LARSEN, RICK (a Representative from Washington)
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Air pollution: reduce emissions from electric powerplants (see H.R. 1256), H5791 [25JY]
Animal Welfare Act: strengthen enforcement of animal fighting provisions (see H.R. 5268), H6983 [2OC]
Animals: prohibit use of polar bears in circuses (see H.R. 3932), H1156 [9AP]
Armed Forces: reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (see H.R. 3831), H4498 [10JY]
Aviation: assist employees separated from employment due to reductions in service by air carriers and airport closures caused by terrorist actions, security measures, or a military conflict with Iraq (see H.R. 5678), H8022 [16OC]
Capitol Building and Grounds: display artwork in the Capitol and the House office buildings which represent the contributions of women to American society (see H. Res. 106), H5454 [24JY]
Children and youth: enhance operation of the AMBER Alert communications plan to expedite the recovery of abducted children (see H.R. 5326), H6059 [4SE]
China, People's Republic of: anniversary of inauguration of Sino-American relations and commend President Bush for advancing such relations (see H. Con. Res. 365), H1090 [20MR]
Computers: amend copyright laws relative to royalty fees for webcasting (see H.R. 5285), H5995 [26JY]
———set a certain duration for the base contract of the Navy-Marine Corps Intranet (see H.R. 5647), H8021 [16OC]
Contraceptives: establish a public education and awareness program relative to emergency contraception (see H.R. 3887), H1338 [16AP]
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 18), H3454 [11JN]
Crime: make grants to train sexual assault nurse examiners and other personnel handling sexual assault cases, establish minimum standards for forensic evidence collection, and carry out crime scene DNA analysis (see H.R. 2874), H4574 [12JY]
———prohibit the sale or rental of adult video games to minors (see H.R. 4645), H2945 [22MY]
Dept. of Defense: equitable retirement for military Reserve technicians covered under FERS or CSRS (see H.R. 2012), H1154 [9AP]
Dept. of HHS: award grants to public and private entities to establish or expand teenage pregnancy prevention programs (see H.R. 3581), H1410 [17AP]
———support research on ovarian cancer screening tests and encourage coverage of effective techniques by health care programs and plans (see H. Con. Res. 385), H2735 [21MY]
Dept. of the Interior: conduct study on the inclusion of Eagledale Ferry Dock in the National Park System (see H.R. 3747), H366 [13FE]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: allow payment of certain benefits to begin effective the first day of the month in which hospitalization or treatment begins (see H.R. 4036), H8546 [12NO]
———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. 336), H8732 [13NO]
———improve judicial review of administrative decisions (see H.R. 4018), H6229 [11SE]
———provide guaranteed adequate level of funding for veterans health care (see H.R. 5250), H6230 [11SE]
———repeal the offset from surviving spouse annuities under the military Survivor Benefit Plan for amounts paid as dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 3183), H6229 [11SE]
———rescind memorandum in which directors of health service networks are directed to ensure that no marketing activities to enroll new veterans occur within their networks (see H.R. 5359), H6778 [26SE]
———suspend authority to increase copayment for medication furnished on an outpatient basis for treatment of service-connected disabilities (see H.R. 2820), H285 [12FE]
Disabled: enhance and further research into paralysis and improve rehabilitation and quality of life for persons living with paralysis and other physical disabilities (see H.R. 5458), H8045 [28OC]
Drugs: respond to the illegal production, distribution, and use of methamphetamines (see H.R. 3782), H1620 [24AP]
EPA: establish greenhouse gas inventory, registry, and information system (see H.R. 4611), H6085 [5SE]
Families and domestic relations: provide coverage of domestic violence screening and treatment under Maternal and Child Health Program, Medicaid, and Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (see H.R. 4032), H1410 [17AP]
Federal aid programs: provide housing assistance to domestic violence victims (see H.R. 3752), H366 [13FE]
Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities (see H.R. 2163), H1338 [16AP]
Firearms: protect manufacturers and sellers in the firearms and ammunition industry from restrictions on interstate or foreign commerce (see H.R. 2037), H6303 [17SE]
Firefighters: authorize grants to States or communities to assist fire departments in meeting staffing standards (see H.R. 3185), H3229 [5JN]
Foreign policy: impose sanctions on the PLO, or the Palestinian Authority, if the President determines that these entities have not complied with certain commitments (see H.R. 1795), H1154 [9AP]
Forest Service: protection of certain roadless areas (see H.R. 4865), H3228 [5JN]
