BARTLETT, ROSCOE G. (a Representative from Maryland)

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 4205, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, H7134 [27JY]

Herbert H. Bateman funeral attendees, H7631 [14SE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Animals: prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear viscera (see H.R. 2166), H8469 [28SE]

———provide for a system of sanctuaries for chimpanzees that are no longer needed in research conducted by the Public Health Service (see H.R. 3514), H8200 [26SE]

Armed Forces: improve TRICARE program (see H.R. 4418), H4592 [15JN]

———provide improved benefits training to members to enhance retention (see H.R. 4388), H2606 [4MY]

Bankruptcy: extend reenactment period for chapter 12 of the bankruptcy code relative to family farmers and appoint additional bankruptcy judges (see H.R. 5530), H11195 [25OC]

Belarus: human rights violations and democracy efforts (see H. Con. Res. 304), H2239 [12AP]

Birds: prohibit interstate movement of live birds, for the purpose of fighting, to States in which animal fighting is lawful (see H.R. 1275), H8062 [25SE]

Boy Scouts: prohibit use of Federal funds to discriminate against the Boy Scouts of America on the basis of organizational, associational, or constitutional beliefs (see H.R. 5306), H8200 [26SE]

Budget: allow projected on-budget surplus to be used for tax cuts (see H.R. 1016), H922 [9MR]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced budget and greater accountability in the enactment of tax legislation (see H.J. Res. 53), H209 [2FE]

———ensure on-budget surplus is used to reduce the public debt (see H.R. 3695), H510 [16FE]

Census: establish a policy relative to the constitutional requirement of a decennial census for purposes of congressional apportionment (see H.R. 4198), H2341 [13AP]

———limit penalties for refusing or neglecting to answer decennial census questions beyond those necessary for enumeration of the population (see H.R. 4154), H2123 [11AP]

Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historic Park Commission: reauthorize (see H.R. 5402), H9011 [5OC]

Children and youth: protect infants who are born alive (see H.R. 4292), H2655 [8MY]

China, Republic of: congratulations on elections and reaffirmation of U.S. commitment to security and democracy (see H. Con. Res. 292), H1407 [23MR]

———U.N. participation (see H. Con. Res. 390), H7366 [7SE]

Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (see H.R. 701), H510 [16FE]

Computers: improve Internet security and protect against cyberterrorism (see H. Con. Res. 285), H1077 [15MR]

Correctional institutions: combat the overutilization of prison health care services and control prisoner health care costs (see H.R. 1349), H1163 [21MR]

Courts: legal definition of human life relative to presence of brain wave activity and spontaneous cardiac activity (see H. Con. Res. 305), H2239 [12AP]

———provide a civil action for a minor injured by exposure to explicit sexual or violent material (see H.R. 5045), H7723 [18SE]

———provide for equitable treatment of governmental and private plaintiffs in certain civil actions (see H.R. 2597), H4035 [7JN]

Credit unions: clarify definition of a member business loan relative to religious organization based credit unions (see H.R. 4701), H6719 [20JY]

Crime: constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights (see H.J. Res. 64), H342 [10FE]

Cuba: assist internal opposition and further help the Cuban people to regain their freedom (see H.R. 4537), H3869 [25MY]

Dept. of Defense: adjustment of composite theoretical performance levels of high performance computers (see H.R. 3680), H2607 [4MY]

———deny educational assistance funds to local educational agencies that deny access to secondary school students for military recruiting purposes (see H.R. 4660), H6471 [18JY]

———protect citizen soldiers (see H.R. 4669), H4590 [15JN]

Dept. of Justice: reform process by which the Office of the Pardon Attorney investigates and reviews potential exercises of executive clemency (see H.R. 3626), H455 [15FE]

Dept. of Transportation: prohibit action to finalize, implement, or enforce a rule relative to the hours of service of drivers for motor carriers (see H.R. 4511), H10473 [19OC]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: furnish headstones or markers for the marked graves of certain individuals (see H.R. 1387), H1958 [6AP]

