LARSON, JOHN B. (a Representative from Connecticut)

Appointments

Committee To Escort Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert Into the House Chamber, H3141 [24MY]

Committee To Escort Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi Into the House Chamber, H453 [1MR]

Committee To Escort Latvian President Vaira Vike-Freiberga Into the House Chamber, H3427 [7JN]

Articles and editorials

Protect Tongass National Forest, Hartford (CT) Courant, H2842 [18MY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Armed Forces: prohibit certain demonstrations at cemeteries under the control of the National Cemetery Administration and at Arlington National Cemetery (see H.R. 5037), H1563 [5AP]

———prohibit increases in fees for military health care (see H.R. 4949), H972 [14MR]

Auriemma, Geno: Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame inductee (see H. Res. 768), H1563 [5AP]

Bono: Time (publication) Person of the Year award recipient (see H. Res. 638), H451 [28FE]

Carolina Hurricanes (hockey team): tribute (see H. Res. 881), H4424 [21JN]

Carpenter, Chris: tribute (see H. Res. 627), H1391 [30MR]

Community development: increase the expertise and capacity of community-based organizations involved in economic development activities and key community development programs (see H.R. 2683), H1059 [15MR]

Dalai Lama: award a Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4562), H4555 [26JN]

Dept. of Education: recruit, select, train, and support a national teachers corps in underserved communities (see H.R. 3334), H274 [14FE]

Dept. of Energy: establish monetary prizes for achievements in overcoming scientific and technical barriers associated with hydrogen energy (see H.R. 5143), H1678 [6AP]

Dept. of HHS: authorize appropriations for the health centers program (see H.R. 5201), H4220 [19JN]

———provide grants to States to conduct demonstration projects designed to enable Medicaid-eligible individuals to receive support for long-term disability services in the settings of their choice (see H.R. 3063), H4134 [15JN]

Dept. of Labor: prescribe additional coal mine safety standards and require additional penalties for habitual or flagrant violators (see H.R. 4695), H226 [8FE]

Dept. of Peace and Nonviolence: establish (see H.R. 3760), H3497 [7JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide free credit monitoring and credit reports for veterans and others affected by the theft of veterans' personal data and ensure notification of such thefts (see H.R. 5455), H3227 [24MY] (see H.R. 5588), H4009 [14JN]

———repeal the offset from surviving spouse annuities under the military Survivor Benefit Plan for amounts paid as dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 808), H874 [13MR]

———take certain actions to mitigate effects of the breach of data security (see H.R. 5487), H3306 (see H.R. 5487), H3359 [25MY]

Diseases: establish an Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Registry (see H.R. 4033), H2586 [11MY]

District of Columbia: provide full voting representation in Congress (see H.R. 398), H225 [8FE]

Education: expand quality programs of early childhood home visitation (see H.R. 3628), H509 [1MR]

Election Assistance Commission: make grants to States to restore and replace election administration supplies, materials, and equipment which were damaged as a result of Hurricanes Katrina or Rita (see H.R. 4140), H2174 [4MY]

FAA: replace Administrator's arbitrary authority to impose wages and working conditions with neutral binding arbitration in the case of an impasse in labor-management negotiations (see H.R. 4755), H1743 [25AP]

Federal employees: provide a real estate stock index investment option under the Thrift Savings Plan (see H.R. 1578), H5128 [12JY]

Federal Financial Management Improvement Act: amend to require the head of an Agency to be reconfirmed by the Senate unless the Agency is found to be in compliance with the requirements of such Act (see H.R. 5315), H3227 [24MY]

FEMA: establish as an independent agency (see H.R. 3656), H1742 [25AP]

Foreign trade: amend trade laws to address import crises (see H.R. 5043), H1453 [4AP]

Gates, Bill and Melinda: Time (publication) Person of the Year award recipients (see H. Res. 638), H451 [28FE]

Government: require more rigorous requirements relative to ethics and lobbying (see H.R. 4682), H153 [1FE]

Health: declare adequate pain care research, education, and treatment as national health priorities (see H.R. 1020), H3308 (see H.R. 1020), H3361 [25MY]

———strengthen programs for stroke education, prevention, and treatment (see H.R. 898), H645 [7MR]

House Rules: protect integrity of the institution of the House of Representatives (see H. Res. 659), H24 [31JA]

———require committees to hold hearings upon issuance of certain reports from an Inspector General or Comptroller General (see H. Res. 841), H4190 [16JN]

———require that legislation and conference reports be available on the Internet prior to consideration by the House (see H. Res. 688), H1563 [5AP]

Hurricanes: recover, reclaim, restore and reconstruct lives and communities and reunite families devastated by Hurricane Katrina and address issues of poverty exposed by Hurricane Katrina (see H.R. 4197), H333 [15FE]

