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
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
———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
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
———making appropriations (H.R. 2126), conference report, H9707
———performance of abortions at military medical facilities, H9707
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
Public welfare programs: funding for nutrition programs, H2707 [6MR]
———reform (H.R. 4), H3526
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
Votes: correction, H4457 [2MY]
———position on missed, H1264 [6FE], H2029 [22FE], H4073 [3AP], H6753
Remarks in House relative to
Special order: granted, H10305 [18OC], H10483 [19OC], H14309 [12DE]
Tributes
Rainey, Joseph H., H14355 [12DE]