BARR, BOB (a Representative from Georgia)

Amendments

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations (H.R. 1469), H2591 [13MY], H2762, H2773 [15MY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2267), H7119 [9SE], H8022 [26SE]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2158), H5183 [14JY]

Appointments

Committee To Escort the Speaker-Elect to the Chair, H4 [7JA]

Articles and editorials

Kudos to KSU, Marietta (GA) Daily Journal, E1347 [27JN]

Prosecutor Game, New York (NY) Times, H7908 [25SE]

Waco—The Rules of Engagement, Roger Ebert, Chicago (IL) Sun-Times, E1888 [29SE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (see H.R. 929), H766 [5MR]

Agriculture: require labeling of country of origin of imported perishable agricultural commodities (see H.R. 1232), H1338 [8AP]

———restore the effectiveness of certain provisions of the Agricultural Adjustment Act regulating Federal milk marketing orders (see H.R. 786), H587 [13FE]

Alabama-Coosa-Tallapoosa River Basin Compact: congressional consent (see H.J. Res. 92), H6705 [31JY]

Appropriations: establish automatic system for continuing appropriations (see H.R. 987), H803 [6MR]

Armed Forces: provide retirees all benefits promised to them upon enlistment (see H.R. 51), H8054 [26SE]

———require separate basic training for male and female recruits (see H.R. 1559), H2444 [8MY]

Bankruptcy: provide private trustees the right to seek judicial review of U.S. trustee actions related to trustee expenses and trustee removal (see H.R. 2592), H8299 [1OC]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: prohibit use of appropriated Federal funds for the deployment of Armed Forces after a certain date (see H.R. 1172), H1893 [24AP]

Budget: reform process (see H.R. 1372), H1704 [17AP]

———reform resolution procedure and direct repayment of the public debt (see H.R. 2191), H9039 [22OC]

Business and industry: improve and expand employee health care programs (see H.R. 1515), H2883 [19MY]

China, People's Republic of: participation of officials in international activities relative to release of religious prisoners (see H.R. 967), H4087 [19JN]

Civil liberties: display of the Ten Commandments in public places (see H. Con. Res. 31), H709 [3MR]

———outline constitutional protections of unborn persons (see H.R. 641), H392 [6FE]

Civil rights: prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, or sex in Federal actions (see H.R. 1909), H3864 [17JN]

Computers: prohibit gambling on the Internet (see H.R. 2380), H7365 [16SE]

———use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (see H.R. 695), H521 [12FE]

Congress: constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue and a balanced budget (see H.J. Res. 52), H523 [12FE]

Contracts: prohibit discrimination in awarding Federal contracts on the basis of labor policies (see H.R. 1378), H4836 [26JN]

Correctional institutions: prevent Federal prisoners from engaging in activities to increase their strength or fighting abilities (see H.R. 792), H587 [13FE]

Courts: access relative to Federal agency actions and State laws (see H.R. 1534), H6707 [31JY]

———death penalty sentencing for certain importations of significant quantities of controlled substances (see H.R. 41), H156 [9JA]

———provide for a three-judge panel to review applications for injunctions relative to the constitutionality of Federal or State legislation (see H.R. 1170), H1259 [20MR]

———provide procedures for future adjustments of salaries of Federal judges (see H.R. 875), H2590 [13MY]

———provide that proceedings against a judge be held in a circuit other than the circuit within which the judge serves (see H.R. 702), H522 [12FE]

———reform civil assets forfeiture (see H.R. 1835), H3658 [10JN]

Crime: consumer fraud (see H.R. 474), H243 [21JA]

———national policy to control juvenile crime and violence (see H.R. 3), H66 [7JA], H138 [9JA]

———notification of interstate relocation of witnesses by State engaging in that relocation (see H.R. 2181), H5485 [17JY]

———penalties for taking a firearm from a Federal law enforcement officer (see H.R. 826), H628 [25FE]

Death and dying: prohibit Federal funding for assisted suicide, euthanasia, or mercy killing (see H.R. 1003), H887 [11MR]

Dept. of Defense: allow military health care system beneficiaries the option to enroll in Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (see H.R. 76), H804 [6MR]

Diseases: efforts to prevent transmission of HIV (see H.R. 1062), H1017 [13MR]

Drug abuse: national policy to combat the distribution, sale, and use of illegal drugs by young people (see H. Res. 267), H9559 [24OC]

Drugs: provide a mandatory life penalty for certain offenses involving methamphetamine (see H.R. 2363), H6705 [31JY]

Education: ensure that funding is not used to promote the teaching or use of regional or group dialects (see H.R. 1203), H1289 [21MR]

Employment: provide compensatory time for all employees (see H.R. 1), H407 [10FE]

Endangered Species Act: grounds for civil actions relative to suffering or injury resulting from violations or noncompliance with the act (see H.R. 752), H585 [13FE]

