LARSON, JOHN B. (a Representative from Connecticut)

Articles and editorials

Claire Nader Celebrates, Encourages Tweens Stepping Forward, Dorothea V. Dicecco, Republican American (Internet site), E1173• [22NO]

Early Impact of COVID–19 on Job Losses Among Black Women in the United States, Michelle Holder, Janelle Jones, and Thomas Masterson, Levy Ecomomics Institute of Bard College, H4873 [12MY]

It’s Time for U.S. Congress To Debate Social Security Reform in the Light of Day, Mark Miller, New York (NY) Times, H4872 [12MY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit interference, under color of State law, with provision of interstate abortion services (see H.R. 8297), H5946 [11JY]

Afghanistan: support nationals who supported U.S. mission, vet parolees, adjust status of certain nationals, and provide special immigrant status for at-risk Afghan allies and relatives of Armed Forces members (see H.R. 8685), H7709 [12AU]

Animals: prohibit import, export, transport, sale, receipt, acquirement, or purchase in interstate or foreign commerce of mink (see H.R. 4310), H948 [3FE]

Belarus: suspend normal trade relations treatment (see H.R. 7108), H3825 [17MR]

Black Maternal Health Week: designate (see H. Res. 1051), H4438 [11AP]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of rotunda to honor last surviving Medal of Honor recipient from World War II upon death (see H. Con. Res. 7), H1376 [8MR]

CDC: provide for demonstration program to facilitate clinical adoption of pregnancy intention screening initiatives by health care and social service providers (see H.R. 8834), H7880 [15SE]

Colleges and universities: condemn threats of violence against historically Black colleges and universities and reaffirm support for historically Black colleges and universities and their students (see H. Con. Res. 70), H1331 [7MR]

Colorado Springs, CO: condemn shooting at Club Q, express condolences to families and victims, and offer support to all who were impacted (see H. Res. 1522), H9853 [14DE]

Committee on the Library (Joint): obtain statue of Harriet Tubman to display in U.S. Capitol National Statuary Hall (see H.R. 7062), H3712 [11MR]

Congressional Accountability Act: approve certain regulations implementing labor-management provisions granting congressional employees legal protection to organize and bargain collectively (see H. Res. 915), H1114 [9FE] (see H. Res. 1096), H4797 [10MY]

Contraceptives: protect ability to access contraceptives and engage in contraception and protect health care provider ability to provide contraceptives, contraception, and related information (see H.R. 8373), H6707 [18JY]

——— restrict limitations on possession, sale, purchase, transportation or use of any contraceptive that relates to interstate commerce (see H.R. 8318), H6337 [13JY]

Corp. for National and Community Service: recognize contributions of AmeriCorps members and alumni and AmeriCorps Seniors volunteers to lives of people of U.S. (see H. Res. 982), H3743 [15MR]

Courts: create civil action for non-consensual sexual protection barrier removal (see H.R. 7920), H5227 [31MY]

COVID–19 Victims and Survivors Memorial Day: designate (see H. Res. 174), H1209 [1MR]

Crime: prohibit making of short-term, Buy Now, Pay Later loans for purchase of semiautomatic assault weapons (see H.R. 9686), H10055 [22DE]

Democracy Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 68), H43 [11JA]

Dept. of Agriculture: anniversary of McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program funding (see H. Res. 1156), H5735 [21JN]

——— develop program to reduce barriers to entry for farmers, ranchers, and private forest landowners in certain private carbon credit markets (see H.R. 2820), H9904 [15DE]

——— establish waiver authority to address emergencies and supply chain disruptions for access to infant formula under Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) (see H.R. 7791), H5097 [17MY]

——— improve Child and Adult Care Food Program (see H.R. 5919), H5879 [23JN]

Dept. of Defense: allow military medical treatment facilities to provide abortion services and for military to cover associated costs (see H.R. 7945), H5233 [3JN]

——— improve independent coverage under TRICARE Young Adult Program (see H.R. 475), H5234 [3JN]

Dept. of Education: index maximum value of Federal Pell Grants to inflation (see H.R. 6537), H329 [1FE]

——— provide for long-term improvement of public school facilities (see H.R. 604), H6923 [20JY]

——— require institutions of higher education to disclose hazing incidents (see H.R. 2525), H217 [18JA]

Dept. of HHS: authorize grants to health care providers to enhance physical and cyber security of their facilities, personnel, and patients (see H.R. 7814), H5932 [1JY]

