LATHAM, TOM (a Representative from Iowa)

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 4567, Dept. of Homeland Security appropriations, H8651 [7OC]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: ensure that women seeking an abortion are fully informed relative to pain experienced by the unborn child (see H.R. 4420), H7575 [23SE]

American Dental Association: commend Give Kids a Smile program, emphasize need to improve access to dental care for children, and thank dentists for volunteering time to provide needed dental care (see H. Res. 567), H2406 [27AP]

Aznar, Jose M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2131), H304 [3FE]

Birds: mint coins celebrating recovery and restoration of the American bald eagle and noting the importance of the designation of the American bald eagle as an endangered species (see H.R. 4116), H3017 [13MY]

Clean Air Act: prohibit the use of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) as a fuel additive and require Federal fleet vehicles to use ethanol fuel (see H.R. 4652), H4892 [23JN]

Colleges and universities: permit States to determine residency standards for higher education purposes and cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students (see H.R. 1684), H3605 [1JN]

Corps of Engineers: enhance navigation capacity improvements and ecosystem restoration plan for the Upper Mississippi River and Illinois Waterway System (see H.R. 4785), H5401 [8JY]

Dept. of Defense: develop and implement a plan to provide chiropractic health care services and benefits as part of the TRICARE program (see H.R. 3476), H2484 [28AP]

Disabled: provide assistance to Special Olympics to support expansion and development of education programs and a Healthy Athletes Program (see H.R. 5131), H7574 [23SE]

District of Columbia: restore right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 3193), H2019 [1AP]

Education: improve college access and opportunity by reforming Pell Grants and student loan programs (see H.R. 4283), H6707 [22JY]

FAA: repeal local participation in Essential Air Service Program (see H.R. 3721), H88 [21JA]

FDA: uniform food safety warning notification requirements (see H.R. 2699), H1593 [25MR]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: reduce human exposure to mercury through vaccines (see H.R. 4169), H7245 [17SE]

Insurance: prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 1910), H3781 [3JN]

Iran: urge compliance with International Atomic Energy Agency resolutions on nuclear weapons program and call for international cooperation with such compliance (see H. Con. Res. 332), H1370 [23MR]

King, Martin Luther, Jr., and Coretta Scott: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2680), H8038 [4OC]

Law enforcement: provide for research on and standards for remediation of closed methamphetamine production laboratories (see H.R. 4636), H5909 [15JY]

Life Insurance Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 461), H4765 [22JN]

Medicare: repeal reduction in payment for certain items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 4491), H5909 [15JY]

Meskwaki Code Talkers: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4254), H6998 [9SE]

NASA: tribute to Hubble Space Telescope for extraordinary contributions to scientific research and education and reconsideration of future service missions (see H. Res. 550), H1370 [23MR]

Nonprofit organizations: provide assistance to high-risk nonprofit organizations to protect against foreign terrorist attacks (see H.R. 4108), H4647 [21JN]

Portugal: tribute to friendship, leadership, and support of the U.S. in the effort to combat international terrorism (see H. Res. 688), H5151 [25JN]

Presidents of the U.S.: establish a program to award grants to improve and maintain sites honoring Presidents of the U.S. (see H.R. 3903), H871 [4MR]

Radio: preserve local radio broadcast emergency and other services and require the FCC to conduct rulemaking for that purpose (see H.R. 4026), H3821 [8JN]

Space policy: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversaries of NASA and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (see H.R. 4881), H6555 [21JY]

Taxation: 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. 284), H2918 [12MY]

———provide tax relief for farmers and fishermen (see H.R. 5169), H7863 [29SE]

———treatment of certain motor vehicle dealer transitional assistance (see H.R. 870), H7329 [21SE]

Telecommunications: increase penalties for violations by television and radio broadcasters of the prohibitions against transmission of obscene, indecent, and profane language (see H.R. 3717), H393 [4FE]

Volunteer firefighters: remove civil liability barriers surrounding donating fire equipment to volunteer fire companies (see H.R. 1787), H6997 [9SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Agriculture: make a grant to the World Food Prize Foundation for renovation expenses related to the World Food Prize (see H.R. 4735), H5149 [25JN]

———use the Agricultural Research Service to conduct research on the risks of the transfer of prions that cause transmissable spongiform encephalopathies between animal species (see H.R. 4001), H1322 [18MR]

Extension Living Well Week: designate (see H. Con. Res. 416), H2657 [5MY]

Foreign trade: impose a ban on the importation of soybeans and soybean meal that are products of Argentina or Brazil (see H.R. 3775), H392 [4FE]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H3231 [19MY]

Lists

Iowa American Legion Fourth District Junior Conference honorees, E743 [5MY]

Remarks

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4766), H5513 [12JY], H5555, H5561, H5586 [13JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4766), consideration (H. Res. 710), H5487 [12JY]

American Legion: tribute, E743 [5MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: Farm Service Agency, Natural Resource Conservation Service, and rural development funding through reductions in Common Computing Environment funding, H5555 [13JY]

———renewable energy programs funding, H5513 [12JY], H5561 [13JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: high threat grants funding for urban areas security initiative, H4493, H4494, H4499 [17JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4567), H4471, H4493, H4494, H4499 [17JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4567), conference report, H9172 [9OC]

Disabled: provide assistance to Special Olympics to support expansion and development of education programs and a Healthy Athletes Program (H.R. 5131), E1874 [11OC]

FDA: Center for Veterinary Medicine funding, H5586 [13JY]

Livestock Mandatory Reporting Act: modify termination date for mandatory price reporting (S. 2965), H9870 [17NO]

Patents: amend certain laws relative to patent fees (H.R. 1561), H799 [3MR]

Reagan, Ronald: tribute (H. Res. 664), H3858 [9JN]

Smeby, Waldo: SBA Iowa Small Business Person of the Year award recipient, E856 [14MY]

Subpoena Notices

Superior Court of the District of Columbia, H2037 [1AP]