———provide for an independent investigation of firefighter deaths caused by wildfire entrapment or burnover (see H.R. 3971), H931 [14MR]
Health: reauthorize health centers program and National Health Service Corps (see H.R. 3450), H6172 [10SE]
———reduce adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually transmitted diseases (see H.R. 3469), H2356 [9MY]
Hospitals: provide emergency contraceptives to women who are survivors of sexual assault (see H.R. 4113), H2662 [20MY]
Housing: amend and extend certain laws relating to housing and community opportunity (see H.R. 3995), H4767 [16JY]
———simplify the downpayment requirements for FHA mortgage insurance for single family homebuyers (see H.R. 858), H3601 [17JN] (see H.R. 3661), H2735 [21MY]
Human rights: condemn the practice of execution by stoning (see H. Con. Res. 351), H6230 [11SE]
Immigration: reaffirm historic treatment of part-time commuter students from Canada and Mexico as temporary visitors for purposes of entry into the U.S. (see H.R. 5288), H5995 [26JY]
Insurance: require health plans to cover treatment of a minor child's congenital or developmental deformity or disorder due to trauma, infection, tumor, or disease (see H.R. 792), H6783 [30SE]
Interstate commerce: prohibit transport of horses for the purpose of slaughter or horse flesh for human consumption (see H.R. 3781), H3601 [17JN]
Israel: express solidarity in the fight against terrorism (see H. Res. 392), H2101 [2MY]
Law enforcement: provide grants for law enforcement training and equipment to combat methamphetamine labs (see H.R. 4027), H1087 [20MR]
Law enforcement officers: adjust percentage differentials payable to Federal law enforcement officers in certain high-cost areas (see H.R. 3794), H1484 [18AP]
Mammography Quality Standards Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4888), H3563 [13JN]
Medicaid: increase Federal medical assistance percentage to help States finance increases in enrollment (see H.R. 3414), H6129 [9SE]
Medicare: coverage for surgical first assisting services of certified registered nurse first assistants (see H.R. 822), H3562 [13JN]
———coverage of medical nutrition therapy services for beneficiaries with cardiovascular diseases (see H.R. 2117), H1484 [18AP]
———coverage of more frequent hemodialysis treatments (see H.R. 1759), H1201 [10AP]
———coverage of oral anticancer drugs (see H.R. 1624), H2471 [14MY]
———extend a temporary increase in payment for skilled nursing facility services (see H.R. 5411), H6778 [26SE]
———improve fee-for-services reimbursement rates in rural States (see H.R. 2483), H2356 [9MY]
———improve the provision of items and services to beneficiaries in rural areas (see H.R. 4850), H3037 [23MY]
———protect patients by limiting the number of mandatory overtime hours a nurse may be required to work by certain service providers (see H.R. 3238), H3514 [12JN]
———reimbursement for services provided to eligible veterans by certain Dept. of Veterans Affairs facilities (see H.R. 1911), H6129 [9SE]
Mental health: provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits (see H.R. 4066), H1156 [9AP]
Mount Rainier National Park: boundary adjustment (see H.R. 5512), H6926 [1OC]
Museum and Library Services Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3784), H688 [5MR]
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. 1723), H2235 [8MY]
National Rural Development Partnership: authorize (see H.R. 3473), H932 [14MR]
Navy: declare a national policy for naval force structure (see H.R. 5196), H6130 [9SE]
Navy League of the U.S.: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 416), H3453 [11JN]
Postal Service: guidelines for renovation, relocation, closing, or consolidation of post offices (see H.R. 1861), H687 [5MR]
———protection of post offices (see H. Con. Res. 181), H907 [13MR]
Public Health Service Act: amend relative to pharmacy health professions programs (see H.R. 2173), H5195 [23JY]
Public safety officers: ensure that officers who suffer a fatal heart attack or stroke while on duty shall be presumed to have died in the line of duty for purposes of survivor benefits (see H.R. 5334), H7304 [8OC]
Roads and highways: amend length and weight limitations for vehicles operating on Federal-aid highways (see H.R. 3132), H7894 [10OC]
Rowley, Coleen: tribute (see H. Res. 436), H3292 [6JN]
Rural areas: establish demonstration programs to address the shortages of health care professionals (see H.R. 5113), H4574 [12JY]
Russia: ban on importation of U.S. poultry (see H. Con. Res. 400), H2662 [20MY]
Senior citizens: modify the eligibility criteria for supplemental foods provided under the Commodity Supplemental Food Program (see H.R. 5107), H5791 [25JY]
Sid Morrison Post Office Building, Zillah, WA: designate (see H.R. 5116), H5998 [26JY]
Social Security: improve coverage of certain pregnant women, infants, and children under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see H.R. 3675), H737 [6MR]
