WATKINS, WES (a Representative from Oklahoma)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

Armed Forces: permit certain beneficiaries to enroll in the Federal Employees Health Program and improve health benefits under CHAMPUS and TRICARE standard (see H.R. 1356), H3476 [4JN]

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

Bankruptcy: declare that donations made from a sense of religious obligation be considered to have been made in exchange for a reasonably equivalent value (see H.R. 2611), H10768 [12NO]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 1), H287 [4FE]

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

Business and industry: ensure congressional approval of compliance costs relative to Government regulations (see H.R. 1591), H3204 [22MY]

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

CERCLA: clarify liability for certain recycling transactions (see H.R. 2733), H9558 [24OC]

China, People's Republic of: increase monitoring of items produced, grown, or manufactured with forced labor (see H.R. 2195), H8320 [2OC]

Computers: use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (see H.R. 695), H1289 [21MR]

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]

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

Dept. of Defense: demonstration project to provide Medicare reimbursement to certain beneficiaries under the TRICARE program (see H.R. 1357), H3476 [4JN]

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), H1456 [14AP]

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

Drugs: encourage consultation with pharmacists relative to purchase and use of over-the-counter drug products (see H. Res. 151), H2784 [15MY]

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2248), H6918 [4SE]

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), H629 [25FE]

———provide compensatory time for all employees (see H.R. 1), H725 [4MR]

EPA: distribution of funds to States for cooperative agreements relative to underground storage tanks (see H.R. 688), H452 [11FE]

———prohibit establishment of new standards for ozone or particulate matter before existing standards have been attained (see H.R. 1863, 1984), H5401 [16JY], H6707 [31JY]

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), H1018 [13MR]

———protect and enforce the right to obtain and use firearms for security, self-defense, and other legitimate purposes (see H.R. 27), H10768 [12NO]

Fish and fishing: authorize assistance to the States for fish restoration and management projects (see H.R. 2973), H10420 [8NO]

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

Food industry: ensure that all persons who benefit from the dairy promotion and research program contribute to the cost of the program (see H.R. 2139), H5778 [24JY]

Foreign trade: European Union obligations relative to U.S. meat and pork exporting facilities (see H.R. 723), H1542 [15AP]

Government regulations: analyze impact and improve congressional deliberation of proposed Federal private sector mandates (see H.R. 1010), H1262 [20MR]

Health: develop and implement research strategies to prevent birth defects (see H.R. 1114), H7911 [25SE]

———standardize relationships between group health plans and health insurers relative to enrollees, health professionals, and providers (see H.R. 1415), H9039 [22OC]

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

Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans (see H.R. 815), H4836 [26JN]

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

IRS: restrict the authority to examine books and witnesses for purposes of tax administration (see H.R. 2563), H8054 [26SE]

———restructure (see H.R. 2292), H8265 [30SE]

Labor unions: ensure employees have adequate access and information relative to use of union dues or fees (see H.R. 928), H1019 [13MR]

Land use: require local approval of railroad rights-of-way designations for interim use as trails (see H.R. 2438), H7118 [9SE]

Law enforcement officers: exemption from State laws prohibiting carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 339), H1018 [13MR]

Lewis and Clark expedition: bicentennial (see H. Res. 144), H3204 [22MY]

———mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial (see H.R. 1560), H3204 [22MY]

Medicare: allow beneficiaries to enter into private contracts for services (see H.R. 2497), H8161 [29SE]

———coverage of diabetes outpatient self-management training services and blood-testing strips (see H.R. 58), H949 [12MR]

———coverage of medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 1375), H2680 [14MY]

———improve preventive care benefits (see H.R. 15), H1261 [20MR]

———remove requirement of an x ray as a condition of coverage of chiropractic services (see H.R. 916), H1340 [8AP]

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

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

———eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see H.R. 632), H4647 [25JN]

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

National cemeteries: penalties for theft and malicious vandalism (see H.R. 1532), H4087 [19JN]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: amend (see H.R. 1162), H1715 [21AP]

Oklahoma City National Memorial: establish as a unit of the National Park System and create the Oklahoma City Memorial Trust (see H.R. 1849), H4913 [8JY]

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

Public lands: uniform management of livestock grazing (see H.R. 2493), H7599 [18SE]

Real property: preserve Federal sovereignty of certain public lands and preserve certain State and private property rights (see H.R. 901), H1262 [20MR]

