WATTS, J.C. (a Representative from Oklahoma)

Amendments offered by, to

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2127), H8310 [2AU]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 1530, Dept. of Defense appropriations, H9403 [21SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Children and youth: establish community-based youth development block grant program (see H.R. 2807), H15087 [18DE]

Consumers: require additional disclosures of the terms of rental-purchase agreements (see H.R. 2820), H15237 [20DE]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (see H.R. 1833), H5982 [14JN]

Agriculture: price supports for peanuts (see H.R. 2189), H8360 [3AU]

Air pollution: reduction of work-related vehicle trips in ozone nonattainment areas (see H.R. 325), H840 [27JA]

American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (see H.R. 1776), H5690 [7JN]

Animals: improve animal drug approval process (see H.R. 2508), H10484 [19OC]

Armed Forces: procedures for determining status of certain missing members (see H.R. 945), H9452 [21SE]

Aviation: repeal increase in transportation fuels tax applicable to commercial aviation (see H.R. 752), H5983 [14JN]

Bipartisan Commission on the Future of Medicare: establish (see H.R. 1739), H6397 [27JN]

BLM: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1077), H2811 [7MR]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: require congressional approval prior to U.S. military intervention (see H.R. 2550, 2606), H10994 [26OC], H12084 [9NO]

———U.S. military enforcement of peace agreement between Serbian, Croatian, and Muslim forces (see H. Con. Res. 118), H14172 [6DE]

———U.S. military intervention (see H. Res. 247), H11441 [30OC]

Budget: treatment of Social Security under a constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H. Con. Res. 17), H537 [23JA]

Children and youth: child labor provisions relative to loading of materials into balers and compacters (see H.R. 1114), H5905 [13JN]

Commission on Concentration in the Livestock Industry: establish (see H.R. 2506), H10307 [18OC]

Congress: constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (see H.J. Res. 106), H8308 [2AU]

———employee forfeiture of retirement benefits relative to certain criminal convictions (see H.R. 2244), H11939 [8NO]

Contracts: revise and streamline Federal procurement and acquisition laws (see H.R. 1670), H6159 [20JN]

Corps of Engineers: prohibit water control policy modifications that would interfere with the use of navigation channels (see H.R. 1294), H4105 [3AP]

Crime: false identification documents (see H.R. 1552), H6083 [16JN]

———increase penalties for armed violent criminals (see H.R. 1488), H9591 [27SE]

Davis-Bacon Act: repeal (see H.R. 500), H2064 [22FE]

Dept. of Defense: outline congressional response to the possibility of reduction or elimination of the commissary and exchange networks (see H. Con. Res. 45), H3880 [28MR]

Dept. of Education: abolish (see H.R. 1883), H6082 [16JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: display of POW/MIA flag at medical centers relative to full accounting of Vietnam-era POW/MIA (see H.R. 2013), H6830 [11JY]

———outpatient medical services for former POW (see H.R. 468), H5190 [17MY]

Drugs: treatment of sentences relative to powdered cocaine (see H.R. 2598), H13870 [30NO]

Ecology and environment: financial responsibility requirements for offshore facilities (see H.R. 1002), H3417 [21MR]

Education: student loan reform (see H.R. 1501), H4431 [7AP]

Endangered Species Act: enhance wildlife conservation and management and protect fishing, hunting and trapping (see H.R. 2217), H8534 [4AU]

———reauthorize (see H.R. 2275), H8683 [7SE]

English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 123), H7179 [18JY]

Families and domestic relations: child support enforcement (see H.R. 801), H3276 [15MR]

———protect parental rights (see H.R. 1946), H6481 [28JN]

Federal employees: allow furloughed employees to work voluntarily during a Government shutdown (see H.R. 2769), H14764 [13DE]

Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act: amend relative to minor use of pesticides (see H.R. 1352), H5983 [14JN]

Financial institutions: provide funding for the Financing Corp. and consolidate Federal deposit insurance funds and agencies (see H.R. 2363), H9245 [19SE]

———reform regulatory process and paperwork requirements (see H.R. 1362), H4031 [30MR]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 79), H3416 [21MR]

Forests: repeal emergency salvage timber sale program (see H.R. 2745), H15136 [19DE]

Freedom of religion: constitutional amendment on protection (see H.J. Res. 127), H13730 [28NO]

Government regulations: moratorium on regulatory rulemaking actions (see H.R. 450), H1371 [7FE]

Graham, Billy and Ruth: award congressional gold medal (see H.R. 2657), H13273 [17NO]

