LARSEN, RICK (a Representative from Washington)

Addresses

Reading of U.S. Constitution, H60 [6JA]

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1540), H3708 [26MY]

Appointments

Canada-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, H6219 [15SE]

Conferee: H.R. 1540, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, H8208 [7DE]

U.S. Coast Guard Academy Board of Visitors, H4564 [24JN]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

American Legion: provide for an additional power under its Federal charter to provide guidance and leadership to individual departments and posts, but not control of activities of such entities (see H.R. 2369), H6344 [21SE]

APEC Business Travel Program: establish to issue Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Business Travel Cards to business and Government leaders engaged in Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) business (see H.R. 3312), H7255 [2NO]

Armed Forces: improve provision of Federal transition, rehabilitation, vocational, and unemployment benefits to members and veterans (see H.R. 1941), H3870 (see H.R. 1941), H3911 [1JN]

———limit authority to detain U.S. citizens under authorizations for use of military force (see H.R. 3702), H10017 [20DE]

———provide members of Individual Ready Reserve who served in Afghanistan or Iraq with information on counseling to prevent suicide (see H.R. 1089), H2328 [5AP]

Australia: express condolences to and solidarity with the people struggling with floods and pledge support and assistance (see H. Res. 34), H1770 [11MR]

Aviation: prohibit operators of civil aircraft of the U.S. from participating in the European Union emissions trading scheme (see H.R. 2594), H5375 [21JY]

Budget: provide an optional fast-track procedure the President may use when submitting rescission requests (see H.R. 1043), H1768 [11MR]

Capitol Building and Grounds: designate a room of the Capitol Visitor Center as the ``Gabriel Zimmerman Meeting Room'' (see H. Res. 364), H5812 [30JY]

Civil rights: prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity (see H.R. 1397), H2410 [6AP]

Consumers: clarify that a video tape service provider may obtain a consumer's informed, written consent on an ongoing basis and that consent may be obtained through the Internet (see H.R. 2471), H6979 [14OC]

———delay implementation of proposed or final rules relative to reasonable and proportional fees and rules for electronic debit transactions (see H.R. 1081), H2216 [31MR]

Corporations: constitutional amendment to exclude from rights given to natural persons, prohibit corporate spending on elections, and affirm power of Congress and States to regulate corporations and elections (see H.J. Res. 90), H8882 [13DE]

Credit: extend increase in the maximum original principal obligation of a mortgage that may be purchased by Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac (see H.R. 2508), H6344 [21SE]

Defense of Marriage Act: repeal and ensure respect for State regulation of marriage (see H.R. 1116), H6673 [6OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: offset dairy producer income reductions when margin between milk prices and feed costs is less than certain amount, establish dairy market stabilization program, and amend milk marketing orders (see H.R. 3062), H6456 [23SE]

Dept. of Commerce: establish Clean Energy Technology Manufacturing and Export Assistance Fund (see H.R. 502), H3062 [4MY]

Dept. of Education: establish an awards program recognizing excellence exhibited by public school system employees providing services to students in pre-kindergarten through higher education (see H.R. 1704), H4529 [23JN]

———establish Innovation Inspiration school grant program (see H.R. 2247), H6673 [6OC]

———reauthorize Impact Aid Program (see H.R. 1342), H2917 [15AP]

Dept. of HHS: provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 1426), H4529 [23JN]

———reauthorize support for graduate medical education programs in children's hospitals (see H.R. 1852), H5489 [25JY]

———reduce adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually transmitted diseases by expanding comprehensive, age-appropriate sex education in schools (see H.R. 3324), H7256 [2NO]

Dept. of the Interior: provide for a study of the Cascadia Marine Trail as a national scenic trail (see H.R. 2490), H4851 [11JY]

———provide further self-governance by Indian tribes (see H.R. 2444), H5087 [14JY]

———reaffirm authority to take land into trust for Indian tribes (see H.R. 1234), H2572 [8AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: repeal modification of authority to make certain interval payments of educational assistance (see H.R. 1451), H4366 [21JN]

———repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan to offset the receipt of veterans' dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 178), H601 [9FE]

Disasters: enhance existing programs providing mitigation assistance by encouraging States to adopt and actively enforce State building codes (see H.R. 2069), H6182 [14SE]

Economy: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (see H.R. 3743), H10014 [20DE]

FAA: extend Airport Improvement Program authority (see H.R. 2644), H5579 [26JY]

Firearms: establish national standard to allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in other States (see H.R. 822), H2934 [2MY]

Foreign aid: provide assistance for developing countries to promote quality and universal basic education (see H.R. 2705), H6458 [23SE]

Horne, Lena Calhoun: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1815), H7399 [4NO]

Immigration: allow U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 1537), H2854 [14AP]

———cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students (see H.R. 1842), H4578 [24JN]

Insurance: require coverage of minimum hospital stays for mastectomies, lumpectomies, and lymph node dissection relative to breast cancer and coverage for secondary consultations (see H.R. 111), H37 [5JA]

Iran: strengthen sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons and other threatening activities (see H.R. 1905), H6855 [12OC]

Japan: express condolences to families of victims and survivors of earthquake and tsunami, commend response efforts, and support international relief efforts (see H. Res. 172), H1842 [15MR]

Labor unions: recognize importance in ensuring a strong middle class by advocating for equitable wages, humane work conditions, improved benefits, and increased civic engagement by workers (see H. Res. 452), H7333 [3NO]

Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 21), H1580 [4MR]

Maritime Administration: identify actions to enable qualified U.S. flag capacity to meet national defense requirements (see H.R. 3202), H6975 [14OC]

Medicaid: require coverage of optometrists (see H.R. 1219), H4673 [6JY]

Medicare: count a period of outpatient observation in a hospital toward satisfying the 3-day inpatient hospital requirement for coverage of skilled nursing facility services (see H.R. 1543), H4459 [22JN]

———improve the provision of items and services to beneficiaries in rural areas (see H.R. 2201), H4277 [15JN]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 1546), H3063 [4MY]

———require the Dept. of HHS to negotiate lower covered part D prescription drug prices for beneficiaries (see H.R. 2248), H4578 [24JN]

Middle East: reaffirm support for a negotiated solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and oppose a unilateral declaration of a Palestinian state (see H. Res. 268), H4038 [3JN]

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: prevent drunken driving injuries and fatalities (see H.R. 2324), H5375 [21JY]

Native Americans: provide for the recognition of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 27), H1252 (see H.R. 27), H1364 [18FE]

New Zealand: express condolences to those affected by earthquake and pledge support in rescue and recovery efforts (see H. Res. 139), H1524 [2MR]

Norway: condemn terrorist attacks in Oslo and Utoya Island and express condolences and support to those affected by the attack (see H. Res. 380), H5733 [28JY]

Outer Continental Shelf: require offshore renewable energy resources and devices to be installed and serviced by U.S. workers (see H.R. 2360), H5782 [29JY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal provisions relative to annual period for disenrollment from Medicare Advantage plans to elect to receive original Medicare fee-for-service benefits (see H.R. 1580), H5734 [28JY]

Postal Service: amend methodology for calculating the amount of any Postal surplus or supplemental liability under the Civil Service Retirement System (see H.R. 1351), H3281 [12MY]

———ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 137), H3411 [24MY]

Power resources: repeal tax credits for ethanol blenders and repeal the tariff on imported ethanol (see H.R. 2307), H4526 [23JN]

Public debt: increase statutory limit (see H.R. 2663), H5660 [27JY]

Public Health Service: establish position of National Nurse for Public Health (see H.R. 1119), H3111 [5MY]

Small business: repeal expansion of information reporting requirements for certain payments to corporations (see H.R. 584), H598 [9FE]

Social Security: allow choice of benefit payment method relative to computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 between 1982 and 1992 (see H.R. 1001), H2858 [14AP]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 1332), H2917 [15AP]

———revise medical criteria for evaluating disability in a person with Huntington's disease and waive Medicare waiting period for individuals disabled by Huntington's disease (see H.R. 718), H3161 [10MY]