——— award grants to eligible entities for creating or enhancing capacity to treat patients with long-term coronavirus symptoms through multidisciplinary approach (see H.R. 7482), H5234 [3JN]

——— conduct public health education, awareness, and outreach campaign to enhance access to abortion and related health services (see H.R. 9247), H8430 [3NO]

——— conduct research to protect lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender youth from child abuse and neglect, include such demographics in child abuse reports, and train personnel on meeting needs of such youth (see H.R. 7644), H7736 [2SE]

——— establish or expand and operate programs using network of public and private community entities to provide mentoring for children in foster care (see H.R. 3083), H1148 [25FE]

——— expand allowable use criteria for new access points grants for community health centers (see H.R. 5141), H7785 [13SE]

——— improve access to, and quality of health care for, minority and underserved populations (see H.R. 7585), H4862 [11MY]

——— improve access to pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) to reduce transmission of HIV (see H.R. 6117), H7742 [9SE]

Dept. of Labor: establish grant program to support out-of-school-time youth workforce readiness programs providing employability skills, work-based learning, and workforce opportunities for eligible youth (see H.R. 3342), H8318 [29SE]

——— establish uniform accessibility standards for websites and applications of employers, employment agencies, labor organizations, public entities and accommodations, testing entities, and commercial providers (see H.R. 9021), H8434 [7NO]

——— list employers that relocate call centers overseas, make such companies ineligible for Federal grants and loans, and require call center employees to disclose their physical location (see H.R. 4603), H7558 [9AU]

——— permit additional leave for bone marrow or blood stem cell donation under Family and Medical Leave Act (see H.R. 7770), H5335 [7JN]

——— prevent wage theft and assist in recovery of stolen wages, administer grants to prevent wage and hour violations, require timely provision of pay stubs and paychecks, and strengthen retaliation protections (see H.R. 7701), H4796 [10MY]

Dept. of State: reduce appointment wait times for certain nonimmigrant visas known as visitor visas (see H.R. 9141), H8385 [7OC]

Dept. of the Treasury: exempt certain pandemic relief grants for motorcoach, school bus, and passenger vessel industries from Federal taxation (see H.R. 7477), H5547 [14JN]

Dept. of Transportation: implement clear standards for child booster seat labeling and safety testing (see H.R. 5736), H195 [13JA]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve and expand eligibility for dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain veterans (see H.R. 3402), H5931 [1JY]

——— modify authorities relative to collective bargaining of Veterans Health Administration employees (see H.R. 1948), H7784 [13SE]

——— provide or assist in providing additional vehicle adapted for operation by disabled individuals to certain eligible persons (see H.R. 1361), H3713 [11MR]

Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: improve reproductive assistance to certain Armed Forces members, veterans, and their spouses or partners (see H.R. 2734), H3744 [15MR]

Disability Pride Month: designate (see H. Res. 1282), H7170 [26JY]

Disabled: clarify and strengthen integration mandate for individuals with disabilities who need long-term services and supports (see H.R. 6860), H5215 [24MY]

——— protect rights of passengers with disabilities in air transportation (see H.R. 1696), H1330 [7MR]

Discrimination: condemn great replacement theory, acknowledge impact of white supremacist violence on black community of Buffalo, NY, remember hate crime victims, and address white supremacist violence (see H. Res. 1152), H5333 [7JN]

Diseases and disorders: improve diversity in clinical trials and data collection for coronavirus and future public health threats to address social determinants of health (see H.R. 5030), H4724 [6MY]

Drugs: establish requirements relative to cost-sharing for certain insulin products (see H.R. 6833), H3972 [29MR]

Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (see H.J. Res. 1), H3898 [28MR]

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. 6670), H1135 [18FE]

Families and domestic relations: repeal Defense of Marriage Act and ensure respect for State regulation of marriage (see H.R. 8404), H6705 [18JY]

Family and Medical Leave Act: expand employees eligible for leave and employers subject to leave requirements (see H.R. 6938), H1302 [3MR]

FCC: classify broadband as telecommunications service (see H.R. 8573), H7404 [28JY]

——— ensure just and reasonable charges for telephone and advanced communications services in correctional and detention facilities (see H.R. 2489), H8589 [17NO]

——— modify definition of franchise fee to clarify that fees cable companies provide to local governments only include monetary assessments, not in-kind contributions (see H.R. 6219), H5335 [7JN]

