LARSEN, RICK (a Representative from Washington)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: prohibit transfer or marketing of nonambulatory cattle, sheep, swine, horses, mules, or goats (see H.R. 1421), H10067 [13DE]

Animals: improve enforcement of the Animal Welfare Act as it applies to commercial dog breeders (see H.R. 3058), H10910 [19DE]

———increase the availability of drugs for minor species and rare diseases in all animals (see H.R. 1956), H5928 [21SE]

Armed Forces: restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 179), H443 [27FE]

———revise rules on retirement payments to former spouses (see H.R. 1983), H8421 [27NO]

———tribute to National Guard and Reserve units activated in response to hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H. Res. 287), H8249 [15NO]

Aviation: direct NIST to develop standards for effective aviation security technologies and direct the FAA to evaluate such technologies (see H.R. 3101), H6781 [12OC]

———improve security (see H.R. 3110), H6779 [12OC]

———preempt State laws requiring approval prior to the construction or operation of certain airport development projects (see H.R. 2107), H4353 [19JY]

———provide assistance for employees who are separated from employment due to reductions in service by air carriers and airport closures caused by terrorist actions or security measures (see H.R. 2946), H5971 [24SE] (see H.R. 2955), H6055 [25SE]

———provide economic relief to general aviation entities that have suffered economic injury as a result of terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 3347), H10966 [20DE]

———provide economic relief to general aviation small businesses that have suffered economic injury as a result of terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 3007), H6381 [4OC]

Birds: prohibit interstate movement of live birds, for the purpose of fighting, to States in which animal fighting is lawful (see H.R. 1155), H6260 [3OC]

Capital punishment: ensure that defendants in capital cases have adequate counsel and allow those convicted to have a reasonable opportunity to present new evidence of innocence (see H.R. 912), H3150 [13JN]

Chicago, IL: expand aviation capacity (see H.R. 3479), H10065 [13DE]

Children and youth: establish an international infant and child nutrition and education program (see H.R. 1700), H3713 [27JN]

———improve academic and social outcomes for students by providing productive activities during after-school hours (see H.R. 1822), H7718 [1NO]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 781), H4949 [31JY]

Computers: importance of the Platform for Privacy Preferences Project (P3P) specification in protecting the privacy of Internet users (see H. Res. 159), H2998 [7JN]

Congressional Gold Medal: award posthumously to officers, emergency personnel, and governmental employees who responded to the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center (see H.R. 3054), H10067 [13DE]

Contraceptives: require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and services under health insurance plans (see H.R. 1111), H1011 [20MR]

Crime: condemn violence directed at Sikhs in the aftermath of hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H. Res. 255), H6380 [4OC]

———provide Federal assistance to States and local jurisdictions to prosecute hate crimes (see H.R. 1343), H1407 [3AP]

———provide incentives for States to enact mandatory minimum sentences for certain firearms offenses (see H.R. 534), H929 [14MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: agricultural trade programs funding (see H.R. 98), H1660 [26AP]

Dept. of Defense: review military service records to determine if certain Jewish war veterans should be awarded the Medal of Honor (see H.R. 606), H2334 [17MY]

———tribute to the U.S.S. Eisenhower Battle Group during its extended deployment for the war effort in Afghanistan (see H. Con. Res. 279), H8421 [27NO]

Dept. of the Interior: maintain moratoria on new oil and natural gas leasing activity on portions of the Outer Continental Shelf (see H. Con. Res. 136), H2713 [24MY]

Dept. of Transportation: establish a grant program for the rehabilitation, preservation, or improvement of railroad track (see H.R. 1020), H1557 [24AP]

———give certain workers who lost jobs as a result of terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, priority in hiring for aviation-related security positions (see H.R. 3067), H7718 [1NO]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify compensation standards for Persian Gulf Conflict veterans suffering from certain undiagnosed illnesses (see H.R. 612), H2848 [25MY]

———extend the Native American Veteran Housing Loan Program (see H.R. 1929), H3203 [14JN]

Discrimination: protect rights and condemn attacks on Arab Americans, American Muslims, and South Asian Americans relative to terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H. Con. Res. 227), H5704 [14SE]

Diseases: extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 2725), H5488 [10SE]

Education: improve and refocus civic education (see H.R. 611), H2022 [8MY]

———Pell Grant Program funding (see H.R. 589), H2956 [6JN]

———reduce class size through the use of fully qualified teachers (see H.R. 1036), H2142 [10MY]

Electric power: promote energy independence and self-sufficiency through net metering by certain small electric energy generation systems (see H.R. 954), H1717 [1MY]

