LARSEN, RICK (a Representative from Washington)
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 1585, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths, H14182 [5DE]
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. 1964), H3694 [19AP]
Adult Education and Family Literacy Act: establish integrated English literacy and civics education programs (see H.R. 2214), H6439 (see H.R. 2214), H6477 [14JN]
Agriculture: continue and expand upon efforts to ensure an abundant and affordable supply of fruits, vegetables, tree nuts, and other specialty crops and enhance competitiveness of U.S.-grown specialty crops (see H.R. 1600), H2743 [20MR]
America Recycles Day: support goal and mission (see H. Con. Res. 122), H10077 [4SE]
American Association for Cancer Research: anniversary (see H. Res. 448), H11029 [27SE]
Americans With Disabilities Act: restore intent and protections (see H.R. 3195), H11316 [4OC]
Armed Forces: enhance readiness by replacing current ``Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' policy concerning homosexuality with a policy of nondiscrimination on the basis of sexual orientation (see H.R. 1246), H16950 [19DE]
———prohibit increases in fees for military health care (see H.R. 579), H2400 [9MR]
———require continuation of pay to members who are retired or separated from service due to combat-related injuries of certain bonuses that they were entitled to before retirement or separation (see H.R. 3793), H13523 [9NO]
———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 1222), H2672 [19MR]
———specify minimum time periods between deployment of units and members of the military to Iraq and Afghanistan (see H.R. 3159), H8396 [24JY]
———tribute to 1st Battalion, 133d Infantry of the Iowa National Guard (see H. Res. 568), H8617 [25JY]
———tribute to 1st Brigade Combat Team/34th Infantry Division of the Minnesota National Guard (see H. Con. Res. 185), H9711 [3AU]
Army: close the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (see H.R. 1707), H6008 [5JN]
Aung San Suu Kyi: award a Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4286), H14249 [5DE]
Aviation: provide liability protection to nonprofit volunteer pilot organizations flying for public benefit and to the pilots and staff of such organizations (see H.R. 2191), H4552 [7MY]
Buck Owens Post Office, Bakersfield, CA: designate (see H.R. 1384), H3279 [28MR]
Bush, President: ensure that U.S. policy reflects appropriate understanding and sensitivity on human rights, ethnic cleansing, and genocide documented in U.S. record on the Armenian Genocide (see H. Res. 106), H7434 [28JN]
———ensure that U.S. policy reflects appropriate understanding and sensitivity on human rights, ethnic cleansing, and genocide documented in U.S. record on the Armenian Genocide, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H. Res. 106), H11730 [17OC]
Capitol Building and Grounds: call for continuation of congressional staff-led tours (see H. Res. 815), H13960 [14NO]
———provide that the great hall of the Capitol Visitor Center shall be known as Emancipation Hall (see H.R. 3315), H9653 [2AU]
CERCLA: provide that manure is not considered a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant (see H.R. 1398), H6661 [18JN]
Children and youth: establish a grant program to provide vision care (see H.R. 507), H5054 [15MY]
———extend grant program for drug-endangered children (see H.R. 1199), H1967 [27FE]
———update definition of ``food of minimal nutritional value'' to conform to current nutrition science and protect Federal investment in national school lunch and breakfast programs (see H.R. 1363), H10370 [14SE]
China, People's Republic of: provide for increased funding and support for diplomacy (see H.R. 3272), H9466 (see H.R. 3272), H9543 [1AU]
Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 1338), H7340 [27JN]
Climate: reduce greenhouse gas emissions and protect the climate (see H.R. 1590), H3400 [16AP]
Coast Guard: tribute to efforts relative to the seizure of cocaine at sea (see H. Res. 866), H16835 [18DE]
Colleges and universities: disclose fire safety standards and measures with respect to campus buildings (see H.R. 592), H4966 [14MY]
———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. 1275), H11548 [15OC]
Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 111), H8122 [18JY]
Contraceptives: establish a public education and awareness program relative to emergency contraception (see H.R. 3372), H9705 [3AU]
Courts: restore right of habeas corpus for detainees held in the war on terror (see H.R. 2826), H7010 [22JN]
Crime: provide Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes (see H.R. 1592), H4209 [30AP]
———strengthen prohibitions against animal fighting (see H.R. 137), H760 [18JA]
Dept. of Agriculture: consider variations in national average market price for different classes of wheat when determining eligibility of wheat producers for counter-cyclical payments (see H.R. 2879), H7339 [27JN]
