Rep. Largent, Steve [R-OK-1]

An amendment no. 2 printed in H.Rept. 106-263 to prohibit any funding for the joint adoption of a child between individuals who are not related by blood or marriage.

United States · United States Congress

An amendment (printed as amendment No. 64 in the Congressional Record of May 11) to reduce the authorization in the bill for state water pollution control revolving funds by $200 million in each FY 1997-2000, and to eliminate the $500 million authorization in the bill for the State nonpoint source water pollution control revolving fund.

United States · United States Congress

An amendment numbered 2 printed in H. Rept. 105-679 to prohibit any funds to be used to carry out any joint adoption of a child between individuals who are not related by blood or marriage.

United States · United States Congress

An amendment numbered 10 printed in House Report 106-459 to provide that $750,000 be appropriated for the Commission on Online Child Protection.

United States · United States Congress

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States restoring religious freedom.

United States · United States Congress · 20 December 2001

Constitutional Amendment - Permits prayer and recognition of religious beliefs on public property, including schools.

Cherokee, Choctaw, and Chickasaw Nations Claims Settlement Act

United States · United States Congress · 19 December 2001

Cherokee, Choctaw, and Chickasaw Nations Claims Settlement Act - Extinguishes all claims for the use of and damage to the Arkansas Riverbed in Oklahoma arising out of the construction and maintenance of the McClellan-Kerr Navigation Way on the Arkansas River, Oklahoma, and the claims asserted by the Cherokee, Choctaw, and Chickasaw Nations in the United States Court of Federal Claims against the United States, upon payment of specified funds. Extinguishes all claims of such Nations to the Disclaimed Drybed Lands, upon payment of specified funds. Sets forth retained rights in related lands, minerals, and waterways. Allocates claim settlement funds among such Nations, depositing them in specified trust fund accounts. Makes such funds available for the acquisition of land, as specified. Provides for such funds' investment and the payment of attorney's fees, subject to specified limitations.

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to crisis pregnancy centers.

United States · United States Congress · 5 December 2001

Supports and commends the contribution of crisis pregnancy centers, their staffs and volunteers. Encourages government agencies at all levels to assist such centers and decries any attempts to prevent their use.

Regarding inspection and monitoring to prevent the development of weapons of mass destruction in Iraq.

United States · United States Congress · 4 December 2001

Declares that: (1) the President and the United Nations (UN) should insist on monitoring weapons development in Iraq, and Iraq should allow UN weapons inspectors into Iraq, as required by UN Security Council Resolution 687; (2) Iraq remains in material and unacceptable breach of its international obligations; and (3) Iraq's refusal to admit UN weapons inspectors into any facility covered by such resolution should be considered an act of aggression against the United States and its allies.

Medicare Physician Payment Fairness Act of 2001

United States · United States Congress · 27 November 2001

Medicare Physician Payment Fairness Act of 2001 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to set the conversion factor (update) for payments under the Medicare physician fee schedule for 2002 at 0.9 percent less than the conversion factor for 2001. Declares that this conversion factor and a specified update adjustment factor for a year after 2002 shall be applied as if this Act had not been in effect. Directs the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MEDPAC) to study and report to Congress on replacing or modifying the use of the sustainable growth rate as a factor in determining the update for such payments such that the factor used more fully accounts for changes in the unit costs of providing physicians' services.

To amend title X of the Energy Policy Act of 1992, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 19 November 2001

Amends the Energy Policy Act of 1992 to increase: (1) reimbursement payments made to active thorium site licensees for off-site disposal under the remedial action program; (2) authorization of appropriations for the remedial action program; and (3) the statutorily mandated amount in the Uranium Enrichment Decontamination and Decommissioning Fund.

Student Freedom of Religious Expression Act

United States · United States Congress · 16 November 2001

Student Freedom of Religious Expression Act - Amends the Revised Statutes of the United States to disallow recovery of attorneys' fees by the prevailing party in any action claiming that a public school or its agent violates the constitutional prohibition against the establishment of religion by permitting, facilitating, or accommodating a student's religious expression.

Sales Tax Holiday Act of 2001

United States · United States Congress · 15 November 2001

Sales Tax Holiday Act of 2001 - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to reimburse each State for the amount of State and local sales tax payable and not collected during the sales tax holiday period, as specified.

Combating Illegal Gambling Reform and Modernization Act

United States · United States Congress · 1 November 2001

Combatting Illegal Gambling Reform and Modernization Act - Amends the Federal criminal code to revise provisions regarding interstate gambling. Increases the term of imprisonment for violations. Prohibits (with exceptions) any person engaged in a gambling business from knowingly using a communication facility for the transmission: (1) of bets or wagers, or betting information, in interstate or foreign commerce, within the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States, or to or from any place outside the jurisdiction of any nation regarding any transmission to or from the United States,; or (2) of a communication in such interstate or foreign commerce which entitles the recipient to receive money or credit as a result of bets or for information assisting in the placing of bets. Prohibits (with exceptions) any person engaged in a gambling business from knowingly accepting credit, an electronic fund transfer, a check, or the proceeds of certain other forms of financial transaction as the Secretary may prescribe in connection with the transmission of such a communication of information assisting the placing of bets. Lists exceptions, including certain: (1) transmissions of information assisting in the placing of bets (such as for use in news reporting); and (2) uses of communication facilities for the transmission of bets (e.g., where a State or Tribe has explicitly authorized such bets). Sets forth remedies for violations. Bars imposition of damages, penalties, or forfeiture against any person or entity for an act done in compliance with notice received from a law enforcement agency.