FDA: establish nonvisual accessibility standards for certain devices with digital interfaces (see H.R. 4853), H8434 [7NO]

——— improve safety and supply of infant formula (see H.R. 7933), H5232 [3JN]

——— prohibit introduction or delivery for introduction into interstate commerce of food packaging containing intentionally added per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (see H.R. 6026), H5879 [23JN]

——— reaffirm preemptive authority relative to State laws that inhibit access to or use of any reproductive health product (see H. Res. 1434), H8395 [14OC]

Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities (see H.R. 2499), H4715 [3MY]

FEMA: provide, manufacture, and distribute high quality face masks for every individual in U.S. during coronavirus emergency using Defense Production Act and other means (see H.R. 6385), H78 [12JA]

FHA: establish mortgage insurance and home loan assistance program for first responders (see H.R. 3172), H7967 [19SE]

Firearms: increase age limit on purchase of certain firearms, prevent gun trafficking, modernize prohibition on untraceable firearms, and encourage safe storage of firearms (see H.R. 7910), H5234 [3JN]

——— issue extreme risk protection orders to allow family or law enforcement to petition to have firearms temporarily removed from person who may present danger to others or themselves (see H.R. 2377), H5221 [27MY]

——— prohibit Federal licensee from selling or delivering certain semiautomatic centerfire rifles to person under 21 years old, with exception of active military and full-time law enforcement personnel (see H.R. 3015), H5221 [27MY]

——— prohibit transfer or possession of large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 9207), H8408 [21OC]

Foreign trade: facilitate administration and enforcement of antidumping and countervailing duty orders (see H.R. 6121), H332 [1FE]

——— provide for temporary duty-free importation of certain infant formula products (see H.R. 8174), H5822 [22JN] (see H.R. 8351), H6334 [13JY]

——— suspend temporarily rates of duty on imports of certain infant formula base powder used in manufacturing of infant formula in U.S. (see H.R. 8982), H8118 [26SE]

Freedom of religion: ensure laws intended to protect religious freedom do not infringe upon laws intended to protect civil rights (see H.R. 1378), H7784 [13SE]

FTC: prohibit different pricing of consumer products and services that are substantially similar if different pricing is based on gender of individuals to whom products or services are intended or marketed (see H.R. 3853), H5221 [27MY]

——— prohibit unfair and deceptive practice of commercial sexual orientation or gender identity conversion therapy (see H.R. 4146), H7785 [13SE]

Health: declare gun violence public health crisis (see H. Res. 1165), H5446 [9JN]

——— increase availability and affordability of menstrual hygiene products for women and girls with limited access (see H.R. 3614), H8495 [14NO]

——— oppose criminalization of essential health care, including sexual and reproductive health care such as abortion, gender-affirming care, and contraceptive care and disapprove criminalization of pregnancy outcomes (see H. Con. Res. 89), H4920 [12MY]

Health Resources and Services Administration: reauthorize Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting program (see H.R. 8876), H7964 [19SE]

HIV/AIDS: establish grant program for States, Tribal governments, Federal health centers, rural health clinics, local governments, and community-based organizations to establish and support PrEP programs (see H.R. 5605), H7842 [14SE]

House of Representatives: consider ‘‘Just War’’ principles prior to any vote relative to declaration of war or authorization of use of military force (see H. Res. 1009), H6337 [13JY]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 5984), H254 [19JA]

Insurance: require group health plans and group or individual health insurance coverage to provide coverage for over-the-counter contraceptives (see H.R. 7894), H5219 [27MY]

——— require group health plans to provide exceptions process for any medication step therapy protocol (see H.R. 2163), H5931 [1JY]

International Transgender Day of Visibility: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 84), H4073 [31MR]

Law enforcement officers: authorize public safety officer death benefits to officers suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder or acute stress disorder (see H.R. 6943), H5175 [18MY]

LGBTQIA+ Pride Month: observance (see H. Res. 1198), H5823 [22JN]

Literature: recognize sweeping attack on books in U.S., acknowledge role books play in promoting democratic and civil discourse, and recognize tactics used to ban books in classrooms, universities, prisons, and libraries (see H. Res. 1392), H8379 [4OC]

Medicare: cover marriage and family therapist services and mental health counselor services (see H.R. 432), H5735 [21JN]

——— extend certain increases in payments for physicians’ services (see H.R. 8800), H8434 [7NO]

——— provide for coverage and payment of Alpha–1 antitrypsin deficiency disorder treatment (see H.R. 7346), H8648 [29NO]

