BARTON, JOE (a Representative from Texas)

Amendments offered by, to

Disasters: making supplemental appropriations for relief (H.R. 3543), H8637, H8638 [29OC]

Operation Desert Shield: making appropriations for incremental costs (H.R. 3543), H8637, H8638 [29OC]

Articles and editorials

96 Percent of Callers Favor Drug Tests for Members of U.S. Congress, Leslie Loddeke, Houston (TX) Post, H6912 [26SE]

Rockwell Plans To Sell Division, Jim Mitchell, Dallas (TX) News, E1336 [18AP]

Rockwell To Sell Unit To Alcatel, New York (NY) Times, E2807 [1AU]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 248, H2901 [8MY])

China, People's Republic of: permanent resident status for certain nationals (see H.R. 3871, H10930 [22NO])

House of Representatives: mandatory drug testing for Members (see H. Res. 17, H84 [4JA])

Navasota, TX: treatment of certain land donated by the Resolution Trust Corp. (see H.R. 3731, H9579 [7NO])

Rockett Special Utility District, TX: relief (see H.R. 3729, H9579 [7NO])

Tariff: pilocarpine hydrochloride (see H.R. 2360, H3149 [15MY])

Vehicular Natural Gas Act: enact (see H.R. 2545, H4015 [5JN])

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Abortion: availability of services under federally funded programs (see H.R. 1490, H1848 [19MR])

———parental notification requirements (see H.R. 1397, H1669 [12MR])

Agriculture: prevention of crimes against farmers, researchers, and other livestock-related professions (see H.R. 2407, H3279 [20MY])

Air Force Association: establish a memorial in the District of Columbia area (see H.R. 3627, H11894 [26NO])

Appropriations: constitutional amendment on line-item veto (see H.J. Res. 5, H6139 [30JY])

———rescind certain unauthorized funds (see H.R. 2643, H9580 [7NO])

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: lease lands for oil and gas exploration and development (see H.R. 759, H824 [30JA])

Armed Forces: eligibility for military medical and dental care of certain minors under legal custody of members (see H.R. 2134, H2601 [30AP])

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 290, H5298 [9JY])

———Presidential power to reduce authority (see H.R. 78, H2953 [9MY])

———reduction of overhead expenditures (see H. Con. Res. 96, H1474 [7MR])

———reform process (see H.R. 298, H78 [4JA])

Capital punishment: imposition for certain killings of Federal law enforcement officers (see H.R. 1421, H2375 [17AP])

Children: avoid prolonged foster care for abandoned babies where adoption is available (see H.R. 2362, H3149 [15MY])

China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status (see H.R. 2212, H2767 [2MY]; H.J. Res. 263, H5300 [9JY])

Committee on Narcotics Abuse and Control (House): establish as a standing committee (see H. Res. 80, H1079 [20FE])

Communications: development of broadband infrastructure and availability of emergency technologies (see H.R. 2546, H4015 [5JN])

Congress: applicability of laws relative to employment conditions and rights of employees (see H.R. 3734, H9759 [13NO])

———require three-fifths majority vote in both houses to increase taxes (see H.R. 3146, H6193 [31JY])

Copyrights: digital audio recordings (see H.R. 3204, H11891 [26NO])

Country Music Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 305, H5595 [17JY])

Courts: clarify remedial jurisdiction of inferior Federal courts (see H.R. 640, H696 [24JA])

———restrictions on product liability actions (see H.R. 3375, H6797 [24SE])

———standards for product liability actions (see H.R. 2700, H5908 [25JY]; H.R. 3030, H6387 [2AU])

———standards for professional liability actions (see H.R. 2701, H6387 [2AU])

Crime: monetary awards for persons providing information leading to the arrest of certain drug suspects (see H.R. 1356, H1473 [7MR])

———national policy to control crime and reform court procedures (H.R. 1400) (see H.R. 1400, H2109 [9AP])

———penalties for distribution of controlled substances at truck stops and rest areas (see H.R. 1551, H7815 [11OC])

Diseases: establish protections against certain communicable diseases for health care providers and their patients (see H.R. 2788, H5209 [26JN])

District of Columbia: approval of Assault Weapon Manufacturing Strict Liability Act (see H.J. Res. 79, H855 [4FE])

Drugs: expand narcotic abuse prevention and treatment programs (see H.R. 2810, H5266 [27JN])

Economy: incentives for work, savings, and investments (see H.R. 3130, H6387 [2AU])

Employment: restore certain political rights to workers (see H.R. 2915, H5513 [16JY])

Fair Labor Standards Act: clarify application (see H.R. 1237, H2180 [11AP])

Families and domestic relations: grant programs for pregnant women and adoption of children (see H.R. 1753, H6456 [11SE])

