LARSEN, RICK (a Representative from Washington)

Amendments

Higher Education Act: amend and extend (H.R. 609), H1341 [30MR]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit interference by the government with a woman's right to choose to bear a child or terminate a pregnancy (see H.R. 5151), H2175 [4MY]

Armed Forces: enhance national defense through empowerment of the Chief of the National Guard Bureau and enhancement of National Guard Bureau functions (see H.R. 5200), H3497 [7JN]

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

———tribute to military medical professionals serving in Iraq and Afghanistan (see H. Con. Res. 416), H3497 [7JN]

Army: extend authority to accept and expend funds contributed by non-Federal public entities to expedite the processing of permits (see H.R. 4826), H508 [1MR]

ATF: modernize and reform (see H.R. 5092), H4134 [15JN]

Children and youth: reauthorize permanently the use of penalty and franked mail in efforts to locate and recover missing children (see H.R. 4416), H2174 [4MY]

China, People's Republic of: expand diplomatic infrastructure and economic competitiveness of U.S. interests (see H.R. 5199), H1851 [26AP]

Dept. of Education: urge withdrawal of changes contained in the ``Additional Clarification of Intercollegiate Athletics Policy—Three-Part Test-Part Three'' that harm Title IX (see H. Res. 735), H2962 [19MY]

Dept. of HHS: authorize appropriations for the health centers program (see H.R. 5201), H1851 [26AP]

———develop a policy for managing the risk of food allergy and anaphylaxis in schools (see H.R. 4063), H1743 [25AP]

Dept. of Homeland Security: implement Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative and other registered traveler programs (see H.R. 5536), H5128 [12JY]

Dept. of the Interior: continue stocking fish in certain lakes in the North Cascades National Park, Ross Lake National Recreation Area, and Lake Chelan National Recreation Area (see H.R. 5732), H4915 [29JN]

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), H3425 [6JN]

Disasters: prohibit the confiscation of firearms during certain national emergencies (see H.R. 5013), H4190 [16JN]

Diseases: enhance research, training, and health information dissemination on urologic diseases (see H.R. 944), H25 [31JA]

———establish an Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Registry (see H.R. 4033), H3137 [23MY]

———increase assistance to countries for the prevention, treatment, and control of tuberculosis (see H.R. 5022), H1917 [27AP]

———prevent and cure diabetes and promote and improve the care of diabetic individuals within minority populations (see H.R. 5225), H3724 [9JN]

———support efforts to increase childhood cancer awareness (see H. Res. 323), H156 [1FE]

Education: provide adequate and equitable educational opportunities for students in State public school systems (see H.R. 2178), H2102 [3MY]

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), H332 [15FE]

Federal agencies and departments: prohibit assistance to entities for course material development or instruction on human development and sexuality, if such material includes medically inaccurate information (see H.R. 5598), H3907 [13JN]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: amend relative to distribution of the drug dextromethorphan (see H.R. 5280), H2101 [3MY]

FEMA: establish as an independent agency (see H.R. 5316), H2337 [9MY]

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. 4547), H274 [14FE]

———make technical changes to Federal firearms laws (see H.R. 5005), H4009 [14JN]

———update certain procedures applicable to commerce and remove certain Federal restrictions on interstate firearms transactions (see H.R. 1384), H3909 [13JN]

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

Health: support effective treatment of and access to care for individuals with psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis (see H. Con. Res. 340), H1744 [25AP]

Health care professionals: authorize capitation grants to increase the number of nursing faculty and students (see H.R. 3569), H155 [1FE]

———provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 5134), H3497 [7JN]

Hire a Veteran Week: designate (see H. Con. Res. 125), H4958 [10JY]

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

Housing: modernize and update the National Housing Act and enable the FHA to use risk-based pricing to more effectively reach underserved borrowers (see H.R. 5121), H4521 [22JN]

Immigration: extend termination date for the exemption of returning workers from the numerical limitations for temporary workers (see H.R. 4740), H1853 [26AP]

Interstate Highway System: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 372), H1389 [30MR]

John Paul Hammerschmidt Post Office Building, Harrison, AR: designate (see H.R. 4811), H449 [28FE]

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

Medicaid: provide a demonstration project for chronic disease management (see H.R. 4331), H1853 [26AP]