Religion: permit revocation by members of the clergy of their exemption from Social Security coverage (see H.R. 939), H5401 [16JY]

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

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

Small business: provide regulatory assistance (see H.R. 96), H1440 [10AP]

Social Security: ensure integrity of trust funds (see H.R. 857), H1187 [19MR]

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]

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

———capital gains rates (see H.R. 1124), H3204 [22MY]

———constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (see H.J. Res. 62), H1441 [10AP]

———credit for clinical testing of certain drugs for rare diseases or conditions (see H.R. 1169), H1259 [20MR]

———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]

———eliminate State requirement to pay unemployment compensation on election worker services (see H.R. 961), H3476 [4JN]

———encourage competition and tax fairness and protect the tax base of State and local governments (see H.R. 1168), H1259 [20MR]

———exclude certain business taxable income relative to sponsorship payments (see H.R. 1279), H1438 [10AP]

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

———exempt small issues from restrictions on the deduction of interest by financial institutions (see H.R. 842), H1289 [21MR]

———extend research and development tax credit (see H.R. 947), H767 [5MR]

———extend the work opportunity credit (see H.R. 1729), H3202 [22MY]

———inapplicability of the look-back method on construction contracts requiring the percentage of completion accounting method (see H.R. 1593), H3170 [21MY]

———individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 446), H286 [4FE]

———provide equivalent rates on natural gas and gasoline (see H.R. 1623), H2783 [15MY]

———provide incentives for investment in renewal communities (see H.R. 1031), H1542 [15AP]

———repeal alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 162), H889 [11MR]

———repeal the limitation on the amount of receipts attributable to military property which may be treated as exempt foreign trade income (see H.R. 1037), H2446 [8MY]

———restore the deduction for two-earner married couples (see H.R. 2593), H8299 [1OC]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 2490), H8834 [9OC]

———treatment of certain depreciable asset expenses by small businesses (see H.R. 1565), H3569 [5JN]

———treatment of computer software exports (see H.R. 143), H589 [13FE]

———treatment of education (see H.R. 2847), H10768 [12NO]

———treatment of employee benefits for staffing firms (see H.R. 1891), H7730 [23SE]

———treatment of income tax returns relative to Presidentially declared disaster areas (see H.R. 1434), H3204 [22MY]

———treatment of property used to control environmental pollution and soil and water conservation expenditures (see H.R. 1164), H1258 [20MR]

———use of income averaging for farmers (see H.R. 86), H1706 [17AP]

———workmen's compensation relative to certain personal liability assignments (see H.R. 1509), H3204 [22MY]

Tobacco products: strengthen State efforts to limit access to minors (see H.R. 2034), H10956 [13NO]

Transportation: increase use of natural gas as a fuel (see H.R. 970), H2785 [15MY]

———provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds (see H.R. 4), H285 [4FE]

———reauthorize highway construction and surface transportation funding (see H.R. 674), H5021 [9JY]

Veterans: expand range of criminal offenses resulting in forfeiture of benefits (see H.R. 1908), H6026 [29JY]

———Government employment preference for active duty service veterans of Operation Desert Shield and Desert Storm (see H.R. 1006), H1715 [21AP]

Wildlife: protect opportunities for sportsmen and enhance conservation of wildlife (see H.R. 1719), H6963 [5SE]

Women: comprehensive pension protection (see H.R. 1496), H2157 [1MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Kickapoo Tribe: restore Federal Indian services, clarify citizenship, and provide trust lands to members residing in Maverick County, TX (see H.R. 2314), H6406 [30JY]

Taxation: capital gains rates (see H.R. 1207), H1260 [20MR]

———repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see H.R. 1208), H1260 [20MR]

———treatment of oil and gas production within the U.S. (see H.R. 1648), H2784 [15MY]

Remarks

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), H4683 [26JN]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), conference report, H6645 [31JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (H. Con. Res. 84), H3001 [20MY]

Customs Service, ITC, and Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1463), H2182 [6MY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2267), H7874 [25SE]

Eximbank: reauthorization (H.R. 1370), H8206 [30SE]

———rename to U.S. Export Bank, H8206 [30SE]

Office of U.S. Trade Representative: increase funding to research and study laws affected by trade negotiations, H7874 [25SE]

Oklahoma: qualifications for lands to be considered within a judicial area of an Oklahoma Indian tribe, H6645 [31JY]

Taxation: rates, H6645 [31JY]