Energy Policy and Conservation Act: eliminate certain plumbing supply regulations (see H.R. 859), H6706 [31JY]

English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 123), H142 [9JA]

EPA: prohibit establishment of new standards for ozone or particulate matter before existing standards have been attained (see H.R. 1863, 1984), H3720 [11JN], H5664 [23JY]

FAA: foreign repair station rules (see H.R. 145), H2156 [1MY]

Fair Debt Collection Practices Act: reduce the cost of credit (see H.R. 1059), H7730 [23SE]

Fair Housing Act: amend (see H.R. 589), H2156 [1MY]

FEC: expedite availability of reports (see H.R. 2074), H7008 [8SE]

Federal employees: delays in retirement cost-of-living adjustments (see H. Con. Res. 13), H1392 [9AP]

Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: improve sanctions against providers and provide coverage for the FDIC and Federal Reserve Board (see H.R. 1836), H6026 [29JY]

Firearms: allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in all States (see H.R. 339), H150 [9JA]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 54), H588 [13FE]

Freedom of religion: constitutional amendment on protection (see H.J. Res. 78), H2445 [8MY]

Hazardous substances: clarify listing of unique chemical substances (see H.R. 659), H407 [10FE]

———nuclear waste disposal (see H.R. 1270), H4647 [25JN]

Health: develop and implement research strategies to prevent birth defects (see H.R. 1114), H8438 [6OC]

———prohibit restriction of certain medical communications between health care providers and their patients (see H.R. 586), H393 [6FE]

———standardize relationships between group health plans and health insurers relative to enrollees, health professionals, and providers (see H.R. 1415), H1793 [23AP]

Homeless: consolidate Federal housing assistance programs (see H.R. 217), H589 [13FE]

Hope, Bob: confer honorary Armed Forces veteran status (see H.J. Res. 75), H2090 [30AP]

House Rules: permit committees to vote to allow live media coverage of the testimony of a subpoenaed witness (see H. Res. 275), H9559 [24OC]

Housing: deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs and increase community control over such programs (see H.R. 2), H589 [13FE]

Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans (see H.R. 815), H7119 [9SE]

Iran: impose sanctions on foreign persons who transfer items contributing to efforts to acquire, develop, or produce ballistic missiles (see H.R. 2709), H9801 [30OC]

IRS: accountability in tax collection practices and procedures (see H.R. 1227), H1338 [8AP]

———restructure and reform (see H.R. 2676), H9559 [24OC]

J. Phil Campbell, Sr., Natural Resources Conservation Center, Watkinsville, GA: designate (see H.R. 785), H587 [13FE]

J. Roy Rowland Federal Courthouse, Dublin, GA: designate (see H.R. 1484), H1988 [29AP]

Law enforcement officers: exemption from State laws prohibiting carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218, 339), H150 [9JA], H1707 [17AP]

Long Beach, CA: prohibit conveyance of naval station property to a commercial shipping company owned by a foreign country (see H.R. 1138), H1289 [21MR]

Medicare: allow beneficiaries to enter into private contracts for services (see H.R. 2497), H8633 [7OC]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (see H.J. Res. 2), H154 [9JA]

Mexico: disapprove foreign aid certification of drug enforcement efforts (see H.J. Res. 58), H725 [4MR]

NAFTA: assess impact, renegotiate certain provisions, and provide for withdrawal (see H.R. 978), H1542 [15AP]

National cemeteries: penalties for theft and malicious vandalism (see H.R. 1532), H2253 [6MY]

National Center for Rural Law Enforcement: establish (see H.R. 1524), H5916 [28JY]

National Service Trust Program: repeal (see H.R. 993), H803 [6MR]

Native Americans: reform negotiation process of Tribal-State gaming compacts and gaming participation laws (see H.R. 334), H150 [9JA]

Office of National Drug Control Policy: expand responsibilities and extend authorization (see H.R. 2610), H8834 [9OC]

Panama Canal: negotiation of a new agreement relative to the presence of U.S. Armed Forces (see H. Con. Res. 170), H8833 [9OC]

Patents: restore term of patent protection and retain confidentiality relative to the publication of patent applications (see H.R. 811), H627 [25FE]

———restore term of patent protection and retain confidentiality relative to the publication of patent applications, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 811), H805 [6MR]

Political campaigns: prohibit contributions by multicandidate political committees controlled by foreign corporations (see H.R. 610), H6706 [31JY]

———require worker approval for use of labor organization dues and fees for political activities (see H.R. 2608), H8437 [6OC]

Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act: moratorium on certain class action lawsuits (see H.R. 1283), H1438 [10AP]

Real property: preserve Federal sovereignty of certain public lands and preserve certain State and private property rights (see H.R. 901), H701 [27FE]

