BARTLETT, ROSCOE G. (a Representative from Maryland)
Amendments offered by, to
Federal-State relations: reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates (H.R. 5), H400 [19JA]
Articles and editorials
Cheap Shot, Washington (DC) Post, H14179 [7DE]
Bills and resolutions introduced by
Bargeski, Debra: relief (see H.R. 1177), H2892 [8MR]
Dept. of Energy: establish Laboratory Facilities Commission (see H.R. 87), H166 [9JA]
Elections: examine costs, benefits, and impact on voter turnout of changing the deadline for filing Federal income tax returns to election day (see H.R. 86), H166 [9JA]
Firearms: protect and enforce the right to obtain and use firearms for security, self-defense, and other legitimate purposes (see H.R. 78), H165 [9JA]
———repeal ban on assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 464, 698), H229 [11JA], H801 [26JA]
House of Representatives: return of excess amounts from official allowances to the Treasury for deficit reduction (see H.R. 77), H165 [9JA]
Members of Congress: adjust basic pay relative to degree of success in deficit reduction (see H.R. 2771), H14764 [13DE]
National Education Standards and Improvement Council: abolish (see H.R. 977), H1907 [16FE]
Small business: increase deductions for health insurance costs of self-employed individuals (see H.R. 696), H801 [26JA]
Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor
Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (see H.R. 1833), H6397 [27JN]
Agriculture: transportation of farm commodities and supplies (see H.R. 526), H4958 [15MY]
Air pollution: deadline extension for certain sanctions and reclassification of carbon monoxide nonattainment areas (see H.R. 1255), H4619 [9MY]
———reduction of work-related vehicle trips in ozone nonattainment areas (see H.R. 325), H172 [9JA]
Appropriations: constitutional amendment on line-item veto (see H.J. Res. 4), H162 [9JA]
———line-item veto (see H.R. 2, 27), H159 [9JA], H296 [17JA]
———reduce discretionary spending limits (see H.R. 1162), H8174 [1AU]
Armed Forces: prohibit uniform requirements involving the display of U.N. insignia (see H.R. 2540), H11587 [31OC]
Arts and humanities: abolish the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Council on the Arts (see H.R. 209), H325 [18JA]
Aviation: repeal increase in transportation fuels tax applicable to commercial aviation (see H.R. 752), H7801 [26JY]
Bosnia and Herzegovina: require congressional approval prior to U.S. military intervention (see H.R. 2606, 2770), H13142 [16NO], H14764 [13DE]
———U.S. military intervention (see H. Res. 247), H11441 [30OC]
Budget: automatic adjustments of discretionary spending limits and reduction of obligation limits (see H.R. 700), H2177 [23FE]
———balance (see H.R. 822), H1850 [15FE]
———constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 1, 28), H161, H175 [9JA]
———limit rate of growth (see H.R. 1110), H2989 [9MR]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 1996-2002 (see H. Con. Res. 66), H4873 [11MY]
CERCLA: clarify liability for certain recycling transactions (see H.R. 820), H10726 [24OC]
Children and youth: child labor provisions relative to loading of materials into balers and compacters (see H.R. 1114), H4916 [12MY]
China, Republic of: U.N. participation (see H. Con. Res. 12), H1281 [6FE]
Congress: constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (see H.J. Res. 106), H8308 [2AU]
———specify source of constitutional authority for the enactment of legislation (see H.R. 2270), H9364 [20SE]
Consumers: establish a toll-free telephone number in the Dept. of Commerce to assist consumers in identifying domestically-produced merchandise (see H.R. 447), H593 [24JA]
Corp. for Public Broadcasting: repeal statutory authority (see H.R. 208), H692 [25JA]
Courts: product liability reform (see H.R. 10), H161 [9JA]
Crime: antiracketeering laws (see H.R. 230), H243 [13JA]
———consumer fraud (see H.R. 1499), H6270 [22JN]
———include peonage and slavery offenses as RICO predicates (see H.R. 305), H593 [24JA]
———increase penalties for armed violent criminals (see H.R. 1488), H4430 [7AP]
———national policy to control crime and reform court procedures (see H.R. 3), H159 [9JA]
Cuba: congressional notification and reporting requirements on U.S. negotiations (see H.R. 1909), H10485 [19OC]
———strengthen international economic sanctions and support transition to democratically elected government (see H.R. 927), H4336 [5AP]
Davis-Bacon Act: repeal (see H.R. 500), H242 [13JA]
Dept. of Education: abolish (see H.R. 1883), H6082 [16JN]
Dept. of Energy: abolish (see H.R. 1993), H6698 [30JN]
Dept. of HUD: abolish (see H.R. 2198), H14927 [14DE]
