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

Amendments offered by, to

Housing: deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs (H.R. 2406), H4669 [9MY]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 3230, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities and personnel strengths, H7762 [17JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Crime: condemn acts of arson against churches and enhance law enforcement and prosecution of arsonists (see H. Con. Res. 186, 187), H6414 [13JN]

Social Security: medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 3151), H2665 [21MR]

Taxation: provide incentives for investment in renewal communities (see H.R. 3467), H5287 [16MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Armed Forces: limit placement under U.N. operational or tactical control (see H.R. 3308), H3819 [24AP]

———permit certain beneficiaries to enroll in the Federal Employees Health Program (see H.R. 3012), H2559 [20MR]

———provide retirees all benefits promised to them upon enlistment (see H.R. 206), H8982 [30JY]

———treatment of Dept. of Defense separation pay relative to Dept. of Veterans Affairs disability compensation (see H.R. 3521), H5818 [4JN]

Aviation: require use of animals at airports for detection of certain explosive devices (see H.R. 3896), H9925 [2AU]

BIA: reorganization (see H.R. 3354), H5647 [29MY]

Black Revolutionary War Patriots Foundation: extend authority to establish commemorative work (see H.R. 3707), H6764 [25JN]

Budget: reform process (see H.R. 4285), H12173 [28SE]

China, Republic of: tribute on the occasion of first Presidential election (see H. Con. Res. 154), H3650 [18AP]

CIA: investigate involvement in crack cocaine sales to fund Contras (see H. Res. 518), H12175 [28SE]

Commission on the Future for America's Veterans: establish (see H.R. 4060), H10235 [11SE]

Congress: constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (see H.J. Res. 159), H1225 [1FE]

Crime: clarify Federal jurisdiction over offenses relative to religious property damage (see H.R. 3525), H6184 [11JN]

———condemn acts of arson against churches and enhance law enforcement and prosecution of arsonists (see H. Con. Res. 183), H6509 [18JN]

———death penalty sentencing for certain importations of significant quantities of controlled substances (see H.R. 4170), H11528 [27SE]

———penalties relative to distribution of controlled substances with the intent to facilitate a rape or sexual battery (see H.R. 3905), H9706 [1AU]

———penalties relative to drug-facilitated crimes involving violence or sexual assault (see H.R. 4137), H11047 [24SE]

———treatment of the production, sale, transportation, or possession of fictitious financial instruments (see H.R. 2986), H1507 [28FE]

Cuba: grant waiver to allow Cuban nationals to play professional baseball in the U.S. (see H.R. 2311), H973 [30JA]

Death and dying: prohibit Federal funding for assisted suicide, euthanasia, or mercy killing (see H.R. 4149), H11047 [24SE]

Dept. of Defense: restore missing person status to certain civilian and contractor employees (see H.R. 4000), H9923 [2AU]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize VA medical centers to retain funds collected for health services provision (see H.R. 2913), H1138 [31JA]

———extend benefits to certain children of Vietnam veterans born with spina bifida (see H.R. 3927), H10108 [5SE]

———priority health care to certain veterans exposed to hazardous or radioactive substances (see H.R. 3643), H6509 [18JN]

Education: permit financial institutions under the Federal Family Education Loan Program to pay origination fees of borrowers (see H.R. 3863), H9566 [31JY]

Executive Office of the President: applicability of certain laws (see H.R. 3452), H5052 [14MY]

———civil remedies for the request or receipt of protected records for nonroutine use (see H.R. 3687), H7260 [10JY]

Farrakhan, Louis: condemn recent visit to Middle East and Africa (see H. Res. 374), H1986 [7MR]

Favre, Brett: National Football League Most Valuable Player Award recipient (see H. Res. 339), H330 [5JA]

FDA: approval process and development of new drugs and biological products (see H.R. 3199), H4424 [2MY]

———facilitate the development and approval process for medical devices (see H.R. 3201), H5380 [21MY]

———require full documentation of breast implant information (see H. Res. 449), H10108 [5SE]

Federal aid programs: deny community development block grants to States that allow recovery of damages for injuries suffered in the commission of a felony (see H.R. 3736), H7106 [27JN]

Food: increase access to nutritional information and increase availability of safe food products (see H.R. 3200), H4397 [1MY]

George Bush School of Government and Public Service: funding (see H.R. 3803), H7532 [12JY]

Goals 2000—Educate America Act: repeal (see H.R. 4105), H10601 [18SE]

Government regulations: term limits on regulatory agency members (see H.R. 3423), H6006 [6JN]

Hazardous substances: exempt transportation by certain vehicles from Government regulations (see H.R. 3153), H4902 [10MY]