——— require in-person appointment prior to ordering high-cost durable medical equipment or laboratory testing, extend certain emergency waivers, and expand access to telehealth services (see H.R. 6202), H1141 [22FE]

Minnesota: withdraw from mineral exploration Federal lands and waters in Rainy River Watershed, including in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, Voyageurs National Park, and Superior National Forest (see H.R. 2794), H8589 [17NO]

Motley, Constance Baker: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 6766), H1331 [7MR]

National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 911), H976 [4FE]

National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1451), H8418 [28OC]

National Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Day: designate (see H. Res. 1366), H7965 [19SE]

National Museum of American History: support LGBTQI+ history and women’s history education programs (see H.R. 8445), H6921 [20JY]

National Nurses Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1100), H4797 [10MY]

National Pell Grant Day: designate (see H. Res. 1193), H5734 [21JN]

National Small Business Week: designate (see H. Res. 1076), H4972 [13MY]

National Women’s History Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1008), H3972 [29MR]

News media: express gratitude to journalists and news staff risking injury and death and who have sacrificed their lives to chronicle and report on Russian invasion of Ukraine (see H. Res. 987), H4075 [31MR]

NIH: provide for further comprehensive research on unruptured intracranial aneurysms at National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (see H.R. 1553), H3865 [24MR]

PCOS Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 878), H252 [19JA]

Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp.: restore benefits guaranteed in certain pension plans for retirees following company bankruptcy (see H.R. 6929), H7172 [26JY]

Petroleum: provide energy rebates to individual taxpayers relative to gas prices (see H.R. 7143), H3827 [17MR]

Population: improve Federal population surveys by requiring collection of voluntary, self-disclosed information on sexual orientation and gender identity in certain surveys (see H.R. 4176), H4007 [30MR]

Postal Service: prohibit from carrying out contract for procurement of next generation vehicle fleet unless such fleet is at least 75 percent electric or zero emission vehicles (see H.R. 7018), H1422 [9MR]

Public Schools Week: designate (see H. Res. 939), H1140 [22FE]

Puerto Rico: enable people of Puerto Rico to choose permanent, nonterritorial, fully self-governing political status and provide for transition to and implementation of such status (see H.R. 8393), H7709 [12AU]

——— express continued support and call for Federal Government to expedite rebuilding of electrical grid (see H. Res. 1401), H8221 [28SE]

Research: provide for coordinated Federal research program to ensure continued U.S. leadership in engineering biology (see H.R. 4521), H309 [28JA]

Russia: ban visas of certain Russian citizens and their family members due to invasion of Ukraine (see H.R. 6853), H1146 [25FE]

——— call for immediate release of Brittney Griner (see H. Res. 1132), H5335 [7JN]

——— prohibit importation of Russian energy products (see H.R. 6968), H1372 [8MR]

——— suspend normal trade relations treatment (see H.R. 7108), H3825 [17MR]

——— withdraw normal trade relations treatment and apply certain Trade Act provisions to products (see H.R. 6835), H1177 [28FE]

Senior citizens: establish LGBTQI rural outreach grant program (see H.R. 9142), H8385 [7OC]

SSA: eliminate waiting period for disability benefits under Medicare and Social Security Disability Insurance program (see H.R. 6583), H946 [3FE]

States: encourage to voluntarily pass laws to authorize civil damages and equitable relief for nonconsensual sexual protection barrier removal (see H.R. 7928), H5227 [31MY]

Taxation: allow penalty-free withdrawals from retirement plans for domestic abuse victims (see H.R. 2953), H8114 [22SE]

——— allow workers above-the-line deduction for union dues and expenses and miscellaneous itemized deduction for unreimbursed expenses incurred in trade or business of being an employee (see H.R. 2549), H3744 [15MR]

——— classify business interference in worker organization campaigns as political speech and establish reporting requirement for employers who intervene in protected labor activities (see H.R. 8448), H6922 [20JY]

——— exempt kombucha from excise taxes and regulations imposed on alcoholic beverages (see H.R. 2124), H5931 [1JY]

——— expand availability of employee stock ownership plans in S corporations (see H.R. 4141), H8801 [6DE]

——— impose minimum tax on certain wealthy tax payers that takes into account unrealized gains (see H.R. 8558), H8543 [16NO]

——— make employers of spouses of military personnel eligible for work opportunity credit (see H.R. 2974), H4075 [31MR]