———recognize importance of prospective payment system for federally qualified health centers (see H. Con. Res. 231), H26 [31JA]

Medicare: coverage of medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 1582), H2102 [3MY]

———deliver a meaningful benefit and lower prescription drug prices (see H.R. 752), H2102 [3MY]

———eliminate adjustments in payments for imaging services (see H.R. 5238), H3497 [7JN]

———ensure access to durable medical equipment (see H.R. 3559), H566 [2MR]

———provide extended and additional protection to beneficiaries enrolled in prescription drug benefit plans (see H.R. 3861), H26 [31JA]

———require the sponsor of a prescription drug plan or an organization offering a Medicare Advantage-Prescription Drug plan to promptly pay submitted claims (see H.R. 5182), H4009 [14JN]

Mental health: combat autism through research, screening, intervention, and education (see H.R. 2421), H2339 [9MY]

Middle East: promote the development of democratic institutions in areas under the administrative control of the Palestinian Authority (see H.R. 4681), H973 [14MR]

National Child Care Worthy Wage Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 395), H2503 [10MY]

National Epidermolysis Bullosa Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 335), H156 [1FE]

National High School Mock Trial Championship, Inc.: call on Board of Directors to accommodate students of all religious faiths (see H. Res. 600), H1453 [4AP]

National security: improve maritime and cargo security through enhanced layered defenses (see H.R. 4954), H972 [14MR]

National Vigil for Lost Promise: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 422), H3424 [6JN]

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

Peace Officers Memorial Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 788), H1980 [2MY]

Power resources: improve energy efficiency of the U.S. (see H.R. 4384), H2833 (see H.R. 4384), H2890 [18MY]

———increase utilization of domestically produced renewable, biobased motor fuels and the manufacture of flexible-fuel vehicles (see H.R. 5372), H4555 [26JN]

Puerto Rico: provide for a federally sanctioned self-determination process (see H.R. 4867), H869 [9MR]

Schools: recognize benefits and importance of school-based music education (see H. Con. Res. 355), H1453 [4AP]

Sudan: condemn attacks on civilians, call on all parties to abide by the ceasefire agreement, approve peacekeeping forces, and urge the U.S. to help improve security in the Darfur region (see H. Res. 723), H4555 [26JN]

Taxation: modify the rehabilitation credit and the low-income housing credit (see H.R. 3159), H3724 [9JN]

———provide a credit for the transportation of food for charitable purposes (see H.R. 1954), H4680 [27JN]

Veterans: recognize military service of certain Philippine nationals during World War II and allow receipt of Dept. of Veterans Affairs benefits (see H.R. 4574), H1390 [30MR]

Women: reduce preterm labor, delivery, and risk of pregnancy-related deaths and complications due to pregnancy, and reduce infant mortality caused by prematurity (see H.R. 2861), H2102 [3MY]

———strengthen family planning services (see H. Con. Res. 404), H3309 (see H. Con. Res. 404), H3362 [25MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Medicare: reform the prescription drug program (see H.R. 4792), H388 [16FE]

Remarks

Abernethy, Syd: Commander in Chiefs Award for Installation Excellence recipient, H1987 [3MY]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for Special Olympics torch relay (H. Con. Res. 359), H1992 [3MY]

Christianson, Howard A.: Stillaguamish Senior Center Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, H3233 [25MY]

Dept. of Justice: Drug Endangered Children Program funding, H4726 [28JN]

Education: focus student exchange and language education programs on Chinese and Arabic language and culture, H1341 [30MR]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5427), H3198 [24MY]

FERC: prohibit funding for enforcement of energy market violations, H3198 [24MY]

Higher Education Act: amend and extend (H.R. 609), H1341 [30MR]

Iraq: assessment of war and reconstruction efforts, H3904 [13JN]

Office of National Drug Control Policy: commission reports and establish clearinghouse relative to methamphetamine epidemic, H826 [9MR]

———reauthorize (H.R. 2829), H826 [9MR]

Science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5672), H4726 [28JN]

St. Joseph, MI: provide for conditional conveyance of any U.S. interests in St. Joseph Memorial Hall (H.R. 4700), H1993 [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), H4105 [15JN]