———permit qualifying States to use unspent State Children's Health Insurance Program allotments to expand health coverage under that program or for Medicaid expenditures (see H.R. 5662), H8021 [16OC]
———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 2638), H3562 [13JN]
Solid waste: State and local control over the flow of municipal solid waste (see H.R. 1214), H907 [13MR]
Syria: halt support for terrorism, end occupation of Lebanon, stop development of weapons of mass destruction, and cease illegal importation of Iraqi oil (see H.R. 4483), H6129 [9SE]
Taxation: allow deduction equal to fair market value for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor (see H.R. 1598), H1674 [25AP]
———allow Federal civilian and military retirees to pay health insurance premiums on a pretax basis and allow a deduction for TRICARE supplemental premiums (see H.R. 2125), H524 [14FE]
———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. 394), H6983 [2OC]
———credit for rehabilitating historic homes or purchasing newly rehabilitated historic homes for use as principal residence (see H.R. 1172), H6374 [18SE]
———encourage more responsible corporate governance (see H.R. 5088), H8029 [17OC]
———exclude from gross income discharges of indebtedness attributable to certain forgiven residential mortgage obligations (see H.R. 13), H2945 [22MY]
———exempt certain U.S. international ports from the harbor maintenance tax (see H.R. 5199), H5452 [24JY]
———expand the Hope Scholarship credit for certain expenses and exempt certain Federal education grants when taking expenses into account (see H.R. 2219), H6229 [11SE]
———increase deduction for teacher classroom supplies and expand to include qualified professional development expenses (see H.R. 5085), H6229 [11SE]
———prevent corporations from avoiding the U.S. income tax by reincorporating in a foreign country (see H.R. 3884), H5195 [23JY]
———provide for employer liability for Social Security taxes on unreported tips paid to an employee after the IRS establishes the amount of tips received (see H.R. 5445), H8041 [24OC]
———provide incentives to small businesses to provide health insurance to their employees (see H.R. 5174), H8041 [24OC]
———treatment of expenses in connection with services as a member of a Reserve component of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 968), H6085 [5SE]
———treatment of private activity bonds for water and sewage facilities (see H.R. 2207), H1484 [18AP]
———treatment of the sale of a principal residence by a member of the Armed Forces while on official extended duty (see H.R. 356), H4425 [9JY]
Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation Act: extend and expand (see H.R. 5089), H8045 [28OC]
Trade Act: amend to consolidate and improve trade adjustment assistance programs and provide community-based economic development assistance for trade-affected communities (see H.R. 3670), H562 [26FE]
U.N.: provide for permanent guidelines for voluntary U.S. contributions to the U.N. Population Fund (see H.R. 5293), H6251 [12SE]
———restore a voluntary U.S. contribution to the U.N. Population Fund (see H.R. 3916), H1156 [9AP]
Unemployment: provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program (see H.R. 5491), H8035 [21OC]
Veterans: increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses (see H.R. 5403), H6373 [18SE]
———repeal computation system that reduces annuity for surviving spouses at age 62 relative to Social Security offset (see H.R. 1232), H6693 [25SE]
Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 3930), H3038 [23MY]
Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 40), H1410 [17AP]
———promote economic security and safety of domestic and sexual violence victims (see H.R. 2670), H1533 [23AP]
———reduce health care costs and promote improved health by providing supplemental grants for preventive health services (see H.R. 633), H5087 [22JY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Dept. of Justice: provide funds to northern border States to reimburse county and municipal governments for costs associated with certain criminal activities (see H.R. 5697), H8035 [21OC]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: conduct a pilot project on medical care outreach for veterans in Washington (see H.R. 5087), H4497 [10JY]
Jackson, Henry M.: recognize accomplishments, commemorate anniversary of Jackson-Vanik amendment, and reaffirm commitment to combat human rights violations worldwide (see H. Res. 596), H8050 [31OC]
Medicare: establish a demonstration project under which incentive payments are made in certain areas to improve access to primary care services (see H.R. 4845), H3036 [23MY]
Navy Armed Guard: authorize special awards to World War I and World War II veterans (see H.J. Res. 100), H3774 [20JN]
Skykomish River: enhance ecosystem protection and outdoor opportunities by designating certain Federal lands as wilderness (see H.R. 4844), H3036 [23MY]
Tariff: peanuts (see H.R. 4166), H1201 [10AP]
Remarks
National security: improve port and maritime security (H.R. 3983), H3119