Dept. of Defense: require emergency contraception to be available at all military health care treatment facilities (see H.R. 2064), H6181 [7JN]
———tribute to U.S. Transportation Command (see H. Res. 640), H10511 [18SE]
Dept. of Education: amend Impact Aid Program relative to delivery of payments to local educational agencies (see H.R. 701), H986 [29JA]
———establish an Office of Specialized Instructional Support Services and provide grants to State educational agencies to reduce barriers to learning (see H.R. 3419), H9707 [3AU]
Dept. of Energy: encourage cooperation with China on joint research, development, or commercialization of carbon capture and sequestration technology, energy efficiency, or renewable energy resources (see H.R. 3274), H9466 (see H.R. 3274), H9543 [1AU]
Dept. of HHS: authorize appropriations for the health centers program (see H.R. 1343), H3477 [17AP]
———improve residential treatment programs for pregnant and parenting women and programs to reduce substance abuse among nonviolent offenders (see H.R. 405), H4176 [25AP]
———provide for the participation of optometrists in the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see H.R. 1884), H12103 [25OC]
Dept. of Homeland Security: implement Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative and other registered traveler programs (see H.R. 1061), H1969 [27FE]
Dept. of Justice: authorize the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program (Byrne/JAG Grant Program) (see H.R. 3546), H10433 [17SE]
———clarify that territories and Indian tribes are eligible to receive grants for confronting the use of methamphetamine (see H.R. 545), H1153 [31JA]
———establish a grant program to facilitate the creation of methamphetamine precursor electronic logbook systems (see H.R. 2747), H6576 [15JN]
———express no confidence in performance of Attorney General Gonzales and urge the President to request his resignation (see H. Res. 417), H5623 [22MY]
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. 3227), H8834 (see H.R. 3227), H9052 [30JY]
Dept. of the Navy: redesignate as the Dept. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see H.R. 346), H10017 [4AU]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan by veterans' dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 1927), H8397 [24JY]
Developing countries: provide assistance to improve the health of newborns, children, and mothers (see H.R. 2266), H6439 (see H.R. 2266), H6477 [14JN]
Diseases: advance medical research and treatments of pediatric cancers, ensure access to current treatments and information, establish a national childhood cancer database, and promote public awareness (see H.R. 1553), H2620 [15MR]
———eliminate tuberculosis (see H.R. 1532), H6404 [13JN]
———establish an amyotrophic lateral sclerosis registry (see H.R. 2295), H5725 [23MY]
———increase assistance to countries for the prevention, treatment, and control of tuberculosis (see H.R. 1567), H5622 [22MY]
———provide for arthritis research and public health (see H.R. 1283), H10756 [24SE]
Education: reduce student loan interest rates (see H.R. 5), H512 [12JA]
Elementary and Secondary Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 627), H835 [22JA] (see H.R. 684), H943 [24JA]
Employment: prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identitiy (see H.R. 2015), H10939 [26SE]
FAA: authorizing appropriations for aviation safety and capacity improvement and to provide stable cost-based funding for the national aviation system (see H.R. 2881), H7339 [27JN]
———relax maximum age requirements for certain pilots (see H.R. 1125), H7656 [11JY]
Family and Medical Leave Act: clarify eligibility requirements relative to airline flight crews (see H.R. 2744), H15469 [13DE]
FDA: provide with certain authority to regulate tobacco products (see H.R. 1108), H1790 [15FE]
Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 1073), H2401 [9MR]
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: amend relative to distribution of the drug dextromethorphan (see H.R. 970), H1415 [8FE]
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. 111), H789 [19JA]
Firearms: establish national standard to allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in other States (see H.R. 861), H14157 [4DE]
Foreign aid: prohibit application of restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations based on provision of certain health services (see H.R. 619), H834 [22JA]
Foreign trade: address impact of globalization, reauthorize trade adjustment assistance, and extend trade adjustment assistance to service workers, communities, firms, and farmers (see H.R. 3801), H11489 [10OC]
Fort Pierce, FL: recognize the Navy UDT-SEAL Museum as the official museum of Navy SEALS and their predecessors (see H.R. 2779), H10511 [18SE]