Diseases: support efforts to increase childhood cancer awareness, treatment, and research (see H. Res. 576), H7723 [18SE]

Dr. Flossie McClain Dedmond Post Office Building, Baltimore, MD: designate (see H.R. 4449), H4592 [15JN]

Education: establish and expand programs relating to science, mathematics, engineering, and technology (see H.R. 4271, 4272), H4784 [20JN]

Everett Alvarez, Jr., Post Office, Rockville, MD: designate (see H.R. 4484), H3308 [17MY]

Fair Labor Standards Act: amend (see H.R. 5026), H7871 [19SE]

Families and domestic relations: issue special postage stamps to fund domestic violence programs (see H.R. 4659), H5657 [29JN]

FCC: follow normal rulemaking procedures in establishing additional requirements for noncommercial educational television broadcasters (see H.R. 3525), H219 [7FE]

———prohibit from establishing rules authorizing the operation of new, low power FM radio stations (see H.R. 3439), H647 [6MR]

FDA: establish restrictions relative to the qualifications of physicians prescribing the abortion drug known as RU-486 (see H.R. 5385), H8799 [4OC]

———grant authority to regulate tobacco (see H.R. 4207), H2655 [8MY]

Federal employees: establish program under which current and former employees may obtain long-term care insurance (see H.R. 1111), H632 [1MR]

Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of acupuncturist services (see H.R. 1890), H4121 [8JN]

Federal firefighters: make mandatory separation age match requirement for Federal law enforcement officers (see H.R. 460), H2606 [4MY]

FEMA: make grants to fire departments to improve public safety against fire and fire-related hazards (see H.R. 1168), H7281 [6SE]

Financial institutions: allow payment of Financing Corporation interest obligations from excess deposit insurance fund reserves (see H.R. 4082), H5843 [11JY]

Firefighters: authorize equal overtime pay for all Federal employees engaged in wildfire suppression operations (see H.R. 2814), H219 [7FE]

Foreign policy: defend fundamental human rights to family, conscience, and life in international negotiations (see H. Res. 521), H4485 [14JN]

Forests: establish mandatory procedures to be followed in advance of the permanent closure of any forest road (see H.R. 1523), H1852 [5AP]

Frederick L. Dewberry, Jr., Post Office Building, Baltimore, MD: designate (see H.R. 4451), H4592 [15JN]

Government: separation of powers between Congress and the President (see H.R. 2655), H50 [27JA]

Health: allow access to drugs and medical devices recommended and provided by health care practitioners that are not approved by the FDA (see H.R. 2635), H5737 [10JY]

———emphasize the importance of organ, tissue, bone marrow, and blood donation, and support National Donor Day (see H. Con. Res. 247), H373 [14FE]

Higgins, Andrew Jackson and family: award Congressional Gold Medals (see H.R. 4384), H4036 [7JN]

Higgins Industries: award Congressional Gold Medal to World War II-era employees (see H.R. 4384), H4036 [7JN]

Immigration: establish a system of registries for temporary agricultural workers and streamline the procedures for the admission, and extension of stay, for nonimmigrant agricultural workers (see H.R. 4548), H5436 [28JN]

———provide refugee status to foreign nationals who assist in the return of POW/MIA (see H.R. 1926), H7281 [6SE]

``In God We Trust'': support national motto (see H. Res. 551), H6600 [19JY]

Judge Harry Augustus Cole Post Office Building, Baltimore, MD: designate (see H.R. 4450), H4592 [15JN]

Judge Robert Bernard Watts, Sr., Post Office Building, Baltimore, MD: designate (see H.R. 4448), H4592 [15JN]

Korean War: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 86), H165 [1FE]

Law enforcement: authorize appropriations for the prosecution of obscenity cases (see H.R. 4710), H6599 [19JY]

Medicare: coverage of acupuncturist services (see H.R. 1890), H4121 [8JN]

