LARSON, JOHN B. (a Representative from Connecticut)
Articles and editorials
Away From Arena, All Bets Off for Huskies, Randy Smith, Manchester (CT) Journal Inquirer, E538
Buy European, Says Report, Martin Aguera, Defense News (publication), H3583 [17JN]
Courage To Heal, Tina A. Brown, Hartford (CT) Courant, E1424
Dick Cheney's Song of America, David Armstrong, Harper's Magazine-H7763 [10OC]
Dick Cheney's Song of America, David Armstrong, Harper's (publication), H7760 [10OC]
Don't Attack Saddam—It Would Undermine Our Antiterror Efforts, Brent Scowcroft, Wall Street Journal, H7763 [10OC]
Europe Seeks Global Leadership in Aeronautics, John D. Morrocco and Jens Flottau, Aviation Week & Space Technology (publication), H3583 [17JN]
Right Way To Change a Regime, James A. Baker III, New York (NY) Times, H7764 [10OC]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Air pollution: reduce emissions from electric powerplants (see H.R. 1256), H1532 [23AP]
Animals: prohibit interstate commerce relative to exotic animals (see H.R. 3464), H1769 [30AP]
Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 408), H2019 [1MY]
Bush, President: address issues of neighborhood crime prevention and community policing and support Federal participation in National Night Out (see H. Res. 437), H3775 [20JN]
Business and industry: ensure project labor agreements are permitted in certain circumstances (see H.R. 1360), H1410 [17AP]
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: authorize grants for mosquito control programs to prevent mosquito-borne diseases (see H.R. 4793), H5998 [26JY]
Children and youth: access of disadvantaged children to dental services (see H.R. 3659), H1674 [25AP]
———enhance operation of the AMBER Alert communications plan to expedite the recovery of abducted children (see H.R. 5326), H6059 [4SE]
Colleges and universities: authorize grants for institutions of higher education serving Asian Americans and Pacific Islander Americans (see H.R. 4825), H2944 [22MY]
Connecticut River: implement cultural heritage, conservation, and recreational activities in the watershed area of Connecticut and Massachusetts (see H.R. 4721), H2470 [14MY]
Contraceptives: require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and services under health insurance plans (see H.R. 1111), H1154 [9AP]
Cuba: grant waiver to allow Cuban nationals to play professional baseball in the U.S. (see H.R. 26), H4498 [10JY]
Dept. of Defense: prioritize transfer of excess personal property to the Forest Service Federal Excess Personal Property Program in order to be loaned to rural fire departments (see H.R. 5421), H6418 [19SE]
Dept. of HHS: support research on ovarian cancer screening tests and encourage coverage of effective techniques by health care programs and plans (see H. Con. Res. 385), H3161 [4JN]
Dept. of the Interior: implement final rule to phase out snowmobile use in Yellowstone National Park, John D. Rockefeller, Jr., Memorial Parkway, and Grand Teton National Park, and snowplane use in Grand Teton National Park (see H.R. 5044), H4324 [27JN]
———study the suitability and feasibility of designating Camp Security located in York County, PA, as a unit of the National Park System (see H.R. 3038), H3453 [11JN]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide guaranteed adequate level of funding for veterans health care (see H.R. 5250), H6473 [23SE]
———suspend authority to increase copayment for medication furnished on an outpatient basis for treatment of service-connected disabilities (see H.R. 2820), H1533 [23AP]
Developing countries: reauthorize microenterprise assistance programs and expand sustainable poverty-focused microenterprise programs by implementing improved poverty measurement methods (see H.R. 4209), H1283 [11AP]
Disasters: establish investigative teams to assess building performance and emergency procedures in the wake of any building failure resulting in or having the potential for substantial loss of life (see H.R. 4687), H2354 [9MY]
Diseases: increase public awareness of Scleroderma (see H. Con. Res. 320), H227 [7FE]
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. 4579), H1619 [24AP]
Education: provide educational opportunities for all students in State public school systems (see H.R. 5346), H6129 [9SE]
Employment: provide for private-sector-led Community Workforce Partnerships (see H.R. 4104), H1284 [11AP]
Europe: condemn rise in anti-Semitism (see H. Res. 393), H1483 [18AP]
Exchange Stabilization Fund: limit use to buy or sell gold without congressional approval (see H.R. 3732), H1289 [15AP]
FCC: allocate spectrum for the enhancement of wireless services and invest wireless spectrum auction proceeds for military and educational digital era preparedness (see H.R. 4641), H5998 [26JY]
Federal employees: provide benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 638), H1283 [11AP]
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), H227 [7FE]
Firefighters: authorize grants to States or communities to assist fire departments in meeting staffing standards (see H.R. 3185), H1201 [10AP]
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), H1090 [20MR]
Forest Service: protection of certain roadless areas (see H.R. 4865), H3228 [5JN]
Forests: ban clearcutting and logging on certain Federal lands to strengthen protection of native biodiversity (see H.R. 5279), H5995 [26JY]
FTC: establish a list of consumers who request not to receive telephone sales calls (see H.R. 3911), H1620 [24AP]