———assistance program eligibility for organizations that promote prejudice or bias based on race, religion, or ethnicity (see H.R. 656), H5471 [23MY]
Dept. of the Treasury: management of cash positions whenever the Government is unable to borrow funds to meet its needs (see H.R. 2098), H9784 [10OC]
Disasters: provide for hazard mitigation, relief, and insurance against natural disasters (see H.R. 1856), H9245 [19SE]
Diseases: payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who contracted human immunodeficiency virus due to contaminated blood products (see H.R. 1023), H2176 [23FE]
Ecology and environment: transition from use of halons and chlorofluorocarbons to substitute compounds (see H.R. 2367), H9363 [20SE]
Education: low-income school choice demonstration program (see H.R. 1640), H6397 [27JN]
Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 732), H3156 [14MR]
Employees: allow members of employee associations to represent their views before the Government (see H.R. 782), H2306 [27FE]
Employment: consolidate Federal job training programs (see H.R. 1120), H3417 [21MR]
Endangered Species Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2275), H8683 [7SE]
English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 123, 739), H468 [20JA], H889 [30JA]
ERISA: restrict Government promotion of economically targeted investments for employee benefit plans (see H.R. 1594), H4618 [9MY]
Executive departments: prevent encroachment into legislative powers or unconstitutional actions (see H.R. 807), H4105 [3AP]
Families and domestic relations: protect parental rights (see H.R. 1946), H6481 [28JN]
———strengthen rights of parents (see H.R. 11), H161 [9JA]
FDA: increase the voting consumer representation of the Blood Products Advisory Committee (see H.R. 1021), H2176 [23FE]
Federal aid programs: termination dates (see H.R. 216), H1968 [21FE]
Federal employees: allow contributions to medical savings accounts under Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (see H.R. 2341), H8994 [14SE]
———eliminate exemptions of civil service requirements for judicial or legislative branch employees involuntarily separated from their jobs (see H.R. 913), H3156 [14MR]
Federal firefighters: hourly and overtime pay rates and pay equity with public sector firefighters (see H.R. 858), H5691 [7JN]
Federal-State relations: constitutional amendment to bar unfunded Federal mandates to States and local governments (see H.J. Res. 54), H242 [13JA]
———reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates (see H.R. 5), H242 [13JA]
Firearms: allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in all States (see H.R. 2634), H14239 [7DE]
———protect and enforce the right to obtain and use firearms for security, self-defense, and other legitimate purposes (see H. Con. Res. 5), H176 [9JA]
———repeal ban on assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 125), H167 [9JA]
Firefighters: exempt firefighters and rescue squad workers from certain Fair Labor Standards Act provisions relative to volunteer work in a professional capacity (see H.R. 94), H296 [17JA]
Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 79), H3416 [21MR]
Freedom of religion: constitutional amendment on protection (see H.J. Res. 127), H14003 [5DE]
Government: prohibit expenditure of funds for the promotion of homosexuality as a positive alternative lifestyle (see H.R. 862), H1460 [8FE]
———status of Federal contractors that hire permanent replacements for striking employees (see H.R. 1176), H6046 [15JN]
Government regulations: analysis on the impact on small businesses and State and local government (see H.R. 58), H468 [20JA]
———moratorium on regulatory rulemaking actions (see H.R. 450), H468 [20JA]
———reduce Federal paperwork burden (see H.R. 2715), H14002 [5DE]
———reform (see H.R. 994), H8806 [12SE]
———require approval by law all agency rules and regulations (see H.R. 47), H2176 [23FE]
Graham, Billy and Ruth: award congressional gold medal (see H.R. 2657), H13273 [17NO]
Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (see H.R. 1020), H4873 [11MY]
Health care professionals: exempt physician office laboratories from clinical laboratory requirements (see H.R. 1386), H4433 [7AP]
Helen Delich Bentley Building, Baltimore, MD: designate (see H.R. 2062), H7256 [19JY]
Helium Act: sale of Federal real and personal property (see H.R. 873), H1850 [15FE]
House of Representatives: official mail allowance (see H.R. 1615, 1755), H4873 [11MY], H5689 [7JN]
———official travel requirements (see H. Res. 15), H176 [9JA]
———reform (see H.R. 215), H1556 [9FE]
———require use of official allowance to purchase copies of the U.S. Code (see H. Res. 58), H1850 [15FE]
House Rules: discourage arbitrary or inconsequential ethics complaints (see H. Res. 314), H15136 [19DE]