Taxation: broaden special rules for certain governmental health reimbursement arrangements to include plans established by political subdivisions (see H.R. 2698), H6458 [23SE]

———encourage natural gas vehicle investments and job creation (see H.R. 1380), H4076 [13JN]

———establish tax-preferred Small Business Start-up Savings Accounts (see H.R. 1730), H3061 [4MY]

———exempt certain shipping from harbor maintenance tax (see H.R. 1533), H7892 [18NO]

———extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 721), H2572 [8AP]

———extend funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund (see H.R. 2644), H5579 [26JY]

———extend the qualifying advanced energy project credit (see H.R. 724), H3062 [4MY]

———extend the work opportunity credit for employers of recently discharged veterans (see H.R. 865), H3062 [4MY]

———make permanent the deduction of State and local general sales taxes (see H.R. 445), H470 [25JA] (see H.R. 476), H507 [26JA]

———make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions (see H.R. 1964), H3408 [24MY]

———modify application of the tonnage tax on vessels operating in the dual U.S. domestic and foreign trades (see H.R. 1267), H6344 [21SE]

———prevent further restriction of Federal income tax deduction for interest paid on debt secured by a first or second home (see H. Res. 25), H3162 [10MY]

———promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see H.R. 860), H3646 (see H.R. 860), H3684 [25MY]

———provide that the volume cap for private activity bonds shall not apply to bonds for facilities for the furnishing of water and sewage facilities (see H.R. 1802), H4187 [14JN]

———reduce excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by certain small producers (see H.R. 1236), H6673 [6OC]

———repeal certain shipping investment withdrawal rules and provide an incentive to reinvest foreign shipping earnings in the U.S. (see H.R. 1031), H3162 [10MY]

———repeal the volumetric ethanol excise tax credit (see H.R. 1075), H3411 [24MY]

———repeal withholding tax on Federal, State, and local government contracts (see H.R. 674), H1252 (see H.R. 674), H1364 [18FE]

Terrorism: award Congressional Gold Medals in honor of the men and women who perished as a result of the terrorist attacks on the U.S. on September 11, 2001 (see H.R. 3421), H8262 [7DE]

Transportation: improve national freight transportation system by leveraging investments and promoting partnerships that advance interstate and foreign commerce (see H.R. 1338), H3162 [10MY]

———promote increased public transportation use and promote increased use of alternative fuels in providing public transportation (see H.R. 1795), H3114 [6MY]

———provide flexibility in use of Federal funding for certain transit functions to local entities (see H.R. 3200), H6920 [13OC]

Trucking industry: increase effectiveness of Federal oversight of motor carriers by reforming regulations relative to licensed brokers (see H.R. 2357), H5240 [19JY]

U.S. Marshals Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 886), H7069 [25OC]

University of Washington: anniversary (see H. Res. 458), H7398 [4NO]

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), H2934 [2MY]

Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 69), H4457 [22JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

APEC Business Travel Program: establish to issue Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Business Travel Cards to business and Government leaders engaged in Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) business (see H.R. 2042), H3755 [26MY]

Dept. of Education: require payment of certain Impact Aid Program payments to eligible local educational agencies within 3 years (see H.R. 2094), H3985 [2JN]

Dept. of Transportation: promote secure ferry transportation (see H.R. 1879), H3279 [12MY]

Illabot Creek: designate segment as a component of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see H.R. 1740), H3106 [5MY]

Immigration: permanently authorize EB-5 regional center program (see H.R. 2972), H6271 [20SE]

Northwest Straits Marine Conservation Initiative Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1858), H3277 [12MY]

San Juan Islands National Conservation Area: establish (see H.R. 2912), H6180 [14SE]

SBA: reform the HUBZone program for small business concerns (see H.R. 2131), H4035 [3JN]

Taxation: repeal exception to the treatment of consolidated groups under the personal holding company rules (see H.R. 3052), H6455 [23SE]

Constitutional authority statements

APEC Business Travel Program: establish to issue Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Business Travel Cards to business and Government leaders engaged in Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) business (H.R. 2042), H3757 [26MY]