Financial institutions: limit liability on holdings in violation of certain environmental laws (see H.R. 1450, H2137 [10AP])

Fire fighters: enact a fire service bill of rights (see H.R. 2448, H3622 [23MY])

Food: remove certain pesticides from supply and establish EPA negligible risk standard (see H.R. 3216, H6879 [25SE])

Franklin, Benjamin: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 2448, H3622 [23MY])

Government: elimination of waste (see H.R. 3816, H10543 [19NO])

———greater accountability for foreign travel (see H.R. 461, H855 [4FE])

Health: reauthorize and expand area health education centers (see H.R. 3312, H6455 [11SE])

Health care professionals: alternative dispute resolution systems for medical malpractice claims (see H.R. 3516, H7647 [8OC])

———increase number of individuals serving in clinical laboratories serving rural areas (see H.R. 2405, H3279 [20MY])

House of Representatives: require three-fifths majority vote on passage of legislation increasing revenues (see H. Res. 141, H2903 [8MY])

Hussein, Saddam: prosecution for war crimes (see H.J. Res. 88, H1081 [20FE])

Immigration: exclusion of immigrants infected with the HIV virus (see H.R. 2049, H2535 [24AP])

Iraq: U.S. policy relative to assassinations (see H. Con. Res. 39, H1081 [20FE])

Japan: operation and regulation of capital and securities markets (see H.R. 3283, H11892 [26NO])

Labor: repeal Davis-Bacon Act (see H.R. 1755, H2178 [11AP])

Languages: constitutional amendment to establish English as the official language of the U.S. (see H.J. Res. 81, H605 [18JA])

———recognize English as official U.S. language (see H.R. 123, H891 [5FE])

Latin America: cooperation with U.S. in science and technology (see H.R. 3215, H6381 [2AU])

Medicaid: regulations relative to certain contributions, taxes, and transfers toward State expenditures (see H.R. 3550, H8496 [24OC])

Middle East: congressional approval of military action to enforce U.N. Security Council resolution against Iraq (see H. Con. Res. 13, H84 [4JA])

———demonstrations of community support for troops in the Persian Gulf (see H.J. Res. 174, H1457 [6MR])

———success of multinational military action against Iraq (see H. Res. 95, H1326 [28FE])

National Desert Storm Reservists Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 231, H2770 [2MY])

National forests: protect persons involved in a lawful hunt (see H.R. 371, H81 [4JA])

National Institute of Nursing Research: designate (see H.R. 2447, H5650 [18JY])

National observances: establish a commission to advise the President (see H.R. 68, H782 [29JA])

National Red Ribbon Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 312, H8920 [31OC])

National Tax Freedom Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 220, H2812 [7MY])

Nuclear energy: standardize plant designs and improve the licensing and regulatory process (see H.R. 1184, H1323 [28FE])

Pharmaceuticals: penalties for illegal activities relative to the approval of abbreviated drug applications (see H.R. 2454, H3622 [23MY])

Power resources: development, production, and use of domestic energy sources (see H.R. 2960, H5650 [18JY])

———encourage cost effective energy conservation and efficiency (see H.R. 1543, H2013 [21MR])

Prayer: constitutional amendment on voluntary school prayer (see H.J. Res. 240, H5515 [16JY])

Public Pension Equity Restoration Act: enact (see H.R. 1348, H2016 [21MR])

Radio Free China: establish (see H.R. 1156, H1279 [27FE])

Real property: tax treatment under the limitations on losses from passive activities (see H.R. 1414, H1757 [13MR])

Recycling: degradable plastics (see H.R. 1318, H1471 [7MR])

———State opportunities for citizens' participation (see H.R. 945, H992 [6FE])

Refuse disposal: protect the used oil recycling system and establish used oil management standards (see H.R. 1411, H1670 [12MR])

Schwarzkopf, H. Norman, Jr.: award a Congressional Gold Medal and produce bronze duplicates for public sale (see H.R. 1296, H1671 [12MR])

Social Security: earnings test for retirement age individuals (see H.R. 967, H4550 [13JN])

———payment for physicians' services (see H.R. 3070, H7981 [16OC])

South America: provide special benefits for the Andean nations (see H.R. 661, H2086 [22MR])

Soviet Union: withdrawal of troops from Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia (see H. Res. 234, H7863 [15OC])

Sports: authorize minting of coins commemorating 1994 World Cup and provide a financial legacy to youth and amateur soccer (see H.R. 2801, H5515 [16JY])

States: taxation of nonresidents pension income (see H.R. 431, H7801 [10OC])

Taxation: capital gains (see H.R. 3128, H11894 [26NO])

———codifying the depreciable life of semiconductor manufacturing equipment (see H.R. 3273, H6384 [2AU])