———transportation regulations relative to agriculture and small businesses (see H.R. 4102), H10721 [19SE]

Health: allow marketing of Sensor Pad medical device to aid in breast self-examination (see H.R. 3504), H10108 [5SE]

———application of antitrust laws to health care providers networks (see H.R. 2925), H6691 [20JN]

———designate obstetrician-gynecologists as primary care providers for women under Federal health care regulations (see H. Res. 30), H1227 [1FE]

History: tribute to individuals who served the U.S. during the period known as the cold war (see H. Con. Res. 180), H7533 [12JY]

International law: provide criminal penalties under the Geneva Conventions for certain war crimes (see H.R. 2587, 3680), H5380 [21MY], H6532 [19JN]

Japan: treatment of U.S. military and civilian POW's during World War II (see H. Con. Res. 176), H10236 [11SE]

Marriage: define and protect institution (see H.R. 3396), H5053 [14MY]

Medicare: coverage of outpatient self-management training services and blood-testing strips for persons with diabetes (see H.R. 4264), H11526 [27SE]

———require health maintenance organizations to provide out-of-network services to enrollees (see H.R. 2757), H7474 [11JY]

Medicare/Medicaid: establish an Office of Inspector General (see H.R. 2480), H7658 [16JY]

Members of Congress: deny Federal retirement annuities to Members convicted of felonies (see H.R. 4011), H9924 [2AU]

Mexico: make foreign aid conditional to drug enforcement efforts (see H.J. Res. 162), H2467 [19MR]

Mother Teresa: confer honorary U.S. citizenship (see H.J. Res. 191), H10430 [16SE]

National cemeteries: expand eligibility for burial of veterans who die in State nursing homes (see H.R. 2513), H7658 [16JY]

———penalties for theft and malicious vandalism (see H.R. 3901), H8556 [25JY]

National Foundation on Physical Fitness and Sports: establish (see H.R. 2209), H6712 [24JN]

National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases: expand activities relative to lupus (see H.R. 835), H3658 [22AP]

National Park Service: coordinate programs and enter into cooperative agreements with the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center (see H.R. 4073), H10386 [12SE]

National security: national missile defense system (see H.R. 3144), H4303 [30AP]

———policy (see H. Con. Res. 100), H9926 [2AU]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: amend (see H.R. 3234), H7154 [9JY]

OPM: require annual reports to Congress on changes to Federal retiree health benefits (see H.R. 3462), H5173 [15MY]

Persian Gulf Conflict: establish a commission to investigate exposure to chemical and biological warfare agents (see H.R. 4131), H11048 [24SE]

Phi Beta Lambda (fraternal organization): tribute (see H. Con. Res. 164), H3649 [18AP]

Public lands: domestic livestock grazing fees (see H.R. 1713), H4303 [30AP]

Ralph David Abernathy Memorial Foundation: extend authority to establish memorial (see H.J. Res. 183), H7474 [11JY]

Real estate: insure and promote consumer education of home equity conversion mortgages (see H.R. 3897), H8556 [25JY]

Religion: persecution of Christians (see H. Res. 515), H10602 [18SE]

Roads and highways: modify the minimum allocation formula for Federal aid highway program (see H.R. 3195), H4110 [25AP]

Ronald H. Brown Federal Building, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 3560), H8982 [30JY]

Roosevelt, Theodore: award the Congressional Medal of Honor (see H.R. 3966), H9922 [2AU]

Russia: protection of freedom of the press and freedom of expression (see H. Con. Res. 95), H3231 [29MR]

Serbia: condemn restrictions on freedom of the press and the democratic and humanitarian activities of the Soros Foundation (see H. Res. 378), H2123 [12MR]

Social Security: computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982 (see H.R. 2930), H3171 [28MR]

———investment of surplus from trust funds and protection from public debt limit (see H.R. 3636), H6413 [13JN]

———medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 3142), H3388 [15AP]

———repeal offset for annuities under the survivor benefit plan for surviving spouses of retired Armed Forces members (see H.R. 2214), H2713 [22MR]

———submit Board of Trustees report to Congress on Federal hospital insurance trust fund (see H. Con. Res. 169), H4503 [7MY]

Solid waste: exemption for recoverable materials re-used during industrial process (see H.R. 2335), H4800 [9MY]

SSI: restriction on benefits to prisoners (see H.R. 2320), H6691 [20JN]

Taxation: exclusion of employer-provided educational assistance (see H.R. 127), H5288 [16MY]

———extend the veterans' adjustable rate mortgage demonstration project (see H.R. 3939), H9705 [1AU]

———incentives to encourage domestic production of oil and gas (see H.R. 3410), H8248 [23JY]

———repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see H.R. 784), H6184 [11JN]