Health: development of microbicides to prevent the transmission of HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases (see H.R. 2405), H907 [13MR]
———provide programs for the prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation of stroke (see H.R. 3431), H1674 [25AP]
———reauthorize health centers program and National Health Service Corps (see H.R. 3450), H367 [13FE]
Height, Dorothy I.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4531), H6303 [17SE]
History: recognize historical significance of the 100th anniversary of Korean immigration to the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 297), H4932 [18JY]
Housing: simplify the downpayment requirements for FHA mortgage insurance for single family homebuyers (see H.R. 3661), H2608 [16MY]
James V. Hansen Federal Building, Ogden, UT: designate (see H.R. 5611), H7893 [10OC]
Medicaid: extend certain modifications to disproportionate share hospital allotments (see H.R. 854), H3859 [24JN]
———increase Federal medical assistance percentage to help States finance increases in enrollment (see H.R. 3414), H1091 [20MR]
———provide families of disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 600), H5997 [26JY]
———provide the disabled and elderly with equal access to community-based attendant services (see H.R. 3612), H6251 [12SE]
Medicare: coverage for rehabilitation services provided by State vocational rehabilitation agencies to older, blind individuals (see H.R. 2674), H141 [5FE]
———coverage of medical nutrition therapy services for beneficiaries with cardiovascular diseases (see H.R. 2117), H687 [5MR]
———coverage of oral anticancer drugs (see H.R. 1624), H634 [27FE]
———establish voluntary outpatient prescription drug coverage program and modernize and reform payments and the regulatory structure (see H.R. 5019), H4068 [26JN]
———improve patient access to, and utilization of, the colorectal cancer screening benefit (see H.R. 3710), H4931 [18JY]
———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), H142 [5FE]
———reimbursement for chiropractic services (see H.R. 902), H1201 [10AP]
———standardize payment amounts for inpatient hospital services (see H.R. 1609), H3453 [11JN]
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]
National Affordable Housing Trust Fund: establish to provide decent, safe, and affordable housing for low-income families (see H.R. 2349), H1338 [16AP]
National Center on Liver Disease Research: establish (see H.R. 5047), H5791 [25JY]
National security: encourage the development of regional comprehensive emergency preparedness and coordination plans (see H.R. 5461), H6692 [25SE] (see H.R. 5483), H6776 [26SE]
NATO: recommend integration of Slovak Republic (see H. Res. 253), H2735 [21MY]
NIST: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 5074), H4424 [9JY]
NSF: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 4664), H3161 [4JN]
Patriot Day: support by writing to men and women serving in the Armed Forces (see H. Con. Res. 450), H5790 [25JY]
Patriotism: mint coins in commemoration of the Spirit of America and to establish the Victims of September 11th Fund (see H.R. 3244), H937 [18MR]
Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 488), H3720 [19JN]
Saudi Arabia: support reform of education curriculum (see H. Con. Res. 432), H6085 [5SE]
Senior citizens: modify the eligibility criteria for supplemental foods provided under the Commodity Supplemental Food Program (see H.R. 5107), H4767 [16JY]
Social Security: expand dental coverage and community oral health services under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see H.R. 5191), H5194 [23JY]
———improve benefits for aged survivors, disabled survivors, and divorced spouses (see H.R. 4671), H2472 [14MY]
———protect trust funds by ensuring the Government repays its debts to the trust funds (see H.R. 5252), H7303 [8OC]
———reject proposals to partially or completely substitute private saving accounts for benefits provided through Social Security (see H.R. 4780), H4326 [27JN]
———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 2638), H79 [24JA]
Taxation: allow a credit to holders of qualified bonds issued by Amtrak (see H.R. 2329), H6251 [12SE]
———allow distilled spirits wholesalers a credit for their cost of carrying Federal excise taxes prior to the sale of the product bearing the tax (see H.R. 1987), H2735 [21MY]
———incentives to ensure timely and equitable access to the Internet over current and future generations of broadband capability (see H.R. 267), H6559 [24SE]
———prevent corporations from avoiding the U.S. income tax by reincorporating in a foreign country (see H.R. 3884), H2472 [14MY]
———prevent corporations from exploiting tax treaties to evade U.S. income tax (see H.R. 4993), H3824 [21JN]
———provide incentives to reduce energy consumption (see H.R. 778), H6129 [9SE]
Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks (see H. Con. Res. 464), H6229 [11SE]
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), H2945 [22MY]
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century: provide highway infrastructure investment at the guaranteed funding level (see H.R. 3694), H226 [7FE] (see H.R. 3694), H562 [26FE]
Unemployment: provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program (see H.R. 5491), H7738 [9OC]
University of Connecticut: tribute to women's basketball team (see H. Res. 401), H1769 [30AP]
Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1613), H1769 [30AP]
