13AP]
Remarks in House relative to
Leave of absence: granted, H3170 [16MY]