BARTON, JOE (a Representative from Texas)

Amendments

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), H4394 [25JN]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015), H4394 [25JN]

———reform process and enforce the bipartisan balanced budget agreement (H.R. 2003), H5570 [22JY]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (H.J. Res. 2), H504 [12FE]

Appointments

Conferee: S. 830, FDA Modernization and Accountability Act, H8978 [22OC]

Frank Tejeda funeral attendee, H259 [4FE]

Mexico-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, H2775 [15MY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

American Heritage Rivers Initiative: terminate further development and implementation (see H.R. 1842), H6707 [31JY]

Armed Forces: improve access to treatment facilities, provide Medicare reimbursement, and permit enrollment in Federal Employees Health Benefits Program for veterans and their dependents (see H.R. 1456), H6707 [31JY]

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

Bosnia and Herzegovina: prohibit use of appropriated Federal funds for the deployment of Armed Forces after a certain date (see H.R. 1172), H2091 [30AP]

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

———reform resolution procedure and direct repayment of the public debt (see H.R. 2191), H5486 [17JY]

Business and industry: improve and expand employee health care programs (see H.R. 1515), H2155 [1MY]

———maintain standards for ``Made in USA'' label (see H. Con. Res. 80), H8929 [21OC]

Children and youth: child labor provisions relative to the operation of automobiles and trucks (see H.R. 2327), H9615 [28OC]

China, Republic of: status after reversion of Hong Kong to the People's Republic of China (see H. Con. Res. 100), H7263 [11SE]

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

Computers: use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (see H.R. 695), H4339 [24JN]

Congress: specify source of constitutional authority for the enactment of legislation (see H.R. 292), H629 [25FE]

Contracts: prohibit discrimination in awarding Federal contracts on the basis of labor policies (see H.R. 1378), H10172 [6NO]

Copyrights: amend laws relative to certain exemptions (see H.R. 789), H587 [13FE]

Courts: access relative to Federal agency actions and State laws (see H.R. 1534), H7730 [23SE]

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]

———assign personnel to assist the INS and the Customs Service in the performance of their border protection functions (see H.R. 805), H8833 [9OC]

———authorizing appropriations for ballistic missile defense systems (see H.R. 2786), H9864 [31OC]

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

———research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1398), H5570 [22JY]

Drugs: establish matching grant program for local communities that first demonstrate a long-term commitment to reduce youth substance abuse (see H.R. 956), H1392 [9AP]

Edison, Thomas A.: mint coins in commemoration of sesquicentennial of birth (see H.R. 678), H3203 [22MY]

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

———spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on children's classrooms (see H. Res. 139), H5491 [21JY]

Employment: protect employer rights (see H.R. 758), H9800 [30OC]

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]

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

EPA: distribution of funds to States for cooperative agreements relative to underground storage tanks (see H.R. 688), H768 [5MR]

———prohibit establishment of new standards for ozone or particulate matter before existing standards have been attained (see H.R. 1984), H5401 [16JY]

FAA: foreign repair station rules (see H.R. 145), H5826 [25JY]

FDA: allow low-dose irradiation of red meat (see H.R. 2480), H7364 [16SE]

———approval and development of new drugs and biological products (see H.R. 1411), H1793 [23AP]

———proposal to designate the use of chlorofluorocarbons in metered-dose inhalers as nonessential (see H.R. 2221), H6798 [3SE]

Federal, Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: authorize compounding of certain drugs and devices (see H.R. 1060), H1017 [13MR]

Federal agencies and departments: review of efficiency and need for certain agencies (see H.R. 2939), H10419 [8NO]

Federal employees: establish medical savings accounts with certain health plans (see H.R. 2465), H7528 [17SE]

Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: allow participants to elect to receive contributions into medical savings accounts (see H.R. 1574), H2785 [15MY]

Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act: improve regulation of food ingredients, nutrient content claims, and health claims (see H.R. 2469), H7262 [11SE]

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

———protect and enforce the right to obtain and use firearms for security, self-defense, and other legitimate purposes (see H.R. 27), H67 [7JA], H139 [9JA]