Gallo, Ernest: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 88), H2745 [20MR]
Health: expand access to preventive health care services that help reduce unintended pregnancy, reduce the number of abortions and improve access to women's health care (see H.R. 819), H1210 [5FE]
———facilitate development of microbicides to prevent the transmission of HIV/AIDS and other diseases (see H.R. 1420), H6439 (see H.R. 1420), H6476 [14JN]
———improve access to emergency medical services through medical liability reform and additional Medicare payments (see H.R. 882), H1342 [7FE]
———make antitrust laws apply to negotiations between groups of independent pharmacies and health plans and health insurance issuers in the same manner as collective bargaining by labor organizations (see H.R. 971), H3400 [16AP]
———provide for community projects that will reduce the number of uninsured individuals (see H.R. 1683), H3079 [26MR]
———provide for embryonic stem cell research (see H.R. 3), H110 [5JA]
———reduce adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually transmitted diseases (see H.R. 1653), H3401 [16AP]
———understand and comprehensively address inmate oral health problems associated with methamphetamine use (see H.R. 3187), H8741 [26JY]
Health care facilities: extend Federal Tort Claims Act coverage to all federally qualified community health centers (see H.R. 2270), H5293 [16MY]
Health care professionals: provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 1134), H11028 [27SE]
Help America Vote Act: allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections (see H.R. 281), H121 [5JA]
———require a voter-verified permanent paper ballot (see H.R. 811), H1209 [5FE]
History: mint coins in commemoration of the bicentennial of the writing of the ``Star Spangled Banner'' and the War of 1812 (see H.R. 2894), H13860 [13NO]
Hospitals: provide emergency contraceptives to women who are survivors of sexual assault (see H.R. 464), H514 [12JA]
Houston, TX: commend Wings Over Houston Airshow for contribution to the appreciation, understanding, and future of the Armed Forces, the city of Houston, TX, and Ellington Field (see H. Res. 691), H11027 [27SE]
Immigration: extend termination date for the exemption of returning workers from the numerical limitations for temporary workers (see H.R. 1843), H10434 [17SE]
———improve agricultural job opportunities, benefits, and security for aliens in the U.S. (see H.R. 371), H341 [10JA]
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 627), H835 [22JA]
Insurance: coverage of minimum hospital stays for mastectomies, lumpectomies, and lymph node dissection relative to breast cancer and coverage for secondary consultations (see H.R. 119), H515 [12JA] (see H.R. 758), H1150 [31JA]
———promote health care coverage parity for individuals participating in legal recreational or transportation activities (see H.R. 1076), H3476 [17AP]
Investments: establish and provide for treatment of individual development accounts (see H.R. 1514), H3279 [28MR]
Iran: enhance diplomatic efforts by imposing additional economic sanctions (see H.R. 1400), H6008 [5JN]
Iraq: provide special immigrant status for certain Iraqis and assist Iraqi refugees (see H.R. 2265), H6957 [21JN]
———require the Dept. of Defense to commence reduction of the number of U.S. forces to a limited presence by a certain date (see H.R. 2956), H7777 [12JY]
Labor unions: establish efficient system to enable employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations and provide for mandatory injunctions for unfair labor practices during organizing efforts (see H.R. 800), H1208 [5FE]
Languages: support programs that offer instruction in Chinese language and culture (see H.R. 3275), H9466 (see H.R. 3275), H9543 [1AU]
Law enforcement: prohibit racial profiling (see H.R. 4611), H15466 [13DE]
———provide for research on and standards for remediation of closed methamphetamine production laboratories (see H.R. 365), H835 [22JA]
Lea, Tom: tribute (see H. Res. 519), H7202 [26JN]
Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 244), H16835 [18DE]
Malaysia: independence anniversary (see H. Res. 518), H8743 [26JY]
Medicaid: ensure beneficiary access to generic drugs by setting pharmacy reimbursement based on retail acquisition cost and to promote use of generic drugs (see H.R. 3140), H12104 [25OC]
———restore and protect access to discount drug prices for university-based and safety-net clinics (see H.R. 4054), H15470 [13DE]
Medicare: allow beneficiaries direct access to physical therapists without a physician referral (see H.R. 1552), H3724 [20AP]
———eliminate in-home restriction for coverage of mobility devices for individuals with long-term needs (see H.R. 1809), H4417 [2MY]
———ensure access to durable medical equipment (see H.R. 1845), H11639 [16OC]
———improve benefits for beneficiaries with kidney disease (see H.R. 1193), H11028 [27SE]