Immigration: extend termination date for the exemption of returning workers from the numerical limitations for temporary workers (see H.R. 4740), H272 [14FE]

Investments: regulate over-the-counter trading of energy derivatives (see H.R. 5248), H1916 [27AP]

Iran: require the President to obtain congressional authorization before initiating any military action against Iran relative to its nuclear program (see H. Con. Res. 391), H2103 [3MY]

Iraq: develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of Armed Forces, prevent the establishment of a permanent U.S. military presence, and halt attempts to control the flow of Iraqi oil (see H. Con. Res. 348), H1918 [27AP]

Irish-American Heritage Month: designate (see H. Res. 733), H1130 [16MR]

King, Coretta Scott: tribute (see H. Res. 655), H156 [1FE]

LIHEAP: funding (see H.R. 4793), H791 [8MR]

Long Island Sound Stewardship Initiative: establish (see H.R. 5160), H1744 [25AP]

Medicare: ensure access to durable medical equipment (see H.R. 3559), H868 [9MR]

———extend initial enrollment period for prescription drug benefits, waive penalties for late enrollment, allow prescription drug plan enrollment changes once a year, and limit drug formulary changes (see H.R. 5116), H1677 [6AP]

———improve payments made by prescription drug plans and Medicare Advantage-Prescription Drug plans to pharmacies for covered drugs (see H.R. 5166), H1981 [2MY]

———prohibit removal of covered drugs from prescription drug plan formularies during the plan year (see H.R. 5102), H1562 [5AP]

———provide additional funding for State health insurance counseling programs (see H.R. 4737), H224 [8FE]

Medicare/Medicaid: assure uninterupted access to necessary medicines under the prescription drug benefit (see H.R. 4685), H153 [1FE]

Mental Health Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 401), H2706 (see H. Con. Res. 401), H2759 [17MY]

Minorities: recognize and take active measures to increase the low presence of minorities and women in upper level positions of management in the financial services industry (see H. Con. Res. 429), H3908 [13JN]

Music and dance: recognize the African American Spiritual as a national treasure (see H. Res. 790), H4796 [28JN]

National Arbor Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 383), H1854 [26AP]

National Epidermolysis Bullosa Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 335), H1744 [25AP]

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: expand, intensify, and coordinate pulmonary hypertension research activities (see H.R. 3005), H1059 [15MR]

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. 2231), H2502 [10MY]

National security: request the President, and direct the Dept. of Homeland Security, to provide certain documents in their possession relative to the Dubai Ports World (company) acquisition of certain U.S. commercial port leases (see H. Res. 718), H867 [9MR]

———require an investigation of proposal to transfer management of certain U.S. ports to a United Arab Emirates state-owned company (see H.R. 4807), H449 [28FE]

———support efforts to track terrorist financing under existing law and express concern over disclosure of classified information on methods by which terrorists are traced (see H. Res. 900), H4916 [29JN]

Paris Wine Tasting: anniversary of U.S. winemakers' victory (see H. Con. Res. 399), H2101 [3MY]

Power resources: increase utilization of domestically produced renewable, biobased motor fuels and the manufacture of flexible-fuel vehicles (see H.R. 5372), H2962 [19MY]

———protect consumers from price-gouging of gasoline and other fuels during energy emergencies (see H.R. 3936), H1743 [25AP]

———restore fairness in the provision of incentives for oil and gas production (see H.R. 5300), H2173 [4MY]

Puerto Rico: self-determination (see H.R. 4963), H1059 [15MR]

Pujols, Albert: tribute (see H. Res. 626), H1391 [30MR]

Securities: prohibit securities trading based on nonpublic information relating to Congress and require additional reporting by Members and employees of Congress of securities transactions (see H.R. 5015), H1563 [5AP]

Shipping industry: prohibit the entry of ocean shipping containers into the U.S. unless such containers have been scanned and sealed before loading on the vessel for shipment (see H.R. 4899), H973 [14MR]

Taxation: provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain systems installed in nonresidential buildings (see H.R. 1241), H1196 [28MR]

———provide that oil and gas companies will not be eligible for effective rate reductions enacted for domestic manufacturers (see H.R. 5218), H1915 [27AP]

———retain estate tax with an immediate exemption increase and repeal new carryover basis rules (see H.R. 1577), H4520 [22JN]

———simplify and provide greater uniformity for child-related tax benefits and eliminate potential for abuse created by the uniform definition of a child (see H.R. 5123), H1677 [6AP]

———treatment of beer (see H.R. 1306), H155 [1FE]

Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee: establish (see H.R. 3427), H3424 [6JN]

Veterans: reduce incidence of suicide (see H.R. 5771), H5127 [12JY]

Voting Rights Act: amend (see H.R. 9), H2339 [9MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Iraq: disapprove granting of amnesty to persons known to have attacked, kidnapped, wounded, or killed members of the U.S. Armed Forces or U.S. citizens (see H.J. Res. 90), H4520 [22JN]