———stabilize the dysfunctional wholesale power market in the western U.S. (see H.R. 1468), H1485 (see H.R. 1468), H1495 [4AP]

———stabilize the dysfunctional wholesale power market in the western U.S. (H.R. 1468), consideration (see H. Res. 165), H3150 [13JN]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: amend Impact Aid Program relative to delivery of payments to local educational agencies (see H.R. 1716), H1923 [3MY]

———reauthorize and improve (see H.R. 345), H164 [31JA]

Employment: prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation (see H.R. 2692), H4948 [31JY]

EPA: reinstate revised drinking water standards for arsenic (see H.R. 1413), H2184 [15MY]

FDA: grant authority to regulate tobacco (see H.R. 1097), H3203 [14JN]

Federal contracts: ensure public accountability, efficient delivery of services, reasonable cost savings, and prevention of unwarranted expenses (see H.R. 721), H3960 [11JY]

Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 1841), H6919 [16OC]

FERC: order refunds of unjust and unreasonable electricity rates (see H.R. 2274), H3464 [21JN]

Financial institutions: prohibit financial holding companies and national banks from engaging, directly or indirectly, in real estate brokerage or real estate management activities (see H.R. 3424), H10356 [18DE]

Firearms: allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in all States and exempt current and former law enforcement officers from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 382), H165 [31JA]

———protect right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 1460), H5927 [21SE]

Fish and fishing: efforts to rehabilitate salmon stocks in the Pacific Northwest (see H.R. 1157), H1060 [21MR]

Foreign aid: prohibit application of certain restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental and multilateral organizations (see H.R. 755), H508 [28FE]

Foreign trade: implement an importation requirement system for diamonds (see H.R. 2722), H6458 [9OC]

———prohibit importation of diamonds unless the countries exporting the diamonds have in place certain controls to verify the source of the diamonds (see H.R. 918), H740 [7MR]

Harbors: repeal harbor maintenance tax and authorize appropriations for activities formerly funded with Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund revenues (see H.R. 2737), H5334 [2AU]

Health: protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 526), H3203 [14JN]

———support Federal funding of pluripotent stem cell research (see H. Con. Res. 17), H3864 [10JY]

Health care professionals: alleviate nursing profession shortage by improving educational programs and partnerships and supporting additional training (see H.R. 1436), H2083 [9MY]

House of Representatives: constitutional amendment on appointment and election of new Members if a significant number of Members can no longer serve due to a national emergency (see H.J. Res. 67), H7529 [30OC]

Indian Health Service: elevate position of Director to Assistant Sec. of HHS for Indian Health (see H.R. 293), H1556 [24AP]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 659), H508 [28FE]

Information services: deregulate Internet and high speed data services (see H.R. 1542), H1554 [24AP]

Infrastructure: invest funds to restore the economy and to enhance security of transportation and environmental facilities (see H.R. 3166), H7308 [24OC]

Insurance: prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 602), H2184 [15MY]

———provide equitable coverage of mental health, substance abuse, and chemical dependency treatment services under group and individual health coverage (see H.R. 162), H3150 [13JN]

Iran and Libya Sanctions Act: extend authorities (see H.R. 1954), H3068 [12JN]

King, Martin Luther, Jr. and Coretta Scott: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2723), H8248 [15NO]

Law enforcement: community policing programs (see H.R. 2009), H2711 [24MY]

———prohibit racial profiling (see H.R. 2074), H6137 [2OC]

Law enforcement officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 1475), H4009 [12JY]

———exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H2022 [8MY]

———tribute for efforts in battling the use and production of methamphetamine (see H. Res. 114), H1487 (see H. Res. 114), H1499 [4AP]

Lumber industry: importation of unfairly traded Canadian lumber (see H.R. 2181), H4634 [25JY]

Medicaid: clarify that Native American women eligible for coverage under Indian health plans are eligible for optional breast and cervical cancer coverage (see H.R. 1383), H2335 [17MY]

Medicare: expand coverage of certain self-injected biologicals (see H.R. 1089), H959 [19MR]

———improve payments and regulation under the Medicare+Choice program (see H.R. 3584), H10964 [20DE]

———increase the payment amount for inpatient hospital services and freeze the reduction in payments to hospitals for indirect costs of medical education (see H.R. 1556), H3619 [26JN]

———provide for equitable reimbursement rates to Medicare+Choice organizations (see H.R. 2549), H4215 [18JY]

———provide guidance to health care providers attempting to properly submit claims and target truly fraudulent activity for enforcement of billing regulations rather than inadvertent errors (see H.R. 868), H1013 [20MR]