———treatment of income relative to cash method of accounting (see H.R. 3126), H6415 [13JN]

———use of income averaging for farmers (see H.R. 3783), H8248 [23JY]

Television: reservation of time for family-oriented programming (see H. Res. 484), H8029 [18JY]

Terrorism: condemn terrorist activities in Israel (see H. Con. Res. 149), H2124 [12MR]

Veterans: change the date for the beginning of the Vietnam era for benefit eligibility purposes (see H.R. 1513), H7260 [10JY]

———dependency and indemnity compensation benefits relative to remarriage of surviving spouses (see H.R. 469), H5753 [30MY]

———eliminate double taxation of lump sum separation benefits and compensation for a service-connected disability (see H.R. 3183), H7475 [11JY]

———increase service-connected disability benefits for veterans and survivors (see H.R. 3458), H6765 [25JN]

———minimum survivor annuities for surviving spouses who remain unmarried (see H.R. 1090), H4800 [9MY]

———priority health care to individuals who served in Israel or Turkey during the Persian Gulf Conflict (see H.R. 3418), H7260 [10JY]

———reform and improve eligibility for medical care and services (see H.R. 3118, 3119), H4503 [7MY], H4800 [9MY]

———revisions of benefits decisions based on clear and unmistakable error (see H.R. 1483), H3488 [16AP]

———strengthen veterans' preference and increase employment opportunities (see H.R. 3586), H7260 [10JY]

Volunteer workers: grant immunity from personal civil liability during work on behalf of governmental entities or nonprofit organizations (see H.R. 911), H3387 [15AP]

Washington, George: mint coins in commemoration of 200th anniversary of death (see H.R. 2026), H5753 [30MY]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H6289 [13JN]

Remarks by, on

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1833), veto, H10636 [19SE], H11362 [26SE]

American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (H.R. 1776), H10491 [17SE]

Brown, Ronald H.: tribute (H. Res. 406), H3598 [18AP]

Budget: deficit, H5246 [16MY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution, H10 [3JA]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), H5108 [15MY], H5246 [16MY]

Capitol Pages: tribute, H5981 [6JN]

Congress: constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (H.J. Res. 159), E541 [16AP]

Courts: reform habeas corpus procedures, H2175 [13MR]

Crime: clarify Federal jurisdiction over offenses relative to religious property damage (H.R. 3525), H6459 [18JN]

———condemn acts of arson against churches and enhance law enforcement and prosecution of arsonists (H. Con. Res. 187), H6390, H6397 [13JN]

Dept. of Commerce: tribute to employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission in Croatia (H. Res. 406), H3598 [18AP]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3230), H5095 [15MY]

———authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3230), conference report, H9818 [1AU]

———restore missing person status to certain civilian and contractor employees (H.R. 4000), H11474 [27SE]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3675), H7072 [27JN]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: making appropriations (H.R. 3814), H8285, H8286 [24JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3755), H7370 [11JY]

EEOC: funding, H8285, H8286 [24JY]

Executive Office of the President: acquisition of FBI background reports on former Republican officials, H6125 [11JN], H6187 [12JN], H6290 [13JN]

Financial institutions: Comptroller of the Currency actions relative to approval of a national bank location in Oklahoma, H2040 [12MR]

Housing: cap on rent for public and subsidized housing relative to income, H4670, H4671 [9MY]

———deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs (H.R. 2406), H4572 [8MY], H4670, H4671, H4724 [9MY]

Law enforcement: monitoring of telecommunication activities, H2175 [13MR]

Native Americans: funding for housing programs relative to tribal self-governance, H4724 [9MY]

Petroleum: dependence on foreign sources, H1401 [28FE], H2562 [21MR]

———floor price, regulatory relief, and tax incentives relative to development of domestic crude oil, H3175 [29MR]

Social Security: medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (H.R. 3151), E423 [22MR]

Telecommunications: reform policies regulating competition (S. 652), conference report, H1174 [1FE], H2474 [20MR]

Terrorism: improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats (H.R. 2703), H2175 [13MR]

University of Oklahoma: air traffic controller training contract, H7072 [27JN]

Votes: correction, H6653 [20JN]

———position on missed, H2250 [14MR], H5357 [21MY], H8192 [23JY], H8385 [25JY]

Women's History Month: observance, H2659 [21MR]

Yom Hashoah—Holocaust Remembrance Day: observance, E583 [19AP]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H2663 [21MR], H11392 [26SE]

Tributes

Cole, Helen, H2659 [21MR]

Fisher, Ada L.S., H2659 [21MR]

Mfume, Representative, E178 [5FE]

Sullivan, Sean P., E325 [12MR]