Taxation: repeal oil industry subsidies (see H.R. 5234), H1915 [27AP]

Motions

Budget: reconciliation of the tax relief provisions of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4297), H1952 [2MY], H2066 [3MY]

Remarks

Afghanistan: assessment of war on terror, H4944, H4945 [10JY]

Animals: restore prohibition on commercial sale and slaughter of wild free-roaming horses and burros, H2839 [18MY]

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, war on terror, and hurricane relief and recovery (H.R. 4939), consideration (H. Res. 725), H987 [15MR]

Armed Forces: limit increase in the cost of TRICARE health care services, H2517 [11MY]

Budget: reconciliation of the tax relief provisions of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4297), H1952 [2MY]

———reconciliation of the tax relief provisions of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4297), conference report, H2462 [10MY]

———reconciliation of the tax relief provisions of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4297), motion to instruct conferees, H1815 [26AP], H2066, H2067, H2068, H2071 [3MY]

———reinstate pay-as-you-go requirement, H2746 [17MY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2007-2011 (H. Con. Res. 376), H2746 [17MY]

Bush, President: evaluation of administration, H4540 [26JN]

Civil liberties: clarify disclosure requirements for individuals who receive Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act orders and national security letters, and for library records (S. 2271), H590 [7MR]

Democratic Party: national agenda, H4947, H4948 [10JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 5122), consideration (H. Res. 811), H2517 [11MY]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5386), H2839, H2842, H2865 [18MY]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction, quality of life functions, and veterans' services (H.R. 5385), consideration (H. Res. 821), H2900 [19MY]

Disasters: improve ability of Depts. of Agriculture and the Interior to promptly implement recovery treatments in response to catastrophic events affecting forest lands (H.R. 4200), E869 [18MY]

Education: tribute to Catholic schools (H. Res. 657), H179 [8FE]

Higher Education Act: amend and extend (H.R. 609), H1354 [30MR]

House of Representatives: impact of partisanship, H4947, H4948 [10JY]

Iraq: assessment of war and reconstruction efforts, H4540, H4543, H4544, H4545 [26JN], H4941, H4942, H4943, H4944, H4945, H4947 [10JY]

———develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of Armed Forces (H.J. Res. 73), H4541, H4543, H4545 [26JN]

———disapprove granting of amnesty to persons known to have attacked, kidnapped, wounded, or killed members of the U.S. Armed Forces or U.S. citizens (H.J. Res. 90), H4544, H4545 [26JN], H4941 [10JY]

———increase in narcotics traffic, H4943 [10JY]

King, Coretta Scott: tribute (H. Res. 655), E94 [8FE]

Middle East: promote the development of democratic institutions in areas under the administrative control of the Palestinian Authority (H.R. 4681), E942 [23MY]

National security: enhance effectiveness of the investigations of certain mergers, acquisitions, and takeovers for national security implications, H987 [15MR]

Outer Continental Shelf: prohibit oil and gas leasing activities on certain portions, H2865 [18MY]

Republican Party: national agenda, H4540 [26JN]

SBA: making supplemental appropriations for the disaster loans program (H.R. 4745), H296 [15FE]

Sudan: impose sanctions on those responsible for genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity, support protection of civilians and humanitarian operations, and support peace in the Darfur region (H.R. 3127), H1470 [5AP]

Taxation: close certain tax loopholes for large integrated oil companies, H1815 [26AP], H2066, H2067, H2068, H2071 [3MY]

———increase exclusion equivalent of the unified credit allowed against the estate tax and repeal sunset provision for the estate and generation-skipping taxes (H.R. 5638), H4457 [22JN]

———provide relief from the alternative minimum tax, H2462 [10MY]

———repeal sunset on reduction of capital gains rates for individuals and on taxation of dividends of individuals at capital gain rates, H1815 [26AP], H2066, H2067, H2068, H2071 [3MY]

Terrorism: commend those who have taken part, and declare that the U.S. will prevail, in the Global War on Terror and complete mission to create a sovereign and free Iraq (H. Res. 861), H4042 [15JN]

Tongass National Forest: prohibit funding for construction and maintenance of roads used for logging, H2842 [18MY]

Votes: position on missed, H2754 [17MY], H2873 [18MY], H2943 [19MY], H2989 [22MY], H3118 [23MY], E340 [9MR], E1035 [7JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H2703, H2755 [17MY], H2831, H2889 [18MY], H2960 [19MY], H3014 [22MY]

Special order: granted, H4678 [27JN]

Tributes

Anthony, Marjorie S., E564 [7AP]

Giaimo, Robert N., E980 [26MY]

Nader, Rose Bouziane, E565 [7AP]