Health: studies and programs relative to traumatic brain injuries (see H.R. 248), H6735 [10JY]

Housing: homeownership opportunities and extension of the rural rental housing program (see H.R. 1691), H7801 [26JY]

———prevent persons with drug or alcohol problems from occupying units in housing projects for elderly families (see H.R. 117), H10146 [17OC]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: authorize the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternal organization to establish a memorial (see H.J. Res. 70), H3073 [13MR]

Labeling: repeal requirement for saccharin notice (see H.R. 1787), H6482 [28JN]

Legal Services Corp.: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1806), H7012 [13JY]

Medicare: coverage of blood-testing strips for individuals with diabetes (see H.R. 1074), H6656 [29JN]

———diabetes outpatient self-management training services (see H.R. 1073), H6656 [29JN]

Members of Congress: limit participation in Federal Employees' Retirement System and Civil Service Retirement System (see H.R. 1618), H8904 [13SE]

Mexico: reporting requirements on economic assistance relative to instability of economy and currency (see H. Con. Res. 27), H1752 [14FE]

Mining and mineral resources: provide tax credit for the production of oil and gas from marginal and new wells (see H.R. 985, 987), H1907 [16FE]

Montgomery, AL: anniversary of bus boycott (see H. Res. 285), H14003 [5DE]

Motor vehicles: average fuel economy standards for automobiles (see H.R. 2200), H9671 [28SE]

———regulation of motorcycle helmet use (see H.R. 899), H2224 [24FE]

Music: licensing (see H.R. 789), H11586 [31OC]

National security: revitalize (see H.R. 7), H1555 [9FE]

National Voter Registration Act: repeal (see H.R. 370), H840 [27JA]

National Wildlife Refuge System: improve management (see H.R. 1675), H5366 [18MY]

Natural gas: authorize associations of independent producers (see H.R. 2342), H11830 [7NO]

———enhance safety, training, research, and development in the propane gas industry (see H.R. 1514), H9505 [25SE]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: amend (see H.R. 1834), H6159 [20JN]

Oklahoma City, OK: bombing of Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building (see H. Res. 135), H4441 [1MY]

Patents: limit issuance on medical procedures (see H.R. 1127), H6656 [29JN]

———restore term (see H.R. 359), H296 [17JA]

Pensions: exclude the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund from the Federal budget (see H.R. 103), H4511 [2MY]

———revise effective date for cost-of-living adjustments for military retirees (see H.R. 2664), H13731 [28NO]

Pesticides: definition and regulation of the minor use of pesticides (see H.R. 1627), H5983 [14JN]

Petroleum: export of Alaska North Slope crude oil (see H.R. 70), H3276 [15MR]

Pharmaceuticals: guarantee practice of pharmacy compounding and ensure supply of bulk drug products (see H.R. 598), H4512 [2MY]

Public welfare programs: prohibit financial assistance to persons delinquent in child support payments (see H.R. 104), H6396 [27JN]

Rivers, Ruben: posthumous awarding of Medal of Honor (see H.R. 2228), H8534 [4AU]

Smithsonian Institution: establish National African-American Museum (see H.R. 786), H1051 [1FE]

Social Security: medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 580), H2892 [8MR]

Surplus Government property: distribution to nonprofit organizations providing assistance to the hungry or indigent (see H.R. 863), H7012 [13JY]

Taxation: allow nonitemizers a deduction for a portion of their charitable contributions (see H.R. 1575), H4545 [3MY]

———church pension benefit plans (see H.R. 528), H9132 [18SE]

———constitutional amendment on retroactive taxation (see H.J. Res. 48), H593 [24JA]

———credit for business investments in economically distressed areas (see H.R. 2713), H15088 [18DE]

———prevent reclassification of certain dues paid to tax-exempt agricultural and horticultural organizations (see H.R. 783), H4546 [3MY]

———prohibit retroactive taxation (see H.R. 788), H1051 [1FE]

———provide credits for families and reform the marriage penalty (see H.R. 6), H3156 [14MR]

———require burden of proof to be on the Dept. of the Treasury in all tax cases (see H.R. 390), H692 [25JA]

———standards for determining employment status of independent contractors (see H.R. 1972), H6697 [30JN]

———treatment of cash rents relative to special estate tax valuation rules (see H.R. 501), H3276 [15MR]

———treatment of family-owned businesses relative to estate tax (see H.R. 2190), H8360 [3AU]

———treatment of medical savings accounts (see H.R. 1818), H5904 [13JN]