Merchant marine industry: tribute to service and sacrifice during periods of war (see H. Con. Res. 327), H7212 [27JY]

Monuments and memorials: prohibit extension or establishment of any national monument without an express act of Congress (see H.R. 4121), H1587 [29MR]

National Guard: anniversary of initial activation of personnel for Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm (see H. Res. 549), H6053 [13JY]

National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Engineering: establish (see H.R. 1795), H3925 [6JN]

National objectives: renew commitment to the fundamental principles which guided the Founding Fathers (see H. Con. Res. 215), H255 [8FE]

Olympic games: mint commemorative coins to support the 2002 Salt Lake Olympic Winter Games and U.S. Olympic Committee programs (see H.R. 3679), H509 [16FE]

Pensions: exclude the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund from the Federal budget (see H.R. 82), H921 [9MR]

Pope, Edmond: demand release from Russian prison for humanitarian reasons (see H. Con. Res. 364), H5956 [12JY] (see H. Con. Res. 404), H7871 [19SE]

Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see H.R. 3842), H2607 [4MY]

———guidelines for renovation, relocation, closing, or consolidation of post offices (see H.R. 670), H1588 [29MR]

Privacy: protect the integrity and confidentiality of Social Security numbers and prohibit the establishment of any uniform national identifying number (see H.R. 220), H3925 [6JN]

Public debt: allow individuals to designate a portion of their income tax return for deficit reduction (see H.R. 5349), H8551 [29SE]

Radio: ensure the availability of spectrum to amateur radio operators (see H.R. 783), H50 [27JA]

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 4844), H7129 [26JY]

———preserve, rehabilitate, and improve certain railroad tracks and bridges using funds collected through the diesel fuel tax (see H.R. 4746), H7281 [6SE]

Reagan, Ronald and Nancy: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3591), H253 [8FE]

Russia: prohibit the rescheduling or forgiveness of any debt owed to the U.S. until the intelligence facility at Lourdes, Cuba is permanently closed (see H.R. 4118), H1587 [29MR]

———sale and transfer of Moskit anti-ship missiles (see H.R. 4022), H1119 [16MR]

Samuel H. Lacy, Sr., Post Office Building, Baltimore, MD: designate (see H.R. 4447), H4592 [15JN]

Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument: establish (see H.R. 3676), H5436 [28JN]

Schools: promote the use of proven academic and classroom-management solutions for problems of behavior, attention, and learning in school children (see H. Res. 459), H1763 [4AP]

Schulz, Charles M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3642), H341 [10FE]

Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of the National Museum of the American Indian (see H.R. 4259), H8062 [25SE]

Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds (see H.R. 1803), H1119 [16MR]

———computation system for benefits relative to spouses' and surviving spouses' Government pensions (see H.R. 1217), H11446 [27OC]

———include additional information in account statements (see H.R. 5028), H7871 [19SE]

———modify reporting requirements (see H.R. 3578), H2512 [3MY]

States: permit funding of prescription drugs for minors relative to parental consent (see H.R. 3302), H4817 [21JN]

Taxation: constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (see H.J. Res. 94), H1957 [6AP]

———encourage stronger mathematics and science programs at elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 4273), H4784 [20JN]

———exclude from gross income payments made under certain Federal programs for the repayment of student loans of members of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 4214), H2341 [13AP]

———exclude from gross income payments made under certain Federal programs for the repayment of student loans of members of the Armed Forces and the National Health Service Corps (see H.R. 4245), H2341 [13AP]

———exclude from unrelated business taxable income amounts set aside by a volunteer fire department for purchasing equipment (see H.R. 3168), H3172 [16MY]

———exclude income derived from the manufacture of products, and provision of services, in outer space (see H.R. 3898), H921 [9MR]

———incentives to ensure timely and equitable access to the Internet over current and future generations of broadband capability (see H.R. 4728), H7652 [14SE]

———issuance of tax-exempt private activity bonds to assist States in the construction and rehabilitation of public schools (see H.R. 2514), H7128 [26JY]