Veterans: expand list of diseases presumed to be service connected with respect to radiation-exposed veterans (see H.R. 134), H3601 [17JN]
Williams, Serena: tribute (see H. Res. 94), H4873 [17JY]
Williams, Venus: tribute (see H. Res. 94), H4873 [17JY]
Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 40), H634 [27FE]
———recognize the importance of sports in fostering leadership ability and success (see H. Res. 485), H4605 [15JY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Aviation: develop technologies that will enable future aircraft with significantly lower noise, emissions, and fuel consumption and reinvigorate basic and applied research in aeronautics and aviation (see H.R. 4653), H2100 [2MY]
Dept. of the Interior: conduct study of Coltsville, CT, for potential inclusion in the National Park System (see H.R. 4736), H2511 [15MY]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve allocation of health care resources to different geographic regions in the U.S. (see H.R. 5675), H8022 [16OC]
NSF: authorize research projects to develop and assess novel uses of high-performance computer networks for use in science, mathematics, and technology education in schools (see H.R. 3672), H110 [4FE]
Taxation: exclude benefits from income, employment taxes, and wage withholding property tax rebates, provided to volunteer firefighters and emergency medical responders (see H.R. 5416), H6417 [19SE]
Essays
I Can Breathe: Rachel Spellman, E2089
Youth Violence: Egli Hila, E1366
———Olesya Koretska, E1367
Letters
Aeronautics Research and Development Revitalization Act: Aviation Coalition, H3582 [17JN]
Poems
``September Eleven Two Thousand One,'' Robert Graveline, E493
``Tragedy,'' Ariel Mason, E157
Remarks
Andersen (accounting and consulting company): tribute to employees, E541
Armed Forces: authorize use against Iraq (H.J. Res. 114), H7707 [9OC], H7760 [10OC]
Arts and humanities: National Endowment for the Arts and National Endowment for the Humanities funding through reductions in Dept. of the Interior funding, H4814
Aviation: develop technologies that will enable future aircraft with significantly lower noise, emissions, and fuel consumption and reinvigorate basic and applied research in aeronautics and aviation (H.R. 4653), H3582 [17JN], E712
Children and youth: prevent child abuse, neglect, and abandonment and family violence (H.R. 3839), H1513
Clergy: ensure that chaplains killed in the line of duty receive public safety officer death benefits (H.R. 3297), H3395
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4546), conference report, H8537 [12NO]
———eligibility and qualifications for service-connected disability benefits, H8537 [12NO]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5093), H4814
Disasters: establish investigative teams to assess building performance and emergency procedures in the wake of any building failure resulting in or having the potential for substantial loss of life (H.R. 4687), H4560
Education: establish and expand programs relating to science, mathematics, engineering, and technology, E2103
———increase the technically trained workforce, E2103
———increase the technically trained workforce (H.R. 3130), H4374 [9JY]
Frank Sinatra Post Office Building, Hoboken, NJ: designate (H.R. 3034), H3904
Hartford, CT: anniversary of Sisters of Mercy (organization), E779
———Hartford Public Library recipient of the Institute of Museum and Library Services National Award for Museum and Library Services, E2091
Licht, Jacob: Intel Corp., Science Talent Search finalist, E403
Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs, H3399 [11JN], H3589, H3590, H3591, H3592 [17JN]
———establish voluntary outpatient prescription drug coverage program and modernize and reform payments and the regulatory structure (H.R. 4954), H3757, H3758 [20JN], H4053, H4054, H4055 [26JN]
National Service Day: observance, E1116
NSF: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4664), H3194
———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4664), Senate amendment, E2103
Public service: facilitate participation in community and military service (H.R. 3465), E1116
Queen Sirikit (Thailand): U.S. visit, E1681
Singapore: independence anniversary, E1375
Taiwan Relations Act: anniversary, E484
Taxation: exclude benefits from income, employment taxes, and wage withholding property tax rebates, provided to volunteer firefighters and emergency medical responders (H.R. 5416), E1627
Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks (H. Con. Res. 464), H6207
———condemn and respond to hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, E157
University of Connecticut: tribute to women's basketball team, E538
———tribute to women's basketball team (H. Res. 401), H1749
Utah-Nevada Boundary Compact: congressional consent (H.R. 2054), H3398, H3399 [11JN]
Votes: position on missed, H3875
Williams, Ted: tribute (H. Res. 482), H4593
Remarks in House relative to
Special order: granted, H199 [6FE], H3071 [24MY], H3597 [17JN], H6371 [18SE]
Transcripts
Tribute to Ray McKenna: Scott Gray, WTIC-Radio (Hartford, CT), E1288
Tributes
Cleary, Peter M., E473
Cohn, Janet, E1110
Cutrer, Fred C., Jr. (Pot Lick), E1134
Flanagan, Donald E., E645
Gaston, Takira, E1424
Hila, Egli, E1366
Koretska, Olesya, E1367
May, Edwin H., Jr., E257
McKenna, Ray, E1288
Shea, Jim, Jr., E77
Shea, Jim, Sr., E77
Shea, John (Jack), E77
Spellman, Rachel, E2089
Vigneau, Grace, E1230