———modernize payments for ambulatory surgical centers (see H.R. 1823), H3778 [23AP]
———protect and preserve access of beneficiaries in rural areas to health care providers (see H.R. 2860), H10370 [14SE]
———provide coverage for cardiac rehabilitation and pulmonary rehabilitation services (see H.R. 552), H6181 [7JN]
———reimbursement for certain midwife services (see H.R. 864), H5472 [17MY]
———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 748), H1211 [5FE]
———require the Dept. of HHS to negotiate lower covered part D prescription drug prices for beneficiaries (see H.R. 4), H110 [5JA]
———require the sponsor of a prescription drug plan or an organization offering a Medicare Advantage-Prescription Drug plan to promptly pay submitted claims and prohibit inclusion of pharmacy information (see H.R. 1474), H4205 [26AP]
Mental health: require equity in the provision of mental health and substance-related disorder benefits under group health plans (see H.R. 1367), H2300 [7MR] (see H.R. 1424), H2397 [9MR]
Merchant marine industry: provide a monthly monetary benefit to certain individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine during World War II (see H.R. 23), H3476 [17AP]
Minidoka Internment National Monument: adjust boundary to include the Nidoto Nai Yoni Memorial (see H.R. 161), H116 [5JA]
Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 2), H109 [5JA]
Motor vehicles: promote development and use of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (see H.R. 589), H1211 [5FE]
National Cancer Research Month: designate (see H. Res. 448), H11029 [27SE]
National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: implement recommendations (see H.R. 1), H109 [5JA]
National Crime Victims' Rights Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 119), H1152 [31JA]
National Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 182), H11549 [15OC]
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. 1157), H4914 [10MY]
Native American Heritage Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 62), H13859 [13NO]
Native Americans: acknowledgment of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 65), H344 [10JA]
———reauthorize special diabetes programs for type I diabetes and Indians (see H.R. 2762), H11847 [22OC]
NLRB: modify definition of supervisor to clarify labor rights and protections of employees (see H.R. 1644), H6404 [13JN]
Nord, Nancy A.: express no confidence in performance of duties as Acting CPSC Chair and urge the President to request her resignation (see H. Res. 804), H13413 [8NO]
Pacific Northwest: tribute to local and State first responders and citizens facing severe winter storms (see H. Res. 851), H14494 (see H. Res. 851), H15208 [6DE]
Peace Officers Memorial Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 291), H3362 [29MR]
Pensions: allow employees of a commercial passenger airline carrier who receive payments in a bankruptcy proceeding to roll over such payments into an individual retirement plan (see H.R. 4061), H15470 [13DE]
Pharmaceuticals: importation of prescription drugs (see H.R. 380), H342 [10JA]
Postal Service: discontinue practice of contracting out mail delivery services (see H. Res. 282), H6009 [5JN]
Poverty: develop and implement a comprehensive strategy to reduce and eliminate global poverty (see H.R. 1302), H3363 [29MR]
Power resources: invest in renewable and alternative energy resources, promote new technologies, improve efficiency, and create a Strategic Energy Efficiency and Renewables Reserve (see H.R. 6), H513 [12JA]
———provide for the energy independence of the U.S. (see H.R. 1133), H3777 [23AP]
———strengthen national security and reduce dependence on foreign oil through new vehicle technology and efficiency, use of alternative fuels, and improving rail and public transit usage (see H.R. 1300), H2120 [1MR]
Public safety officers: provide collective bargaining rights for State or local government employees (see H.R. 980), H3363 [29MR]
Radio: nullify Copyright Royalty Board decision increasing royalty rates for webcasters and reform the royalty rate-setting standard that applies to commercial Internet radio royalty arbitrations (see H.R. 2060), H5725 [23MY]
Safety: increase the safety of food, toothpaste, and toys (see H.R. 3100), H8184 [19JY]
SBA: reauthorize procurement programs and activities (see H.R. 1873), H4176 [25AP]
Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act: make payments to local governments in which entitlement land is located and provide transitional payments to entities previously entitled to payments (see H.R. 3058), H15414 [12DE]
———reauthorize (see H.R. 17), H515 [12JA]
Securing America's Future Economy (SAFE) Commission: establish (see H.R. 3654), H11935 [23OC]
Social Security: allow choice of benefit payment method relative to computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982 (see H.R. 368), H1211 [5FE]