Dept. of Education: require payment of certain Impact Aid Program payments to eligible local educational agencies within 3 years (H.R. 2094), H3986 [2JN]

Dept. of Transportation: promote secure ferry transportation (H.R. 1879), H3280 [12MY]

Illabot Creek: designate segment as a component of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (H.R. 1740), H3109 [5MY]

Immigration: permanently authorize EB-5 regional center program (H.R. 2972), H6272 [20SE]

Northwest Straits Marine Conservation Initiative Act: reauthorize (H.R. 1858), H3280 [12MY]

San Juan Islands National Conservation Area: establish (H.R. 2912), H6181 [14SE]

SBA: reform the HUBZone program for small business concerns (H.R. 2131), H4036 [3JN]

Taxation: repeal exception to the treatment of consolidated groups under the personal holding company rules (H.R. 3052), H6457 [23SE]

Lists

States and territories where no applicants were accepted for the U.S. Coast Guard Academy class of 2015, H7367 [4NO]

Motions

Dept. of the Treasury: terminate authority to provide new assistance under the Home Affordable Modification Program while preserving assistance that was already offered (H.R. 839), H2020 [29MR]

Remarks

APEC Business Travel Program: establish to issue Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Business Travel Cards to business and Government leaders engaged in Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) business (H.R. 2042), H7035 [25OC]

Coast Guard: allow consideration of jobs impact statements provided by prospective contractors to determine effect of bid on domestic employment, H7364 [4NO]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2838), H7344, H7349, H7364, H7366, H7367 [4NO], H7606 [15NO]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2838), motion to recommit, H7607, H7608 [15NO]

———give priority for contracts to persons that manufacture materials, parts, and components in the U.S., H7364 [4NO]

———prohibit awarding of contracts to felons convicted of contract fraud, waste, and abuse, H7608 [15NO]

———prohibit establishment of an ombudsman in each district, H7366 [4NO]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1540), H3713 [26MY]

Dept. of Energy: Global Threat Reduction Initiative funding, E1342 [15JY]

Dept. of the Treasury: continue Home Affordable Modification Program for members of the Armed Forces and Gold Star recipients, H2020 [29MR]

———terminate authority to provide new assistance under the Home Affordable Modification Program while preserving assistance that was already offered (H.R. 839), motion to recommit, H2020 [29MR]

Economy: importance of job creation, E204 [10FE]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2354), E1342 [15JY]

Foreign aid: establish Global Security Contingency Fund, H3713 [26MY]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 2), H273 [19JA]

House Rules: amend and adopt (H. Res. 5), E9 [5JA]

Maritime Administration: identify actions to enable qualified U.S. flag capacity to meet national defense requirements, H7364 [4NO]

NLRB: prohibit from ordering any employer to close, relocate, or transfer employment under any circumstance (H.R. 2587), H6213 [15SE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 2), H273 [19JA]

Pipelines: enhance safety and environmental protection in pipeline transportation and enhance reliability in the transportation of U.S. energy products by pipeline (H.R. 2845), H8335, H8338 [12DE]

Puerto Rico: clarify application of Passenger Vessel Services Act to vessels that are not qualified to transport passengers for hire to allow such vessels to transport passengers between ports in Puerto Rico, H7606 [15NO]

Ships and vessels: suppress the threat of piracy on the high seas, H7364 [4NO]

Sports: facilitate hosting of America's Cup by authorizing certain eligible vessels to participate in activities related to the competition (H.R. 3321), H7342, H7343 [4NO]

Taxation: repeal exception to the treatment of consolidated groups under the personal holding company rules (H.R. 3052), E1714 [23SE]

Tucson, AZ: condemn shootings at ``Congress on Your Corner'' event, express condolences to friends and families of victims, commend first responders, and honor service of Representative Giffords (H. Res. 32), H166 [12JA]

U.S. Coast Guard Academy: allow Members of Congress to nominate qualified candidates, H7367 [4NO]

Votes: position on missed, H499 [26JA], H6195, H6197, H6198 [15SE]

Statements

Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act: Executive Office of the President, H7344 [4NO]