Sales Tax Holiday Act of 2001

United States · United States Congress · 25 October 2001

Sales Tax Holiday Act of 2001 - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to reimburse States and New York City for lost sales tax on tangible personal property during a moratorium between November 23, 2001, and December 2, 2001.

Expressing the sense of the Congress that public schools may display the words "God Bless America" as an expression of support for the Nation.

United States · United States Congress · 12 October 2001

Expresses the sense of the Congress that public schools may display the words "God Bless America" as an expression of support for the Nation.

Travel America Now Act of 2001

United States · United States Congress · 4 October 2001

Travel America Now Act of 2001-Amends the Internal Revenue Code to temporarily: (1) allow a credit for qualified personal travel expenses; (2) restore full deductibility for business entertainment expenses; and (3) extend the carry-back period for travel or tourism industry losses.

Adoption Information Act

United States · United States Congress · 3 October 2001

Adoption Information Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to limit grants or contracts for family planning service projects or programs to projects or program that will provide a pamphlet containing a comprehensive list of adoption centers in that State.

Honoring Cal Ripken, Jr., for an outstanding career, congratulating him on his retirement, and thanking him for his contributions to baseball, to the State of Maryland, and to the Nation.

United States · United States Congress · 2 October 2001

Honors Cal Ripken, Jr., for an outstanding career, congratulates him on his retirement, and thanks him for his contributions to baseball, to the State of Maryland, and to the Nation.

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish a 2-year recovery period for depreciation of computers and other technological equipment, a 24-month useful life for depreciation of computer software, and a 7-year useful life for depreciation of certain auction-acquired telecommunications licenses.

United States · United States Congress · 2 October 2001

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to establish a two year recovery period for depreciation of computers and other technological equipment. Reduces the recovery period from five to two years under the alternative depreciation system for certain property ( tax-exempt use property, etc.). Reduces the useful life for depreciation of computer software from 36 to 24 months. Establishes a seven year useful life for depreciation of certain auction-acquired telecommunications licences.

To authorize the President to award gold medals on behalf of Congress to the people aboard United Airlines Flight 93 who helped resist the hijackers and caused the plane to crash prematurely.

United States · United States Congress · 20 September 2001

Authorizes the President to award posthumously the Congressional Gold Medal to the people aboard United Airlines Flight 93 who helped resist the hijackers and caused their plane to crash prematurely on September 11, 2001.

Condemning any price gouging with respect to motor fuels during the hours and days after the terrorist acts of September 11, 2001.

United States · United States Congress · 14 September 2001

Declares that the House of Representatives: (1) condemns any price gouging with respect to motor fuels during the hours and days after the terrorist acts of September 11, 2001; and (2) urges the appropriate Federal and State agencies to investigate any incidents of such price gouging, and prosecute any violations of law discovered as a result of the investigations.

Victims of Terrorism Tax Relief Act of 2001

United States · United States Congress · 13 September 2001

Victims of Terrorism Relief Act of 2001 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exempt from income taxes and the additional estate tax any individual who died as a result of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, unless the individual was a perpetrator of the attacks.

Date Certain Tax Code Replacement Act

United States · United States Congress · 2 August 2001

Date Certain Tax Code Replacement Act - Prohibits the imposition of any tax by the Internal Revenue Code: (1) for any taxable year beginning after December 31, 2005; and (2) in the case of any tax not imposed on the basis of a taxable year, on any taxable event or for any period after December 31, 2005. Excepts the: (1) tax on self-employment income (chapter 2 of the Code); (2) Federal Insurance Contributions Act (chapter 21 of the Code); and (3) Railroad Retirement Tax Act (chapter 22 of the Code). Establishes the National Commission on Tax Reform and Simplification to review: (1) the present structure and provisions of the Code; (2) whether the tax systems of other countries could provide more efficient and fair methods of funding government revenue requirements; (3) whether the income tax should be replaced with a tax imposed in a different manner or on a different base; and (4) whether the Code can be simplified, absent wholesale restructuring or replacement. Requires a Commission report to Congress on review results, with recommendations for Code reform and simplification. Terminates the Commission 90 days after such report. Authorizes appropriations (with interim funding). Declares that any new Federal tax system should be approved by Congress in its final form before July 4, 2005, and, if not, Congress should be required to vote to reauthorize the Code.

Natural Gas and Other Petroleum Research, Development, and Demonstration Act of 2001

United States · United States Congress · 2 August 2001

Natural Gas and Other Petroleum Research, Development, and Demonstration Act of 2001 - Instructs the Secretary of Energy to establish, in areas currently available for Outer Continental Shelf leasing, a research, development, and demonstration program, implemented by the Research Organization (created by this Act), relating to ultra-deepwater natural gas and other petroleum exploration and production technologies. Directs the National Energy Technology Laboratory to: (1) implement long-term research programs into new natural gas and other petroleum exploration and production technologies and environmental mitigation technologies for production from unconventional and ultra-deepwater resources, including methane hydrates; and (2) conduct a research, development, and demonstration program of new technologies for the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions from unconventional and ultra-deepwater natural gas, or other petroleum exploration and production activities, including sub-sea floor carbon sequestration technologies. Directs the Secretary to establish an Advisory Committee to advise on selection of an organization to create the Research Organization. Prescribes a selection procedure. Requires the Research Organization to award research, development, and demonstration grants according to specified requirements. Establishes in the Treasury the Ultra-Deepwater and Unconventional Gas Research Fund funded with Federal appropriations which shall be considered loans from the Treasury.