Religion: protect certain charitable contributions (see H.R. 2604), H8320 [2OC]

Roads and highways: construction funding (see H.R. 674), H525 [12FE]

Roosevelt, Theodore: posthumous awarding of Medal of Honor (see H.R. 2263), H6798 [3SE]

Securities: limit the conduct of securities class actions under State law (see H.R. 1689), H7730 [23SE]

Small business: provide regulatory assistance (see H.R. 96), H1339 [8AP]

Taxation: allow married couples to file combined return under which each spouse is taxed using rates applicable to single filers (see H.R. 2456), H7261 [11SE]

———capital gains rates (see H.R. 14, 1033), H948 [12MR], H1706 [17AP]

———constitutional amendment relative to certain tax limitations (see H.J. Res. 62), H889 [11MR]

———deductibility of health insurance costs for self-employed individuals and the business use of the home, and clarification of contractor/employee status (see H.R. 1145), H2351 [7MY]

———exempt certain small businesses from use of electronic fund transfer system for depository taxes (see H.R. 722), H522 [12FE]

———full deduction of health insurance costs for self-employed individuals (see H.R. 18), H628 [25FE]

———inflation adjustments for maximum benefits under special estate tax valuation rules for certain property (see H.R. 64), H725 [4MR]

———provide deduction for capital gains, index the basis of certain capital assets, provide familiy credits, and phase-out estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 1584), H2589 [13MY]

———repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see H.R. 902), H708 [3MR]

———require burden of proof to be on the Dept. of the Treasury in all tax cases (see H.R. 367), H9614 [28OC]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 2490), H10956 [13NO]

———treatment of depreciation of computers and peripheral equipment (see H.R. 1968), H4085 [19JN]

———treatment of distilled spirits (see H.R. 450), H1542 [15AP]

———treatment of education individual retirement accounts relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (see H.R. 2373), H6715 [1AU]

———treatment of golf caddies (see H.R. 2321), H10956 [13NO]

———treatment of individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 446), H768 [5MR]

Textile industry and fabrics: ensure competitiveness of industry (see H.R. 1504), H9800 [30OC]

Tobacco products: prohibit regulation of tobacco-sponsored advertising used by professional motor sports associations (see H.R. 410), H152 [9JA]

———strengthen State efforts to limit access to minors (see H.R. 2034), H6798 [3SE]

———strengthen State efforts to limit access to minors, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 2034), H7247, H7263 [11SE]

Transportation: provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds (see H.R. 4), H1440 [10AP]

U.N.: prohibit the payment of any contributions by the U.S. until overpayments have been properly credited or reimbursed (see H.R. 934), H766 [5MR]

———prohibit U.S. contributions relative to U.N. proposals to impose taxes or fees on U.S. citizens (see H.R. 312), H589 [13FE]

———U.S. withdrawal (see H.R. 1146), H2091 [30AP]

Veterans: accessibility to outdoor recreation programs on military installations for certain disabled individuals (see H.R. 2760), H9729 [29OC]

Volunteer workers: grant immunity from personal civil liability during work on behalf of governmental entities or nonprofit organizations (see H.R. 911), H1707 [17AP]

Voting: eliminate certain bilingual voting requirements (see H.R. 2356), H6704 [31JY]

Wetlands: permit use of certain agricultural lands (see H.R. 640), H392 [6FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin Compact: congressional consent (see H.J. Res. 91), H6705 [31JY]

Citizenship: constitutional amendment to restrict citizenship of individuals based solely on birth in the U.S. (see H.J. Res. 4), H154 [9JA]

Colombia: disapprove foreign aid certification of drug enforcement efforts, but grant national interest waiver (see H.R. 1034), H948 [12MR]

Executive Office of the President: failure to faithfully execute laws (see H. Res. 220), H6917 [4SE]

Firearms: applicability of domestic violence-related possession prohibitions to convictions that predate enactment of such prohibitions (see H.R. 26), H67 [7JA], H139 [9JA]

———clarify standard required for the importation of sporting arms (see H.R. 2734), H9558 [24OC]

———establish a national instant criminal background check system for firearm transfers (see H.R. 102), H142 [9JA]

House Rules: photographing of subpoenaed witnesses at committee hearings (see H. Res. 298), H9800 [30OC]

National Credit Union Administration: provide State credit union representation on Board of Directors (see H.R. 24), H67 [7JA], H139 [9JA]

Ronald Reagan-Washington National Airport: designate (see H.R. 2625), H8632 [7OC]

States: expedite review of criminal records of applicants for private security officer employment (see H.R. 103), H142 [9JA]

Taxation: provide a nonrefundable tax credit for police officers who purchase armor vests (see H.R. 1410), H1793 [23AP]

Memorandums

Partial-Birth Abortions: Lake Research (business), H1212 [20MR]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H527 [13FE]

