LARSEN, RICK (a Representative from Washington)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4435), H4773 [21MY]

Appointments

Canada-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, H5071 [5JN]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Armed Forces: authorize use against Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization) (see H.J. Res. 125), H8669 [4DE]

——— ensure women members and their families have access to contraception and family planning (see H.R. 5524), H7675 [17SE]

——— provide for behavioral health treatment for developmental disabilities under TRICARE (see H.R. 4630), H6353 [16JY]

Cargo transportation: establish a Maritime Goods Movement User Fee and provide grants for international maritime cargo improvements (see H.R. 4105), H2064 [27FE]

Coast Guard: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 2932), H3199 [10AP]

Crime: protect pets of victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, and dating violence (see H.R. 5267), H8669 [4DE]

Dept. of Agriculture: improve efficiency of Summer Food Service Program (see H.R. 5012), H5818 [26JN]

Dept. of Defense: assess cloud security requirements (see H.R. 4505), H3240 [28AP]

Dept. of Education: allow certain student loan borrowers to refinance current loans (see H.R. 4582), H7939 [12NO]

——— establish Elementary Educator Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Content Coach program (see H.R. 1090), H4060 [9MY]

——— improve college affordability by increasing maximum awards, allowing year-round eligibility, and extending duration limits relative to the Federal Pell Grant Program (see H.R. 4902), H5556 [19JN]

——— provide grants to State educational agencies and institutions of higher education to strengthen elementary and secondary computer science education (see H.R. 2536), H224 [14JA]

——— provide grants to States to establish a comprehensive school counseling program (see H.R. 2317), H2361 [12MR]

Dept. of Homeland Security: ensure humane treatment of detainees, provide alternatives to detention, inspect detention facilities regularly, and penalize noncompliant facilities (see H.R. 4620), H4015 [8MY]

Dept. of Labor: establish State Manufacturing Employment Programs to encourage employment of veterans in manufacturing positions (see H.R. 4629), H4058 [9MY]

——— extend the Trade Adjustment Assistance program (see H.R. 4163), H2255 [6MR]

Dept. of State: establish a U.S. Ambassador at Large for Arctic Affairs (see H.R. 4538), H3364 [30AP]

Dept. of Transportation: allow advertisements and solicitations for passenger air transportation to state the base airfare of the transportation (see H.R. 4156), H2255 [6MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify qualifications of hearing aid specialists (see H.R. 3508), H1432 [27JA]

——— establish a registry of certain veterans who were stationed at Fort McClellan, AL (see H.R. 411), H5023 [29MY]

——— improve access of veterans to medical services by improving scheduling, staff training and hiring, access to care from non-departmental providers, and administrative matters (see H.R. 4841), H6297 [15JY]

Drugs: focus limited Federal resources on the most serious offenders by modifying sentencing guidelines for certain drug offenses (see H.R. 3382), H4476 [19MY]

Education: call on schools and State and local educational agencies to recognize that dyslexia has significant educational implications that must be addressed (see H. Res. 456), H3448 [6MY]

Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (see H.J. Res. 119), H6215 [14JY]

Employment: allow workers to make requests about schedules without fear of retaliation and ensure employers consider such requests in order to provide more stable and predictable schedules for employees (see H.R. 5159), H6860 [25JY]

——— clarify appropriate liability standards for Federal antidiscrimination claims relative to workplace harassment (see H.R. 4227), H2991 [7AP]

EPA: reauthorize National Estuary Program (see H.R. 5266), H7125 [30JY]

Eximbank: reauthorize (see H.R. 4950), H5724 [24JN]

Federal employees: provide certain benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 3135), H3144 [9AP]

FEMA: delay increases in flood insurance premium rates under the National Flood Insurance Program until completion of affordability study, provide certain reimbursements, and accurately determine flood risk (see H.R. 3370), H1246 [17JA]

Foreign aid: provide assistance for developing countries to promote quality and universal basic education (see H.R. 2780), H1545 [3FE]