——— modify net investment income tax and transfer revenues to Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund (see H.R. 8323), H5945 [11JY]

——— provide for examination and disclosure of Presidential income tax returns (see H.R. 9640), H9982 [21DE]

——— provide refundable credit for certain teachers as supplement to State effort to provide teachers with livable wage (see H.R. 7660), H4713 [3MY]

——— repeal limitation on cover over of distilled spirits taxes to Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands (see H.R. 4642), H5334 [7JN]

——— treat certain liquidations of new motor vehicle inventory as qualified liquidations of last in, first out (LIFO) inventory (see H.R. 7382), H7732 [30AU]

Till, Emmett: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2252), H8674 [30NO]

Till-Mobley, Mamie: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2252), H8674 [30NO]

Transgender Bill of Rights: develop and implement to protect and codify rights of transgender and nonbinary people under law and ensure access to medical care, shelter, safety, and economic security (see H. Res. 1209), H5923 [28JN]

Transgender Day of Remembrance: support goals and principles (see H. Res. 1488), H8588 [17NO]

Tubman, Harriet: mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial of birth (see H.R. 1842), H10 [10JA]

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. 1282), H7732 [30AU]

Voting: modify and clarify certain notice and election requirements relative to provision of election materials in certain languages (see H.R. 8770), H7735 [2SE]

——— treat certain tax return preparers as voter registration agencies for purpose of distributing voter registration application forms (see H.R. 3288), H1376 [8MR]

Women: clarify that constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights has met requirements of Constitution and is valid to all intents and purposes as part of Constitution (see H. Res. 891), H308 [28JA]

——— support and expand civic engagement and political leadership of adolescent girls around the world (see H.R. 1661), H9904 [15DE]

——— support contraceptive rights and access in U.S. and support comprehensive reproductive health care (see H. Res. 1155), H5932 [1JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Corp. for National and Community Service: establish AmeriCorps Administration to carry out national and volunteer service programs (see H.R. 6683), H1113 [9FE]

Elections: require each eligible citizen to appear to vote in each regularly scheduled general election for Federal office (see H.R. 7536), H4448 [18AP]

SSA: provide for single point of contact for victims of identity theft (see H.R. 7274), H3970 [29MR]

Constitutional authority statements

Corp. for National and Community Service: establish AmeriCorps Administration to carry out national and volunteer service programs (H.R. 6683), H1115 [9FE]

Elections: require each eligible citizen to appear to vote in each regularly scheduled general election for Federal office (H.R. 7536), H4448 [18AP]

SSA: provide for single point of contact for victims of identity theft (H.R. 7274), H3971 [29MR]

Letters

Tribute to Paul J. Ianni: Brice H. Barnes, E549• [24MY]

Remarks

Budget: reform entitlement programs, H5830 [23JN]

East Hartford, CT: tribute to East Hartford High School girls’ basketball team, H4056 [31MR]

Economy: invest in science, technology, research, and innovation to improve competitiveness of U.S. in global economy, E103• [3FE]

——— use of budget reconciliation to fight inflation, reduce prescription drug and health care costs, address climate change, increase tax fairness, and reduce deficit (H.R. 5376), Senate amendment, H7661 [12AU]

Foreign trade: suspend temporarily rates of duty on imports of certain infant formula base powder used in manufacturing of infant formula in U.S. (H.R. 8982), H8266 [29SE]

House of Representatives: tribute to staff, H8203 [28SE]

Pensions: increase retirement savings and simplify and clarify retirement plan rules (H.R. 2954), H3941 [29MR]

Research: provide for coordinated Federal research program to ensure continued U.S. leadership in engineering biology (H.R. 4521), E103• [3FE]

Social Security: protect system and improve benefits (H.R. 5723), H1217 [2MR], H1315 [7MR], H3716 [15MR], H3750 [16MR], H3900 [29MR], H4016 [31MR], H4516 [27AP], H4872–H4875 [12MY], H5607 [15JN], H6683 [18JY], H6903, H6905, H6906, H6907, H6908 [20JY], H7078 [26JY]

——— provide equitable formula for individuals with non-covered employment and provide relief for individuals currently affected by Windfall Elimination Provision (H.R. 2337), H4874 [12MY]

Taxation: preserve research and development tax incentives, E103• [3FE]

Tributes

Bourdeaux, Representative, H8203 [28SE]

Venti, Robert D., E538• [19MY]

Walorski, Jackie, H7661 [12AU]