Poems

``Let Me Lie With Soldiers,'' Clyde M. Reedy, E404 [6MR]

``What My Flag Means to Me,'' William Watkins, E811 [1MY]

Remarks

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1122), H1212, H1213 [20MR]

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations (H.R. 1469), H2762, H2773 [15MY]

Army: School of the Americas funding, H6743 [3SE]

Bagwell, Clarice C.: recipient of Kennesaw State University honorary doctorate, E1347 [27JN]

BIA: prohibit recognition of new Indian trust lands until binding agreements are reached by tribes on State and local sales taxes, H5227 [15JY]

Census: use of sampling to improve the accuracy of the decennial census, H8233 [30SE]

Civil liberties: display of the Ten Commandments in public places (H. Con. Res. 31), H717 [4MR]

Cobb County, GA: bond rating status, E1700 [9SE]

Commission on the Advancement of Federal Law Enforcement: funding, H2762 [15MY]

Committees of the House: authorizing expenditures (H. Res. 91), consideration (H. Res. 101), H1235 [20MR]

———authorizing expenditures (H. Res. 91), consideration (H. Res. 105), H1268 [21MR]

Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act: implementation, H10939 [13NO]

Courts: impeachment of Federal judges, H2259 [7MY]

Crime: funding for crime prevention programs for at-risk juveniles, H2380 [8MY]

———national policy to control juvenile crime and violence (H.R. 3), H2368, H2380 [8MY]

Dallas, GA: anniversary, H2496 [13MY]

Dept. of HHS: Drug Needle Exchange Program funding, H7219 [11SE]

Dept. of Justice: investigations relative to the appointment of an independent counsel, H7018 [9SE]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2107), H5227 [15JY]

Dept. of the Treasury: Community Development Financial Institutions Fund Program funding, H5349 [16JY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2267), H7855, H7861 [25SE], H8022, H8023 [26SE], H8233 [30SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2267), conference report, H10939 [13NO]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2264), H7219 [11SE]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2158), H5326, H5349 [16JY]

Drugs: prohibit funding for studies on the legalization or medicinal use of certain controlled substances, H8022, H8023 [26SE]

———prohibit study for legalization of medicinal use of marijuana, H2773 [15MY]

EPA: Clean Lakes Program funding, H5326 [16JY]

———prohibit establishment of new standards for ozone or particulate matter before existing standards have been attained, H5409 [17JY]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (H.J. Res. 54), H3737 [12JN]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2159), H6743 [3SE]

Hermandad Mexicana Nacional (organization): filing of criminal charges by the U.S. Attorney in California for failure to comply with a subpoena relative to contested election (H. Res. 244), H8256 [30SE]

Hobbs, Grover and Lorene: anniversary, H4650 [26JN]

House Rules: consideration of motions to suspend the rules and pass certain legislation (H. Res. 112), H1550 [16AP]

———repeal exception to the requirement that public committee proceedings be open to all media (H. Res. 301), H10600 [12NO]

International Dolphin Conservation Program: implement (H.R. 408), consideration (H. Res. 153), H3116 [21MY]

Law enforcement officers: require review of the movie ``Waco—The Rules of Engagement'', E1888 [29SE]

Lockheed Martin Corp.: introduction of the F-22 aircraft, H1158 [19MR]

LSC: funding, H7855, H7861 [25SE]

Mexico: disapprove foreign aid certification of drug enforcement efforts (H.J. Res. 58), H969 [13MR]

———disapprove foreign aid certification of drug enforcement efforts (H.J. Res. 58), consideration (H. Res. 95), H961 [13MR]

National Day of Prayer: observance, H2097 [1MY]

Office of National Drug Control Policy: expand responsibilities and extend authorization (H.R. 2610), H8880 [21OC]

Parliamentary inquiry, H6376 [30JY]

Paulding County, GA: tribute to school system's Youth Apprenticeship Program, H9504 [24OC]

Point of order, H6372, H6376 [30JY]

Political campaigns: appointment of independent counsel to investigate fundraising practices in Presidential election campaign, H1548 [16AP], H7908 [25SE]

———ethics reform and contribution limits, H3116 [21MY], H6924 [5SE]

PTA: anniversary, H528 [13FE]

Rockmart, GA: anniversary, H6805 [4SE]

Smyrna, GA: anniversary, E1463 [22JY]

States: expedite review of criminal records of applicants for private security officer employment (H.R. 103), H5857, H5859 [28JY]

Veterans: tribute, E404 [6MR]

World Marriage Day: observance, E179 [6FE]

Resignations

Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House), H235 [21JA]

Transcripts

``Waco—The Rules of Engagement'' Review: Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert, ``At the Movies'' (television program), E1889 [29SE]

Tributes

Tolbert, Benny L., E1715 [10SE]

Watkins, William, E811 [1MY]