Forests: provide for wildfire suppression and prevention operations (see H.R. 3992), H7939 [12NO]

FTC: establish the Office for the Prevention of Fraud Targeting Seniors (see H.R. 1953), H7939 [12NO]

Health: create a patient-centered quality of care initiative for seriously ill patients (see H.R. 1666), H7529 [15SE]

——— provide for coverage of medically necessary food under Federal health programs (see H.R. 3665), H225 [14JA]

——— support role of the U.S. in ensuring children in poor countries have access to vaccines and immunization through the GAVI Alliance (organization) (see H. Res. 688), H7297 [8SE] (see H. Res. 688), H7389 [9SE]

Insurance: ensure that employers that provide health benefits to their employees cannot deny any specific health benefits, including contraception coverage (see H.R. 5051), H6108 [10JY]

Intelligence services: require Presidents’ annual budget submissions to include the total dollar amount requested for intelligence or intelligence-related activities of the Government (see H.R. 3855), H1246 [17JA]

James L. Oberstar U.S. Dept. of Transportation Building Complex, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 4644), H4831 [22MY]

Lake Berryessa: transfer recreational management authority from Bureau of Reclamation to BLM (see H.R. 4166), H4061 [9MY]

Law enforcement: mandate basic educational, regulatory, and management actions necessary for the prevention of racial profiling practices (see H.R. 3560), H6977 [28JY]

Maritime Washington National Heritage Area: establish (see H.R. 5038), H6137 [11JY]

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. 1179), H5399 [17JN]

——— delay enforcement of two-midnight rule for short inpatient hospital stays until the implementation of a new payment methodology for short inpatient hospital stays (see H.R. 3698), H1515 [31JA]

——— ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see H.R. 2504), H7128 [30JY]

——— modify durable medical equipment face-to-face encounter documentation requirement (see H.R. 3833), H7242 [1AU]

——— provide coverage of certain lymphedema compression treatment items as items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 3877), H4785 [21MY]

——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see H.R. 1070), H8071 [18NO]

Minimum wage: increase, and index future increases to the consumer price index (see H.R. 1010), H20 [7JA]

National Brain Aneurysm Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 522), H6860 [25JY]

National Infrastructure Development Bank: establish (see H.R. 2553), H1545 [3FE]

National Purple Heart Hall of Honor: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 3867), H223 [14JA]

National Women’s History Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 525), H3144 [9AP]

Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2203), H3058 [8AP]

NIH: reauthorize and extend Paul D. Wellstone Muscular Dystrophy Cooperative Research Centers (see H.R. 594), H1592 [4FE]

NOAA: identify, declare, and respond to marine disease emergencies (see H.R. 5546), H7882 [18SE]

Peres, Shimon: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2939), H2854 [2AP]

Pharmacies: ensure and foster safety and quality of care and competitive marketplace by exempting independent pharmacies from antitrust laws in negotiations with health and health insurance providers (see H.R. 1188), H4476 [19MY]

Political campaigns: reform the financing of congressional elections by broadening participation by small dollar donors (see H.R. 20), H3241 [28AP]

——— require shareholder authorization before a public company may make certain political expenditures (see H.R. 1734), H3144 [9AP]

Pope Francis: congratulate on election and recognize inspirational statements and actions (see H. Res. 440), H2991 [7AP]

Public debt: provide a process for ensuring the U.S. does not default on its obligations by making permanent authority for Congress to disapprove a debt ceiling increase instead of approving it (see H.R. 3372), H1772 [11FE]

Railroads: require a minimum of 2-person crews for freight trains (see H.R. 3040), H3144 [9AP]

Religion: condemn anti-Semitism and comparison of Israel to Nazis perpetrating the Holocaust and reject attempts to justify anti-Jewish hatred as an acceptable disapproval of political events in the Middle East (see H. Res. 707), H7297 [8SE]

Small business: increase lending to small businesses (see H.R. 4652), H4059 [9MY]