———specify the update for physician fee schedule payments and conduct a study on replacing the use of the sustainable growth rate as a factor in such update (see H.R. 3351), H8843 [4DE]

———waive late enrollment penalty and provide a special Part B enrollment period for certain military retirees (see H.R. 2073), H10910 [19DE]

Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see H.R. 2996), H10910 [19DE]

Mexico: compliance of Mexico-domiciled trucks operating in the U.S. with certain safety and environmental regulations (see H. Res. 152), H2711 [24MY]

Middle East: encourage Lebanon, Syria, and Iran to call upon Hezbollah to allow representatives of the International Red Cross to visit four abducted Israelis presently held in Lebanon (see H. Res. 99), H1926 [3MY]

National Affordable Housing Trust Fund: establish to provide decent, safe, and affordable housing for low-income families (see H.R. 2349), H3712 [27JN]

National security: develop local emergency response plans that provide a defined and unified response to terrorist attacks and other catastrophes (see H.R. 3161), H7529 [30OC]

National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program: amend (see H.R. 1287), H3713 [27JN]

Native Americans: clarify citizenship eligibility for certain members of the Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona (see H.R. 2348), H7529 [30OC]

———improve services and facilities of Federal Indian health programs and encourage maximum participation of Indians in such programs (see H.R. 1662), H1715 [1MY]

Natural resources: promote the conservation and preservation of working farms, ranches, and private forests (see H.R. 2375), H3802 [28JN]

Navy: tribute to crew of reconnaissance plane that made emergency landing in the People's Republic of China (see H. Con. Res. 106), H1718 [1MY]

Outer Continental Shelf: use of oil and gas production royalties to establish a fund for outdoor conservation and recreation needs (see H.R. 701), H2849 [25MY]

Patriotism: mint coins in commemoration of the Spirit of America and to establish the Victims of September 11th Fund (see H.R. 3244), H7909 [7NO]

Pensions: reform (see H.R. 10), H927 [14MR]

Pipelines: improve safety and community access to information (see H.R. 2749), H5334 [2AU]

———require periodic inspections and improve safety (see H.R. 144), H60 [6JA]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 380), H165 [31JA]

Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see H.R. 250), H224 [7FE]

Power resources: ensure the energy self-sufficiency of the U.S. (see H.R. 1830), H4780 [27JY]

Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor: award to officers killed, injured, or involved in rescue efforts in the aftermath of terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H. Con. Res. 243), H6421 [5OC]

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 1140), H1191 [27MR]

Renewable Energy Production Incentive Program: reauthorize and revise (see H.R. 2190), H3202 [14JN]

Safety: authorize grants to improve security on over-the-road buses (see H.R. 3429), H9077 [6DE]

SBA: authorize loans to small businesses and certain other businesses that suffered substantial economic injury as a result of terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 3011), H6919 [16OC]

Shelton, Henry H.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2751), H8564 [28NO]

Shriver, Sargent: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2949), H7910 [7NO]

Small business: provide emergency relief to small businesses affected by significant increases in the prices of heating oil, natural gas, propane, and kerosene (see H.R. 1010), H3619 [26JN]

Smithsonian Institution: establish National Museum of African American History and Culture (see H.R. 1718), H2571 [22MY]

Social Security: choice of benefit payment method for certain workers affected by changes in benefit computation rules (see H.R. 97), H2889 [5JN]

———computation system for benefits relative to spouses' or surviving spouses' Government pensions (see H.R. 664), H3358 [20JN]

———modify the deadline for compliance with certain regulations providing for the electronic exchange of health information (see H.R. 1975), H3863 [10JY]

———protect Social Security and Medicare surpluses through strengthened budgetary enforcement mechanisms (see H.R. 560), H508 [28FE]

———restrict application of windfall elimination provisions to certain individuals (see H.R. 1073), H2082 [9MY]

Tariff: impose tariff-rate quotas on certain casein and milk protein concentrates (see H.R. 1786), H6458 [9OC]

Taxation: allow a credit to holders of qualified bonds issued by Amtrak (see H.R. 2329), H3711 [27JN]

———allow a deduction for State and local sales taxes in lieu of State and local income taxes (see H.R. 322), H224 [7FE]

———allow Farm and Ranch Risk Management Accounts (see H.R. 662), H2848 [25MY]

———allow use of principal repayments to issue additional mortgages and modify price limitations under the mortgage revenue bond program and change income limit for housing credit program (see H.R. 951), H5406 [5SE]

———expand incentives for construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 1076), H954 [15MR]

———extension of the credit for producing electricity from wind (see H.R. 876), H2889 [5JN]

———incentives to ensure timely and equitable access to the Internet over current and future generations of broadband capability (see H.R. 267), H507 [28FE]

