JONES, WALTER B., JR. (a Representative from North Carolina)

Articles and editorials

Listen Up, NPS! Carteret County (NC) News-Times, H4071 [19JN]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

Agriculture: restore the effectiveness of certain provisions of the Agricultural Adjustment Act regulating Federal milk marketing orders (see H.R. 786), H629 [25FE]

Armed Forces: provide retirees all benefits promised to them upon enlistment (see H.R. 51), H10956 [13NO]

———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), H1259 [20MR]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 1), H154 [9JA]

———establish a deficit reduction trust fund and reduce discretionary spending limits (see H.R. 126), H286 [4FE]

———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), H5132 [10JY]

———promote and improve employee stock ownership plans (see H.R. 1592), H3797 [12JN]

China, People's Republic of: oppose assistance by international financial institutions (see H.R. 87), H1018 [13MR]

Citizenship: restrict citizenship of individuals based solely on birth in the U.S. (see H.R. 7), H66 [7JA], H139 [9JA]

Civil rights: prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, or sex in Federal actions (see H.R. 1909), H8054 [26SE]

Computers: use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (see H.R. 695), H4221 [23JN]

———use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 695), H7008 [8SE]

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]

———specify source of constitutional authority for the enactment of legislation (see H.R. 292), H245 [21JA]

Contracts: prohibit discrimination in awarding Federal contracts on the basis of labor policies (see H.R. 1378), H1705 [17AP]

Corps of Engineers: conduct study of mitigation banks (see H.R. 227), H286 [4FE]

Courts: access relative to Federal agency actions and State laws (see H.R. 1534), H6407 [30JY]

———photographing, recording, and broadcasting of court proceedings (see H.R. 1280), H4913 [8JY]

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

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), H9614 [28OC]

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

Dept. of the Interior: prohibit expenditures on mid-Atlantic coast offshore oil and gas lease sales (see H.R. 2555), H7910 [25SE]

Dept. of Transportation: study existing ferry operations in the U.S. and provide financial assistance for the development of ferry operations (see H.R. 1630), H2783 [15MY]

Disasters: provide for hazard mitigation, relief, and insurance against natural disasters (see H.R. 230), H3797 [12JN]

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

———payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who contracted HIV due to contaminated blood products (see H.R. 1023), H4913 [8JY]

———research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1398), H5021 [9JY]

Drug abuse: national policy to combat the distribution, sale, and use of illegal drugs by young people (see H. Res. 267), H10769 [12NO]

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2248), H7528 [17SE]

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: protect employer rights (see H.R. 758), H1542 [15AP]

———provide compensatory time for all employees (see H.R. 1), H949 [12MR]

English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 123), H285 [4FE]

EPA: distribution of funds to States for cooperative agreements relative to underground storage tanks (see H.R. 688), H629 [25FE]

———prohibit establishment of new standards for ozone or particulate matter before existing standards have been attained (see H.R. 1984), H5297 [15JY]

FCC: preserve low-power television stations that provide community broadcasting (see H.R. 1539), H2883 [19MY]

Federal employees: delays in retirement cost-of-living adjustments (see H. Con. Res. 13), H1040 [17MR]

———encourage the use of generic drugs in health insurance plans (see H.R. 1073), H7600 [18SE]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: authorize compounding of certain drugs and devices (see H.R. 1060), H4836 [26JN]

Firearms: allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in all States (see H.R. 339), H4913 [8JY]

———protect and enforce the right to obtain and use firearms for security, self-defense, and other legitimate purposes (see H.R. 27), H889 [11MR]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 54), H768 [5MR]

Freedom of information: require disclosure of information on certain individuals relative to Nazi war crimes during World War II (see H.R. 235), H1456 [14AP]

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

Government: procure from the private sector the goods and services necessary to operate and manage certain agencies (see H.R. 716), H5021 [9JY]

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

Government regulations: reduce Federal paperwork burden (see H.R. 852), H804 [6MR]

Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (see H.R. 1270), H3476 [4JN]

Health: allow marketing of Sensor Pad medical device to aid in breast self-examination (see H.R. 964), H1542 [15AP]

———prohibit restriction of certain medical communications between health care providers and their patients (see H.R. 586), H890 [11MR]

———standardize relationships between group health plans and health insurers relative to enrollees, health professionals, and providers (see H.R. 1415), H2091 [30AP]

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

Immigration: create a new nonimmigrant category for temporary agricultural workers admitted pursuant to a labor condition attestation (see H.R. 2595), H8299 [1OC]

Insurance: Federal reinsurance contracts for eligible State insurance programs covering homeowners impacted by natural disasters (see H.R. 219), H1892 [24AP]

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]

Israel: anniversary of reunification of Jerusalem (see H. Con. Res. 60), H3569 [5JN]

Labor unions: inform workers of their rights relative to the payment of dues or fees to labor organizations (see H.R. 1625), H8833 [9OC]

———protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 59), H244 [21JA]

Land use: require local approval of railroad rights-of-way designations for interim use as trails (see H.R. 2438), H7601 [18SE]

Law enforcement officers: establish a bill of rights (see H.R. 350), H804 [6MR]

———exemption from State laws prohibiting carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 339), H4913 [8JY]

Line Item Veto Act: eliminate the requirement that a budget deficit must exist in order for the President to use the line-item veto authority (see H.R. 2424), H7118 [9SE]

Lister, Sara E.: request resignation as Assistant Sec. of the Army for Manpower and Reserve Affairs relative to remarks about Marine Corps (see H. Con. Res. 197), H10955 [13NO]

Marine resources: reauthorization of programs (see H.R. 437), H1715 [21AP]

Medicare: allow beneficiaries to enter into private contracts for services (see H.R. 2497), H10956 [13NO]

———reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 192, 414), H286 [4FE]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (see H.J. Res. 2), H245 [21JA]

———deny Federal retirement annuities to Members convicted of felonies (see H.R. 1613), H2679 [14MY]

Money: use of tactile currency for the blind and visually impaired (see H. Res. 122), H2785 [15MY]

Mother Teresa: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1650), H2873 [16MY]

Motor vehicles: average fuel economy standards for automobiles (see H.R. 880), H5021 [9JY]

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), H3568 [5JN]

National Institute of Biomedical Imaging: establish (see H.R. 1715), H3201 [22MY]

National Physical Fitness and Sports Foundation: establish (see H.R. 756), H1892 [24AP]

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

National Voter Registration Act: repeal (see H.R. 345), H524 [12FE]

OSHA: disapprove rule relative to occupational exposure to methylene chloride (see H.J. Res. 67), H1261 [20MR]

Point Reyes National Seashore: protect farmland (see H.R. 1995), H6963 [5SE]

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

Princess Diana (Wales): condolences on death in car accident in Paris (see H. Res. 219), H6917 [4SE]

Puerto Rico: self-determination (see H.R. 856), H699 [27FE]

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), H1112 [18MR]

Roads and highways: modify minimum allocation formula for the Federal-aid highway program (see H.R. 907), H709 [3MR]

Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport: designate (see H.R. 2625), H9039 [22OC]

Roosevelt, Theodore: posthumous awarding of Medal of Honor (see H.R. 2263), H5825 [25JY]

Russia: proliferation of nuclear missile technology to Iran (see H. Con. Res. 121), H8834 [9OC]

———requirements relative to economic assistance (see H.R. 331), H1018 [13MR]

Sinatra, Francis A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 279), H1289 [21MR]

Small business: provide regulatory assistance (see H.R. 96), H3660 [10JN]

Social Security: ensure integrity of trust funds (see H.R. 857), H3203 [22MY]

States: enforcement of veterans' reemployment rights (see H.R. 166), H1040 [17MR]

Taxation: allow individuals to designate percentage of their tax overpayments or to make contributions for units of the National Park System (see H.R. 755), H5021 [9JY]

———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]

———application of the alternative minimum tax to installment sales of farm property (see H.R. 426), H286 [4FE]

———capital gains rates (see H.R. 14), H348 [5FE]

———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), H1258 [20MR]

———exempt certain small businesses from use of electronic fund transfer system for depository taxes (see H.R. 722), H768 [5MR]

———increase the unified estate and gift tax credit (see H.R. 683), H1340 [8AP]

———individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 446), H245 [21JA]

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

———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, 631), H1112 [18MR], H3865 [17JN]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 2483, 2490), H7601 [18SE], H7911 [25SE]

Television: promote competition in the multichannel video marketplace (see H.R. 2921), H10957 [13NO]

Textile industry and fabrics: ensure competitiveness of industry (see H.R. 1504), H2090 [30AP]

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

Transportation: provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds (see H.R. 4), H1706 [17AP]

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

U.N.: make financial support contingent upon adoption of certain reforms (see H.R. 1588), H2589 [13MY]

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

———U.S. withdrawal (see H.R. 1146), H10172 [6NO]

Veterans: extend eligibility period for inpatient or outpatient care to those exposed to toxic substances, radiation, or environmental hazards (see H.R. 466), H702 [27FE]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 65, 303), H1542 [15AP]

———repeal computation system that reduces annuity for surviving spouses at age 62 relative to Social Security offset (see H.R. 165), H10956 [13NO]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Cape Lookout National Seashore: ensure maintenance of a herd of wild horses (see H.R. 765), H586 [13FE]

Consumers: require additional disclosures of the terms of rental-purchase agreements (see H.R. 2019), H4338 [24JN]

Dept. of the Interior: approval process for oil and gas leasing, exploration, or development activity off the North Carolina coast (see H.R. 2615), H8438 [6OC]