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

Frank M. Tejeda Post Office Building, San Antonio, TX: designate (see H.R. 499), H349 [5FE]

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

Government: reduce spending and regulatory programs (see H. Con. Res. 102), H4135 [21JN]

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

———nuclear waste disposal (see H.R. 1270), H1437 [10AP]

Health: allow marketing of Sensor Pad medical device to aid in breast self-examination (see H.R. 964), H1392 [9AP]

———allow patients to receive any medical treatment they want under certain conditions (see H.R. 746), H585 [13FE]

———establish a program for training in lifesaving first aid for individuals experiencing cardiac arrest (see H.R. 1679), H5177 [11JY]

———liability protection for suppliers of raw material and component parts to medical device manufacturers (see H.R. 872), H2680 [14MY]

———revise and extend bone marrow donation and transplantation program (see H.R. 2202), H5487 [17JY]

Health care professionals: exempt physician office laboratories from clinical laboratory requirements (see H.R. 2250), H5777 [24JY]

High Level Commission on International Narcotics Control: establish (see H.R. 1317), H1456 [14AP]

Hope, Bob: confer honorary Armed Forces veteran status (see H.J. Res. 75), H2785 [15MY]

House of Representatives: require that excess amounts from Members' official allowances be applied to deficit reduction (see H.R. 866), H8300 [1OC]

Housing: State authority to set rental occupancy standards (see H.R. 1108), H5297 [15JY]

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 59), H68 [7JA], H140 [9JA]

Macedonia: condemn deployment of U.S. military personnel (see H. Con. Res. 158), H8834 [9OC]

Medicare: allow beneficiaries to enter into private contracts for services (see H.R. 2497), H7599 [18SE]

———reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 192, 414), H1261 [20MR]

———remove certain limitations on participation in Medicare+Choice medical savings account plans (see H.R. 2668), H9730 [29OC]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (see H.J. Res. 8), H154 [9JA]

Motor vehicles: treatment of foreign vehicles relative to State emission standards (see H.R. 8), H67 [7JA], H139 [9JA]

NASA: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1275), H1715 [21AP]

National cemeteries: penalties for theft and malicious vandalism (see H.R. 1532), H3204 [22MY]

National Council on the Arts: abolish (see H.R. 122), H5021 [9JY]

National Endowment for the Arts: abolish (see H.R. 122), H5021 [9JY]

National Institute of Biomedical Imaging: establish (see H.R. 1715), H4222 [23JN]

National Mammography Day: support goals (see H. Res. 235), H7600 [18SE]

Office of Religious Persecution Monitoring: establish (see H.R. 1685, 2431), H6707 [31JY], H8727 [8OC]

OSHA: disapprove rule relative to occupational exposure to methylene chloride (see H.J. Res. 67), H2590 [13MY]

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

Public welfare programs: permit State use of nongovernmental personnel in determining Medicaid, food stamp, and WIC program eligibility (see H.R. 1709), H3201 [22MY]

Real property: preserve Federal sovereignty of certain public lands and preserve certain State and private property rights (see H.R. 901), H1892 [24AP]

———private property owner rights (see H.R. 992), H4221 [23JN]

Remy, France: tribute to citizens relative to burial of Houston Braly (see H. Con. Res. 141), H6715 [1AU]

———tribute to fundraising efforts of 364th Fighter Group relative to restoration of stained glass windows (see H. Con. Res. 141), H6715 [1AU]

Securities: limit the conduct of securities class actions under State law (see H.R. 1689), H3169 [21MY]

Social Security: ensure integrity of trust funds (see H.R. 857), H699 [27FE]

Tariff: scientific instruments and apparatus (see H.R. 1876), H3796 [12JN]

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]

———credit for rehabilitating historic homes or purchasing newly rehabilitated historic homes for use as principal residence (see H.R. 1134), H3720 [11JN]

———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), H4339 [24JN]

———reduce rates on gains relative to depreciable real estate (see H.R. 2403), H7263 [11SE]

———repeal limitations on the number of individuals who may have medical savings accounts (see H.R. 1743), H3720 [11JN]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 2483), H7911 [25SE]

———treatment of benefits to retired coal miners (see H.R. 2231), H6798 [3SE]