———reform gift rules (see H. Res. 264), H12506 [15NO]
———statutory limit on the public debt (see H. Res. 28), H297 [17JA]
Housing: homeownership opportunities and extension of the rural rental housing program (see H.R. 1691), H10726 [24OC]
Immigration: moratorium on aliens except for relatives of U.S. citizens, certain highly skilled workers, and refugees (see H.R. 373), H4915 [12MY]
———reform admission policies, treatment of criminal aliens and alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (see H.R. 1915, 2202), H6831 [11JY], H8533 [4AU]
India: self-determination for the independence of the Sikh nation homeland, Punjab, Khalistan (see H. Con. Res. 32), H3327 [16MR]
———suspend developmental assistance relative to human rights violations (see H.R. 1425), H4413 [6AP]
Interstate compacts: management of Jennings Randolph Lake between Maryland and West Virginia (see H.J. Res. 113), H10146 [17OC]
IRS: safeguard taxpayer rights (see H.R. 661), H4512 [2MY]
Kinsey, Alfred: determine if publications on sexual behavior are the result of any fraud or criminal wrongdoing (see H.R. 2749), H14238 [7DE]
Labor: allow cooperative efforts between management and labor to improve economic competitiveness (see H.R. 743), H6656 [29JN]
Law enforcement officers: exemption from State laws prohibiting carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H169 [9JA]
Legislative Branch of the Government: application of certain laws (see H.R. 1), H158 [9JA]
Medicare: chiropractic services (see H.R. 997), H6270 [22JN]
———clarify scope of coverage and payment amounts for the use of medical devices approved for investigational use (see H.R. 1744), H5983 [14JN]
———permit select policies to be offered in all States (see H.R. 483), H970 [31JA]
Members of Congress: adjust basic pay relative to degree of success in deficit reduction (see H.R. 1133), H10994 [26OC]
———annuity computation (see H.R. 575, 804), H2306 [27FE], H2651 [3MR]
———constitutional amendment to limit terms (see H.J. Res. 2, 5), H162 [9JA]
———limit participation in Federal Employees' Retirement System and Civil Service Retirement System (see H.R. 1618), H5692 [7JN]
Motor vehicles: delay implementation of enhanced vehicle inspection and maintenance programs (see H.R. 46, 495), H400 [19JA], H2487 [1MR]
———regulation of motorcycle helmet use (see H.R. 899), H4415 [6AP]
Music: licensing (see H.R. 789), H4105 [3AP]
National Blue Ribbon Commission To Eliminate Waste in Government: establish (see H.R. 217), H1752 [14FE]
National Education Association: repeal Federal charter (see H.R. 2180), H10848 [25OC]
National Education Standards and Improvement Council: eliminate (see H.R. 1045), H2223 [24FE]
National Gambling Impact and Policy Commission: establish (see H.R. 497), H10994 [26OC]
National Register of Historic Places: prohibit inclusion of certain sites (see H.R. 563), H2176 [23FE]
National security: revitalize (see H.R. 7), H160 [9JA]
National Voter Registration Act: repeal (see H.R. 370), H296 [17JA]
Natural gas: enhance safety, training, research, and development in the propane gas industry (see H.R. 1514), H4916 [12MY]
Occupational Safety and Health Act: amend (see H.R. 707, 1834), H1968 [21FE], H5982 [14JN]
Oklahoma City, OK: bombing of Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building (see H. Res. 135), H4512 [2MY]
Panama: negotiation of a new agreement relative to the presence of U.S. Armed Forces and the Panama Canal (see H. Con. Res. 4), H1372 [7FE]
Patents: restore term (see H.R. 359), H970 [31JA]
Pensions: exclude the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund from the Federal budget (see H.R. 103), H4177 [4AP]
———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), H9591 [27SE]
Petroleum: exports of certain domestically produced crude oil (see H.R. 70), H1968 [21FE]
Pharmaceuticals: guarantee practice of pharmacy compounding and ensure supply of bulk drug products (see H.R. 598), H4512 [2MY]
Political action committees: influence restrictions and in-State contribution percentage requirements (see H.R. 2148), H8174 [1AU]
Power resources: privatize certain Federal power generation and transmission assets (see H.R. 1801), H6083 [16JN]
Public welfare programs: prohibit financial assistance to persons delinquent in child support payments (see H.R. 104), H839 [27JA]
———reform (see H.R. 4, 759), H159 [9JA], H1850 [15FE]
Railroads: preservation of infrastructure (see H.R. 2205), H10048 [12OC]
Real property: private property owner rights (see H.R. 489), H2064 [22FE]
Ronald Reagan (U.S.S.): designate the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier known as CVN-76 (see H.J. Res. 61), H2224 [24FE]
Service Contract Act: repeal (see H.R. 246), H1208 [3FE]