Health: establish research and grant programs for the eradication or control of pfiesteria piscicida and other aquatic toxins (see H.R. 2565), H8054 [26SE]

International law: provide criminal penalties under the Geneva Conventions for certain war crimes (see H.R. 1348), H1611 [16AP]

Presidential appointments: provide greater accountability (see H.R. 199), H145 [9JA]

Ships and vessels: certificate of documentation for hopper barge (see H.R. 999), H804 [6MR]

Taxation: capital gains rates for older individuals (see H.R. 1629), H2783 [15MY]

U.S. Navy Asiatic Fleet: appreciation to veterans for service (see H.J. Res. 100), H10171 [6NO]

Wetlands: promote restoration, conservation and enhancement through establishment of a wetlands mitigation banking program (see H.R. 1290), H1438 [10AP]

Wright, Orville and Wilbur: mint coins in commemoration of centennial anniversary of first manned flight (see H.R. 2461), H7262 [11SE]

Excerpts

History of the battles fought by Houston (U.S.S.) in service to the Asiatic Fleet: ``Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships'', E2214 [7NO]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H1343 [9AP], H6717 [3SE]

Remarks

Agriculture: prohibit coverage of tobacco by Federal crop insurance programs, H5695 [24JY]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2160), H5695 [24JY]

Arthritis Awareness Month: observance, E1032 [22MY]

Aviation: establish a commission to assist in commemoration of the centennial of powered flight and the achievements of the Wright Brothers (H.R. 2305), E1611 [1AU]

Birth control: family participation in the decision of minors to seek family planning services from federally-funded clinics, H7059 [9SE]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: prohibit use of appropriated Federal funds for the deployment of Armed Forces after a certain date, H4295 [24JN]

———prohibit use of appropriated Federal funds for the deployment of Armed Forces after a certain date (H.R. 1172), H1896 [28AP]

———U.S. military intervention, H3550 [5JN]

Budget: allocation of funds, H2496 [13MY]

———balance, H2796 [16MY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), H5028 [10JY]

Cape Lookout National Seashore: ensure maintenance of a herd of wild horses (H.R. 765), H4071 [19JN], H5502, H5503 [22JY]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for the SAFE KIDS Buckle Up Car Seat Safety Check (H. Con. Res. 98), H5839 [28JY]

China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status (H.J. Res. 79), H4137 [23JN]

Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission: recommendations relative to the privatization of depot maintenance, H4193 [23JN]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1119), H3956 [19JN], H4193 [23JN], H4295 [24JN]

———authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1119), conference report, H9602 [28OC]

Dept. of State and related agencies: authorizing appropriations and consolidating certain agencies (H.R. 1757), H3487 [5JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2264), H7059 [9SE]

Education: national policy to improve system, H6722 [3SE], H6802 [4SE], H6922 [5SE]

Foreign aid: international family planning programs restrictions relative to abortion, H3487 [5JN], H6838 [4SE]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2159), H6838 [4SE]

Government: reduce spending and regulatory programs (H. Con. Res. 102), H4148 [23JN]

Housing: deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs and increase community control over such programs (H.R. 2), H2049 [30AP]

International law: provide criminal penalties under the Geneva Conventions for certain war crimes (H.R. 1348), H1854 [24AP], H5866 [28JY]

IRS: restructure, H8451 [7OC], H8637 [8OC]

———restructure and reform (H.R. 2676), H10772 [13NO]

Monuments and memorials: extend authority for construction of National Peace Garden memorial (S. 731), H10806, H10807 [13NO]

National Center for Missing and Exploited Children: tribute, H8811 [9OC]

Navy: tribute to all who served with the Asiatic Fleet throughout the Far East from 1910 to 1942 (H. Con. Res. 186), E2214 [7NO]

Taxation: capital gains rates, H4377 [25JN], H5028 [10JY]

———effects on businesses, H1394 [10AP]

———rates, H1345 [9AP], H4229 [24JN]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code, H10772 [13NO]

Texas: anniversary of the fall of the Alamo, E413 [6MR]

Votes: position on missed, H8383 [6OC]

Wetlands: promote restoration, conservation and enhancement through establishment of a wetlands mitigation banking program (H.R. 1290), H1507 [15AP]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H1389 [9AP], H1538 [15AP], H1702 [17AP], H1786 [23AP], H1906 [28AP], H2872 [16MY], H3168 [21MY], H3269 [3JN], H3474 [4JN], H3656 [10JN], H4083 [19JN], H4644 [25JN], H4909 [8JY], H6783 [3SE], H7116 [9SE], H7198 [10SE], H7276 [15SE], H7909 [25SE], H8316 [2OC], H8435 [6OC], H8726 [8OC]

Resignations

Committee on Small Business (House), H1506 [15AP]

Tributes

Harper, Minnie E., H7589 [18SE]

Watson, Robert A., H7735 [24SE]