———treatment of computer software exports (see H.R. 143), H2680 [14MY]

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

———treatment of employer-provided and graduate level educational assistance (see H.R. 127), H767 [5MR]

———treatment of oil and gas produced from recovered inactive wells (see H.R. 2072), H5916 [28JY]

Transportation: reauthorize highway construction and surface transportation funding (see H.R. 674), H452 [11FE]

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]

Voting: guarantee the right of all active duty military personnel, merchant mariners, and their dependents to vote in Federal, State, and local elections (see H.R. 699), H1262 [20MR]

Wildlife: protect opportunities for sportsmen and enhance conservation of wildlife (see H.R. 1719), H5487 [17JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Budget: reform process and enforce the bipartisan balanced budget agreement (see H.R. 2003), H4132 [20JN]

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]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: development, clearance, and use of certain devices (see H.R. 1710), H3201 [22MY]

Public buildings: monitor and analyze energy use and conduct continuous commissioning to optimize building energy systems (see H.R. 3040), H10953 [13NO]

Small business: liability requirements for remediation of dry cleaning solvents (see H.R. 1711), H3201 [22MY]

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

Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact: consent (see H.R. 629), H392 [6FE]

Transportation: increase use of natural gas as a fuel (see H.R. 970), H802 [6MR]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H1189 [20MR]

Letters

Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact Consent Act: James A. Peace, H8518 [7OC]

Remarks

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), consideration (H. Res. 174), H4389, H4390, H4393 [25JN]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015), consideration (H. Res. 174), H4389, H4390, H4393 [25JN]

———reform process and enforce the bipartisan balanced budget agreement (H.R. 2003), H5565 [22JY], H5606, H5611 [23JY]

———reform process and enforce the bipartisan balanced budget agreement (H.R. 2003), consideration (H. Res. 192), H5589, H5591 [23JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (H. Con. Res. 84), H2985 [20MY]

Committees of the House: authorizing expenditures (H. Res. 91), H1275 [21MR]

Death and dying: prohibit Federal funding for assisted suicide, euthanasia, or mercy killing (H.R. 1003), H1404 [10AP]

Dornan, Robert K.: limit admission to House floor and rooms (H. Res. 233), H7577 [18SE]

FDA: approval and development of new drugs and biological products (H.R. 1411), H8454, H8478 [7OC]

———facilitate the development and approval process for medical devices, E83 [9JA]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: development, clearance, and use of certain devices (H.R. 1710), E1043 [22MY]

House Rules: adopt and amend (H. Res. 5), H25 [7JA]

———repeal exception to the requirement that public committee proceedings be open to all media (H. Res. 301), H10632 [12NO]

———require drug testing of Members, officers, and staff, H25 [7JA]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (H.J. Res. 2), H504, H505, H506, H507, H509 [12FE]

Mexico: disapprove foreign aid certification of drug enforcement efforts (H.J. Res. 58), H976 [13MR]

———disapprove foreign aid certification of drug enforcement efforts (H.J. Res. 58), consideration (H. Res. 95), H960 [13MR]

Safety: prohibit transportation of radioactive waste through certain incorporated areas, H8534, H8536 [7OC]

Small business: liability requirements for remediation of dry cleaning solvents (H.R. 1711), E1035 [22MY]

Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, H5606 [23JY]

Taxation: constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (H.J. Res. 62), H1461, H1482, H1484, H1485, H1487, H1495, H1500, H1504 [15AP]

———constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (H.J. Res. 62), consideration (H. Res. 113), H1478 [15AP]

———rates, H2985 [20MY]

Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact: consent (H.R. 629), H8454, H8518, H8519, H8521, H8524, H8528, H8529, H8530, H8531, H8534, H8536 [7OC]

———consent (H.R. 629), consideration (H. Res. 258), H8513, H8514, H8515 [7OC]

———ensure radioactive waste is brought only from Maine or Vermont, H8528, H8529, H8530, H8531 [7OC]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H5663 [23JY], H8051 [26SE]

Special order: granted, H1434 [10AP]

Tributes

Vaughn, Roy, E470 [13MR]