Small business: increase deductions for health insurance costs of self-employed individuals (see H.R. 34, 52, 2435), H231 [11JA], H243 [13JA], H9737 [29SE]
———restore deductions for health insurance costs of self-employed individuals (see H.R. 697), H890 [30JA]
Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of 150th anniversary (see H.R. 2627), H13731 [28NO]
Social Security: ensure integrity of trust funds (see H.R. 491), H296 [17JA]
———increase earnings limit (see H.R. 2668, 2684), H13658 [20NO], H13803 [29NO]
———increase earnings limit, repeal increase of taxation of benefits, and provide incentives to purchase long-term care insurance (see H.R. 8), H243 [13JA]
———medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 580), H3417 [21MR]
Solid waste: exemption for recoverable materials re-used during industrial process (see H.R. 2335), H14964 [15DE]
SSI: deny disability benefits based on alcohol or drug addiction (see H.R. 791), H1156 [2FE]
———require periodic reapplication and modify administrative criteria relative to mental impairments (see H.R. 1974), H6697 [30JN]
———restriction on benefits to prisoners (see H.R. 2320), H14239 [7DE]
States: tax treatment of certain pension income (see H.R. 394), H231 [11JA]
Surgeon General: terminate the Office of Surgeon General of the Public Health Service (see H.R. 860), H1752 [14FE]
Taxation: allow individuals to designate percentage of their tax liability to reduce the national debt (see H.R. 13), H163 [9JA]
———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), H13142 [16NO]
———constitutional amendment on retroactive taxation (see H.J. Res. 48), H400 [19JA]
———deductibility of business meal expenses for individuals who are subject to Federal limitations on hours of service (see H.R. 1003), H4512 [2MY]
———deduction for health insurance premiums (see H.R. 442), H1157 [2FE]
———deduction for interest paid on debt secured by a first or second home (see H. Con. Res. 10), H7699 [25JY]
———deductions for business use of the home (see H.R. 40), H164 [9JA]
———determination of employment status of individuals as employees or independent contractors (see H.R. 582), H890 [30JA]
———incentives for the conservation of endangered species (see H.R. 2364), H10147 [17OC]
———individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 682), H3156 [14MR]
———make permanent the credit for increasing research activities (see H.R. 803), H2224 [24FE]
———prohibit retroactive taxation (see H.R. 788), H1556 [9FE]
———provide credits for families and reform the marriage penalty (see H.R. 6), H160 [9JA]
———qualification and eligibility requirements for S corporations and shareholders (see H.R. 2039), H11686 [1NO]
———repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see H.R. 784), H6481 [28JN]
———require burden of proof to be on the Dept. of the Treasury in all tax cases (see H.R. 390), H400 [19JA]
———standards for determining employment status of independent contractors (see H.R. 1972), H6697 [30JN]
———treatment of adoption expenses (see H.R. 1985), H7179 [18JY]
———treatment of business meal and entertainment expenses (see H.R. 662), H7699 [25JY]
———treatment of capital gains, estate and gift taxes, and exclusion of gain from the sale of certain principal residences (see H.R. 593), H399 [19JA]
———treatment of capital gains and losses on the sale of a principal residence (see H.R. 56), H164 [9JA]
———treatment of charitable contributions to private organizations providing assistance to the poor (see H.R. 1768, 2225), H5690 [7JN], H8534 [4AU]
———treatment of family-owned businesses relative to estate tax (see H.R. 2190), H8597 [6SE]
———treatment of homemakers' individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 708), H802 [26JA]
———treatment of medical savings accounts (see H.R. 1818), H5904 [13JN]
———treatment of tax-exempt interest relative to Social Security benefits and income determination (see H.R. 159), H1908 [16FE]
Telecommunications: repeal cable television must-carry provisions (see H.R. 525), H2064 [22FE]
Tourist trade: promote (see H.R. 1083), H4795 [10MY]
Transportation: provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds (see H.R. 842), H5071 [16MY]
U.N.: U.S. role in peacekeeping operations (see H.R. 631), H890 [30JA]
Veterans: eliminate disparity between civilian and military retiree cost-of-living adjustments (see H.R. 38), H3327 [16MR]
———exempt organizations from regulations prohibiting the solicitation of contributions on postal property (see H.R. 467), H3327 [16MR]
———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 65), H400 [19JA]
Volunteer workers: grant immunity from personal civil liability during work on behalf of governmental entities or nonprofit organizations (see H.R. 911), H1688 [13FE]