———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 82), H113 [5JA]
Taxation: allow deduction for qualified timber gains (see H.R. 721), H1053 [30JA]
———allow deduction for qualified timber gains and modernize certain provisions applicable to timber real estate investment trusts (see H.R. 1937), H4554 [7MY]
———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. 1110), H10245 [6SE]
———consolidate the current education tax incentives into one credit against income tax for higher education expenses (see H.R. 2458), H6009 [5JN]
———exclude benefits from income, employment taxes, and wage withholding property tax rebates, provided to volunteer firefighters and emergency medical responders (see H.R. 943), H6235 [11JN]
———expand incentives for construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 2470), H15414 [12DE]
———extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 1584), H11028 [27SE]
———make permanent the deduction of State and local general sales taxes (see H.R. 60), H112 [5JA]
———modify rules relative to clean energy renewable bonds (see H.R. 1821), H5725 [23MY]
———provide a credit for new qualified plug-in hybrid motor vehicles (see H.R. 1331), H4051 [24AP]
———provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 643), H4416 [2MY]
———repeal withholding tax on Federal, State, and local government contracts (see H.R. 1023), H6404 [13JN]
Telephones: facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on human services (see H.R. 211), H117 [5JA]
Television: provide grants to train court reporters and other individuals to become real-time writers to meet requirements for closed captioning of video programming (see H.R. 1687), H5532 [21MY]
Tourist trade: establish a nonprofit corporation to communicate U.S. entry policies and otherwise promote tourist, business, and scholarly travel to the U.S. (see H.R. 3232), H11847 [22OC]
Veterans: expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period for such benefits (see H.R. 303), H7433 [28JN]
———improve health care for veterans who live in rural areas (see H.R. 2005), H11639 [16OC]
———recognize military service of certain Philippine nationals during World War II and allow receipt of Dept. of Veterans Affairs benefits (see H.R. 760), H2436 [12MR]
Vietnam Veterans Memorial: anniversary of construction and dedication (see H. Res. 326), H3724 [20AP]
Washington: commend support for the needs of veterans and encourage residents of other States pursue creative ways to show their own support for veterans (see H. Res. 790), H12455 [1NO]
Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 40), H3364 [29MR]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Armed Forces: repeal time limitation for use of eligibility and entitlement to educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill (see H.R. 2247), H4752 [9MY]
China, People's Republic of: authorize assistance to small- and medium-sized U.S. businesses to promote exports (see H.R. 3273), H9466 (see H.R. 3273), H9543 [1AU]
Dept. of Agriculture: authorize a competitive grant program for the Puget Sound area to provide comprehensive conservation planning to address water quality (see H.R. 3184), H8741 [26JY]
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. 1291), H2120 [1MR]
Health: understand and comprehensively address oral health problems associated with methamphetamine use (see H.R. 3186), H8741 [26JY]
Skykomish River: enhance ecosystem protection and outdoor opportunities by designating certain Federal lands as wilderness (see H.R. 886), H1343 [7FE]
Lists
Individuals providing assistance with H.R. 886, Wild Sky Wilderness Act, H3407 [17AP]
Remarks
Armed Forces: oppose escalation of U.S. forces in Iraq (H. Con. Res. 63), H1597 [14FE]
Dept. of Agriculture: authorize a competitive grant program for the Puget Sound area to provide comprehensive conservation planning to address water quality (H.R. 3184), H8899 [30JY]
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: amend relative to distribution of the drug dextromethorphan (H.R. 970), H11527
Law enforcement: provide for research on and standards for remediation of closed methamphetamine production laboratories (H.R. 365), H1282 [7FE]
National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: implement recommendations (H.R. 1), H175 [9JA]
National Hunger Awareness Day: observance, H5980 [5JN]
Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act: enhance the COPS ON THE BEAT grant program (H.R. 1700), H4971 [15MY]
Skykomish River: enhance ecosystem protection and outdoor opportunities by designating certain Federal lands as wilderness (H.R. 886), H3407 [17AP]
Remarks in House relative to
Special order: granted, H2819 [21MR]
Subpoena Notices
Municipal Court of Bellingham, WA, H2627 [19MR]
Whatcom County, WA, Municipal Court, H3718 [20AP]
Tributes
Fant, Karen M., H3407 [17AP]
Metcalf, Jack, H2798 [21MR]