———treatment of military income derived from services performed during a contingency operation (see H.R. 2778), H15136 [19DE]

———treatment of student loan interest (see H.R. 1229), H6159 [20JN]

Tishomingo National Wildlife Refuge: transfer management to Oklahoma (see H.R. 1112), H2584 [2MR]

Tobacco products: prohibit regulation of tobacco-sponsored advertising used by professional motor sports associations (see H.R. 2265), H9592 [27SE]

Transportation: provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds (see H.R. 842), H3572 [22MR]

Veterans: eliminate disparity between civilian and military retiree cost-of-living adjustments (see H.R. 38), H3327 [16MR]

———Government employment preference for active duty service veterans of Operation Desert Shield and Desert Storm (see H.R. 2510), H10484 [19OC]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 65, 303), H6830 [11JY]

———revise effective dates for discontinuance of compensation and pension benefits (see H.R. 109), H7801 [26JY]

Letters

Budget reconciliation: Richard L. Lesher, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, E2339 [12DE]

Communications Act: Cheryl L. Parrino, Wisconsin Public Service Commission, H8453 [4AU]

———Jim Sullivan and Charles B. Martin, Alabama Public Service Commission, H8453 [4AU]

———Lowell C. Johnson, Nebraska Public Service Commission, H8453 [4AU]

———Marcia G. Weeks, Arizona Corporation Commission, H8453 [4AU]

———Mike Griffin, Nevada Attorney General's Office, H8453 [4AU]

———Susan S. Geiger, New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission, H8453 [4AU]

Oaths of office

House of Representatives, H150 [9JA]

Remarks by, on

Air Force: privatization of the military maintenance system, H11821, H11822, H11824, H11825, H11826 [7NO]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution, E2339 [12DE]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2491), H10751 [25OC]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2491), conference report, H13171 [17NO]

Children and youth: establish community-based youth development block grant program (H.R. 2807), E2381 [18DE]

Contracts: revise and streamline Federal procurement and acquisition laws, H5930 [14JN]

Courts: disapprove certain sentencing guideline amendments (H.R. 2259), H10468 [19OC]

Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission: recommendations, H11821, H11822, H11824, H11825, H11826 [7NO]

———recommendations (H.J. Res. 102), H8695 [8SE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1530), H5881 [13JN], H5930 [14JN]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1530), conference report, H14954 [15DE]

———B-2 stealth bomber development, H5881 [13JN]

———B-2 stealth bomber development, H8601 [7SE], E2380 [18DE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2126), conference report, H9707 [29SE]

———performance of abortions at military medical facilities, H9707 [29SE]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2076), H7773 [26JY]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2099), H7866 [27JY]

House of Representatives: appreciation of opportunity to serve, H151 [9JA]

Journal: question of approval, H5237 [18MY]

LSC: provide legal services to Native Americans, H7773 [26JY]

Medicaid: reform, H9143 [19SE]

Medicare: reform, H7158 [18JY], H8179 [2AU], H9358, H9360 [20SE], H9595 [28SE]

Mfume, Representative: selection as President of the NAACP, H14355 [12DE]

Oklahoma City, OK: bombing of Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building (H. Res. 135), H4460 [2MY]

Public debt: enforce debt limit and protect obligated trust funds (H.R. 2621), E2415 [19DE]

Public welfare programs: funding for nutrition programs, H2707 [6MR]

———reform (H.R. 4), H3526 [22MR], H3762 [24MR]

Republican Party: national agenda, H806 [27JA]

Taxation: extend deduction for health insurance costs of self-employed individuals and repeal nonrecognition of gain on sales and exchanges effectuating policies of the FCC (H.R. 831), H1946 [21FE]

Telecommunications: promote competition and deregulation of Bell Telephone Cos.' entrance into long distance telephone service, H8453 [4AU]

———promote competition and reduce regulation (H.R. 1555), H8312 [3AU], H8453 [4AU]

Trails: designate the voting rights march route from Selma, AL, to Montgomery, AL, as a National Historic Trail (H.R. 1129), H2801 [7MR]

Votes: correction, H4457 [2MY]

———position on missed, H1264 [6FE], H2029 [22FE], H4073 [3AP], H6753 [11JY], H7870 [27JY], H9556 [27SE], H15224 [20DE], E1038 [15MY], E1405 [11JY], E1454 [18JY], E1503 [24JY]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H10305 [18OC], H10483 [19OC], H14309 [12DE]

Tributes

Rainey, Joseph H., H14355 [12DE]