Washington, George: mint coins in commemoration of 200th anniversary of death (see H.R. 2026), H15136 [19DE]
World Conference on Women: meeting (see H.R. 2047), H8361 [3AU]
Letters
Balanced budget: Carol Ault, H13807 [30NO]
Remarks by, on
Abortion: coverage of abortion procedures through the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program, H7148 [18JY]
———performance of privately funded abortions at overseas military hospitals, H6002 [15JN]
Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations: review implementation of Federal motor vehicle emissions testing, H912 [31JA]
Appalachian Regional Commission: funding, H6865 [12JY]
BATF: merit-based salary upgrades, H7227 [19JY]
Bosnia and Herzegovina: require congressional approval prior to U.S. military intervention (H.R. 2606), consideration (H. Res. 273), H13221
———require congressional approval prior to U.S. military intervention (H.R. 2770), H14845 [13DE]
Budget: balance, H13807 [30NO]
———comparison between congressional and Clinton administration proposals, H6094 [20JN]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2491), H11465 [31OC], H11592 [1NO], H11688 [2NO]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2491), conference report, H13941 [5DE], H14027 [6DE]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2491), veto, H14179 [7DE]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 1996-2002 (H. Con. Res. 67), H5276 [18MY]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1530), H5797 [13JN], H5943 [14JN], H6002 [15JN]
———B-2 stealth bomber development, H5797 [13JN]
Dept. of Energy: privatization of laboratories, H9851 [11OC]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1977), H7046 [17JY]
Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2020), H7148 [18JY], H7227 [19JY]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2076), H7777 [26JY]
Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 1905), H6800 [11JY], H6865
Families and domestic relations: child support enforcement, H3627 [23MR]
Federal-State relations: reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates (H.R. 5), H359 [19JA], H911, H912 [31JA]
Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (H.J. Res. 79), consideration (H. Res. 173), H6410 [28JN]
Government regulations: definition of an emergency for purposes of regulatory reform, H2287 [27FE]
———reform regulatory process (H.R. 926), H2404 [1MR]
———reform regulatory process (H.R. 1022), H2251, H2287 [27FE]
Korean War Veterans Memorial: dedication, H7805 [27JY]
Legislative Branch of the Government: application of certain laws (H.R. 1), H96 [4JA]
———application of certain laws (S. 2), H271 [17JA]
Linganore, MD: tribute to Linganore High School girls' cross-country and boys' football teams, H14877 [14DE]
Medicare: reform, H4674 [10MY], H4966 [16MY], H5777 [13JN], H7261 [20JY], H7382 [21JY], H8811 [13SE], H8951, H8952, H8953, H8954 [14SE], H10084 [17OC]
———reform (H.R. 2425), H10313 [19OC]
Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (H.J. Res. 73), H3918 [29MR]
Mexico: reporting requirements on economic assistance relative to instability of economy and currency (H. Res. 80), H2450, H2457
Mount St. Mary's College: tribute to men's basketball team, H3314 [16MR]
National Highway System: designate (H.R. 2274), H9270, H9275
National security: national missile defense systems, H5943 [14JN]
———revitalize (H.R. 7), H1790, H1824, H1834 [15FE]
Nuclear energy: gas turbine nuclear reactor project funding, H6800 [11JY]
Nuclear weapons: inclusion of space based interceptors in national missile defense system, H1834 [15FE]
Petroleum: fossil energy research and development funding, H7046 [17JY]
Public welfare programs: reform (H.R. 4), H3370 [21MR], H3627 [23MR]
Republican Party: national agenda, H1291 [7FE], H1467 [9FE], H1559 [10FE], H3336 [21MR]
Rouse, James W.: Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient, H9675 [29SE]
SBA: funding for the Office of Advocacy, H7777 [26JY]
Science: authorizing appropriations for Federal civilian science activities (H.R. 2405), H9851 [11OC]
Small business: tax incentives, H15579 [22DE]
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), H1925 [21FE]
———observance of Cost of Government Day, H6703 [10JY]
———rates (H.R. 1215), H4084 [3AP], H4147 [4AP], H4261
Treaties and agreements: Antiballistic Missile Treaty, H5943 [14JN]
Votes: position on missed, H13630 [20NO]
Weapons: deployment policy for antiballistic missile systems and advanced theater missile defense systems, H1824 [15FE]
Remarks in House relative to
Leave of absence: granted, H1049 [1FE], H1206 [3FE]
Special order: granted, H3326 [16MR], H4102 [3AP], H15235 [20DE]
Tributes
Phelan, Jim, H3314 [16MR]