Social Security: strengthen by reforming the benefit formula and the calculation of cost-of-living adjustments and improving the long-term condition of the trust fund (see H.R. 3118), H1659 [5FE]

SSA: establish a trust fund to provide for paid family and medical leave benefits for certain individuals (see H.R. 3712), H1432 [27JA]

Tariff: increase and adjust for inflation the maximum value of articles that may be imported duty-free by one person on one day (see H.R. 1020), H4830 [22MY]

Taxation: broaden special rules for certain governmental health reimbursement arrangements to include plans established by political subdivisions (see H.R. 4567), H6353 [16JY]

——— exclude dividends from controlled foreign corporations from the definition of personal holding company income for purposes of the personal holding company rules (see H.R. 4589), H4686 [20MY]

——— make permanent the deduction of State and local general sales taxes (see H.R. 2854), H163 [10JA]

——— modify substantiation rules for donation of vehicles of a certain value (see H.R. 4960), H7996 [14NO]

——— provide a tax incentive for installation and maintenance of mechanical insulation property (see H.R. 184), H2434 [13MR]

——— provide tax relief for major disaster areas declared in 2012, 2013, and 2014 (see H.R. 5082), H6135 [11JY]

Unemployment: extend unemployment benefits (see H.R. 3546), H136 [9JA] (see H.R. 3824), H1432 [27JA] (see H.R. 4415), H3144 [9AP]

Veterans: extend work opportunity tax credit for hiring veterans, assist small businesses owned by veterans, and improve enforcement of employment and reemployment rights of members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 3453), H4476 [19MY]

VFW: amend Federal charter to reflect service of women in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 5441), H7940 [12NO]

Voting: require a voter-verified permanent paper ballot (see H.R. 5741), H8132 [19NO]

——— revise criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to certain protections against racial discrimination in voting (see H.R. 3899), H5769 [25JN]

Washington (State): express condolences for victims of, and commend first responders for efforts in response to, landslide (see H. Res. 634), H5597 [20JN]

Wildlife: prohibit import, export, transportation, sale, receipt, acquisition, or purchase in interstate or foreign commerce of any live animal of any prohibited wildlife species (see H.R. 2856), H8931 [9DE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Credit: establish requirements for treatment of a private education loan upon the death or bankruptcy of a cosigner of the loans (see H.R. 4643), H4058 [9MY]

Constitutional authority statements

Credit: establish requirements for treatment of a private education loan upon the death or bankruptcy of a cosigner of the loans (H.R. 4643), H4060 [9MY]

Remarks

Agriculture: reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 2642), conference report, E161• [4FE]

Aviation: ensure any requirement providing for screening, testing, or treatment of an airman or air traffic controller for a sleep disorder is adopted pursuant to a rulemaking proceeding (H.R. 3578), H1745, H1746 [11FE]

Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4005), H2779• [1AP]

——— authorizing appropriations (H.R. 5769), H8305 [3DE]

——— ensure U.S. icebreaking capabilities, H2779• [1AP], H8305 [3DE]

Cyprus: anniversary of Turkish occupation, E1200• [22JY]

——— support reunification agreement, E1200• [22JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: address needs of servicemembers who have received life-changing injuries to their reproductive systems and urinary tracts, H3329 [30AP]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 4486), H3329 [30AP]

EPA: exempt the conduct of certain silvicultural activities from national pollutant discharge elimination system permitting requirements, E161• [4FE]

——— reauthorize National Estuary Program (H.R. 5266), H7913 [12NO]

Marysville, WA: condolences to families of victims of Marysville-Pilchuck High School shooting, H8146 [20NO]

Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest: preserve the Green Mountain Lookout in Glacier Peak Wilderness (S. 404), H2979 [7AP]

National Environmental Policy Act: ensure application to the declaration of national monuments (H.R. 1459), H2678• [26MR]

Tributes

Giovinazzi, Giles, E1058• [24JN]

Jefferts, Keith, E1501• [19SE]