———increase limitation on contributions to individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 12), H223 [7FE] (see H.R. 1026), H928 [14MR]

———provide a credit for qualified energy management devices (see H.R. 1797), H4009 [12JY]

———provide incentives to reduce energy consumption (see H.R. 778), H3465 [21JN]

———reduce marriage tax penalty by adjusting the income tax rate brackets, standard deduction amounts, and earned income tax credit and allow nonrefundable credits against certain tax liability (see H.R. 6), H952 [15MR]

———repeal limits on the deduction for interest on education loans and increase income threshold for the phase out of such deduction (see H.R. 436), H1190 [27MR]

———treatment of adoption expenses (see H.R. 622), H393 [14FE]

———treatment of bonds issued to acquire renewable resources on land subject to conservation easement (see H.R. 1711), H5927 [21SE]

———treatment of forestry activities (see H.R. 1581), H1604 [25AP]

Terrorism: bioterrorism preparedness and response funding (see H.R. 3255), H7959 [8NO]

———condemn anthrax threats sent to reproductive health centers and abortion providers (see H. Con. Res. 285), H10067 [13DE]

———issue commemorative postage stamp to assist families of victims of attacks at the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 2907), H5925 [21SE]

———prevent, prepare for, and respond to threats (see H.R. 3555), H10963 [20DE]

Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1613), H1658 [26AP]

Vancouver National Historic Reserve: funding (see H.R. 2099), H7910 [7NO]

Veterans: increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses (see H.R. 548, 548), H3207 [18JN]

———issue commemorative postage stamp honoring Purple Heart recipients (see H. Con. Res. 104), H5972 [24SE]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H1190 [27MR]

Voting: establish a grant program to provide assistance to States for modernizing and enhancing voting procedures and administration (see H.R. 3295), H8181 [14NO]

———guarantee the right of military personnel to vote when serving away from home and extend voter registration and absentee ballot protections for such personnel to State and local elections (see H.R. 1377), H10966 [20DE]

Washington: tribute to firefighters who lost their lives fighting the Thirtymile Fire in the Cascade Mountains (see H. Res. 201), H4216 [18JY]

Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 668), H396 [14FE]

World War II: preserve certain Federal court actions relative to Japanese companies compensating former prisoners of war used as slave labor (see H.R. 1198), H4949 [31JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Agriculture: provide market loss assistance for producers of red raspberries for the processed market (see H.R. 2105), H2997 [7JN]

Dept. of the Interior: authorize feasibility studies of water resource projects in Washington (see H.R. 1937), H2570 [22MY]

Pipelines: improve safety, public awareness, and environmental protection of pipeline transportation (see H.R. 459), H220 [7FE]

Power resources: establish loan guarantee program for renewable energy source facilities (see H.R. 2774), H5335 [2AU]

Taxation: increase estate tax deduction for family-owned business interests (see H.R. 585), H323 [13FE]

Remarks

Agriculture: conservation programs funding, H6320 [4OC]

———continue certain programs (H.R. 2646), H6320 [4OC]

Arts and humanities: National Endowment for the Arts, National Endowment for the Humanities, and Institute of Museum and Library Services funding through reductions in Dept. of the Interior and Forest Service funding, H3392 [21JN], E1190 [25JN]

China, People's Republic of: release of Navy reconnaissance plane crew members that made emergency landing, H1468 [4AP]

———U.S. policy, H1468 [4AP]

Dept. of the Interior: authorize feasibility studies of water resource projects in Washington (H.R. 1937), H5465 [10SE]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2217), H3392 [21JN], E1190 [25JN]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2620), H4831, H4836 [30JY]

Education: close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), H2621 [23MY]

———national policy to improve system, H143 [31JA]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: Impact Aid Program funding, H2621 [23MY]

———reauthorize and improve (H.R. 345), H143 [31JA]

FEMA: Project Impact funding, H4836 [30JY]

Fish and fishing: efforts to rehabilitate salmon stocks in the Pacific Northwest (H.R. 1157), H3085 [13JN]

Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs, H1594 [25AP]

———improve reimbursement, H1594 [25AP]

Motor vehicles: extend child passenger protection education grant funding (H.R. 691), H3686 [27JN]

Power resources: national energy policy, H2009 [8MY]

Sewage disposal: sewer overflow control grants program funding through reductions in EPA Superfund program funding, H4831 [30JY]

Terrorism: condemn and respond to hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (H.J. Res. 61), H5572 [11SE]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H1478 [4AP]

Special order: granted, H1603 [25AP]

Tributes

Stoot, Paul A., Sr., H3361 [21JN]