———deductions for decommissioning costs of nuclear powerplants (see H.R. 2012, H2468 [23AP])

———increase amount of the exemption for children under age 18 (see H.R. 1277, H4437 [12JN])

———individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 1406, H4284 [11JN])

———long-term care insurance purchase incentives (see H.R. 2446, H3494 [22MY])

———relief for families and incentives for economic growth (see H.R. 3744, H11892 [26NO])

———repeal excise tax on luxury items (see H.R. 2598, H11891 [26NO])

———treatment of a charitable organization operating an amateur athletic event (see H.R. 2464, H5211 [26JN])

Telecommunications: possession of beepers and pagers by persons under 21 years of age (see H.R. 1146, H1915 [20MR])

———research, design, and manufacturing of equipment (see H.R. 1523, H2087 [22MR])

Veterans: benefit eligibility for incompetent veterans relative to dependent status (see H.R. 1473, H7648 [8OC])

Welk, Lawrence: repeal authority to use appropriations for rural development grants for the restoration of birthplace (see H.R. 772, H839 [31JA])

Wetlands: conservation and management (see H.R. 1330, H2375 [17AP])

Messages

``Message in a Minute'' to President Bush: Peter Enns, E1334 [18AP]

Remarks by, on

Abortion: informed consent, H6144 [31JY]

China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status (H.R. 2212), waiving all points of order against conference report (H. Res. 307), H11419 [26NO]

———protection for prodemocracy students, H10848 [22NO]

Civil Rights Act: restore and strengthen laws that ban discrimination in employment (S. 1745), H9550 [7NO]

Congress: contributions toward world events, H7708, H7709 [9OC]

———drug abuse testing for employees, H3992 [5JN]

Crime: national policy to control crime and reform court procedures (H.R. 3371), E3522 [23OC]

———national policy to control crime and reform court procedures (H.R. 3371), consideration (H. Res. 247), H7889 [16OC]

Disasters: making supplemental appropriations for relief (H.R. 3543), H8637, H8638, H8639, H8640 [29OC]

Fermi Laboratory: funding, H3661 [29MY]

Financial institutions: interstate branching system, H9062 [4NO]

———recapitalize the Federal deposit insurance fund and reform the regulatory and service systems (H.R. 6), H9062 [4NO]

———recapitalize the Federal deposit insurance fund and reform the regulatory and service systems (H.R. 6), consideration (H. Res. 266), H8804 [31OC]

———whistleblower protection for regulators (H.R. 17), H3992 [5JN]

Firearms: establish national hotline to check on prospective handgun buyers, H2839 [8MY]

———establish national hotline to check on prospective handgun buyers (H.R. 1412), H2677, H2678 [1MY]

———waiting period before the purchase of a handgun (H.R. 7), H2677, H2678 [1MY], H2839 [8MY]

Fort Worth, TX: tribute to Kids Who Care, E2216 [13JN]

Government: greater accountability for foreign travel (H.R. 461), H5216 [27JN]

House of Representatives: drug testing authorization, H8638, H8639, H8640 [29OC]

———mandatory drug testing for Members (H. Res. 17), H6912 [26SE]

———tribute to Members participating in voluntary drug-testing demonstration, H10612 [20NO]

Legislative branch: making appropriations (H.R. 2506), H3992 [5JN]

Middle East: community support for troops in the Persian Gulf, H2377 [18AP], E1333 [18AP]

———military action to enforce U.N. Security Council resolution against Iraq, H274 [11JA]

———U.S. military presence (S. Con. Res. 2), H589 [18JA]

Operation Desert Shield: making appropriations for incremental costs (H.R. 3543), H8637, H8638, H8639, H8640 [29OC]

Power resources: making appropriations for energy and water development (H.R. 2427), H3643, H3661, H3668, H3669, H3670, H3672, H3674 [29MY]

Railroads: labor-management settlement between National Railway Labor Conference and employees (H.J. Res. 222), H2364 [17AP]

Research: superconducting supercollider funding, H3376 [22MY], H3661, H3668, H3669, H3670, H3672, H3674 [29MY], E1475 [25AP]

Telecommunications: research, design, and manufacturing of equipment (H.R. 1523), E1336 [18AP]

Unemployment: emergency compensation, H8382, H8384 [23OC]

Remarks in House relative to

Congressional Record: revise and extend remarks, H2391 [18AP], H2563 [25AP], H4547 [13JN], H8464 [23OC]

Special order: granted, H6796 [24SE]

Testimonies

Committee on Rules: Financial Institutions Safety and Choice Act (H.R. 6), D1331 [29OC]

———National Policy to Control Crime and Reform Court Procedures (H.R. 3371), D1237 [10OC]

Tributes

Bartlett, Steve, H9504 [7NO]

Bush, President, H2377 [18AP]