———provide tax credit for elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 937), H255 [8FE]

———provide that ancestors or lineal descendants of members of the Armed Forces shall be taken into account in determining tax-exempt status of veterans' organizations (see H.R. 4434), H4174 [9JN]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 3916), H3523 [22MY]

———repeal increases in motor fuel taxes (see H.R. 3844), H922 [9MR]

———repeal increases in motor fuel taxes, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 3844), H1164 [21MR]

———repeal information reporting requirement imposed on educational institutions and certain other trades and businesses relative to the Hope Scholarship and Lifetime Learning Credits (see H.R. 1389), H1163 [21MR]

———repeal modification of capital gains tax payments relative to small businesses sold on the installment sales method (see H.R. 3594), H254 [8FE]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 4199), H1956 [6AP]

———treatment of forestry activities (see H.R. 1083), H342 [10FE]

Television: ensure local service to small, rural markets by satellite providers (see H.R. 3615), H339 [10FE]

Veterans: mint coins in commemoration and use proceeds of surcharges imposed on the sale of such coins to fund the transport of veterans to and from Dept. of Veterans Affairs hospitals (see H.R. 5397), H9010 [5OC]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: place a plaque to honor those veterans who died after their service, but as a direct result of that service (see H.R. 3293), H997 [14MR]

Volunteer firefighters: remove civil liability barriers surrounding donating fire equipment to volunteer fire companies (see H.R. 4736), H7281 [6SE]

Voting: prohibit States from determining that a ballot submitted by an absent uniformed services voter was improperly or fraudulently cast unless the State finds clear and convincing evidence of fraud (see H.R. 5642), H12021 [6DE]

Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 2720), H4591 [15JN]

Water pollution: exempt discharges from certain silviculture activities from permit requirements of the national pollutant discharge elimination system (see H.R. 3625), H2512 [3MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Alfred Rascon Post Office Building, Fulton, MD: designate (see H.R. 4430), H2966 [11MY]

Dept. of Defense: terminate the practice of euthanizing military working dogs at the end of their working life and facilitate the adoption of such dogs (see H.R. 5314), H8405 [27SE]

Marshall Islands: name the Army missile range at Kwajalein Atoll for former President Ronald Reagan (see H.R. 3554), H89 [31JA]

Small business: require certain acquisitions of goods and services to be from small businesses and authorize certain acquisitions using a governmentwide commercial purchase card (see H.R. 4943), H7002 [25JY]

Taxation: prohibit the use of Presidential Election Campaign Fund for Presidential nominating conventions (see H.R. 5149), H7501 [12SE]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H4225 [13JN]

Remarks

Alfred Rascon Post Office Building, Fulton, MD: designate (H.R. 4430), H6383 [18JY]

Boy Scouts: repeal Federal charter (H.R. 4892), H7451 [12SE]

Budget: balance, H1770 [5AP], H8282 [27SE]

———deficit, H8205 [27SE]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), H5741 [11JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (H. Con. Res. 290), H1770 [5AP]

———treatment of any budget surpluses, H8745 [4OC], H9820 [12OC]

China, People's Republic of: permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), H3602 [23MY]

China, Republic of: assist in enhancement of security (H.R. 1838), H117 [1FE]

———observance of National Day, H9515 [10OC]

Clark, William: posthumous promotion to the grade of captain in the Army (H.R. 3621), H9601 [10OC]

Congress: accomplishments of the 106th Congress, H6475 [19JY], H7007 [26JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), H3381 [18MY]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), motion to instruct conferees, H7059 [26JY]

———terminate the practice of euthanizing military working dogs at the end of their working life and facilitate the adoption of such dogs (H.R. 5314), H9599, H9600 [10OC], H11302, H11303 [26OC]

———use of facilities as polling places for Federal, State, and local elections (H.R. 5174), H9593, H9594, H9596, H9597 [10OC]

Dept. of HUD: prohibit procurement preference to firearms manufacturers that enter into agreements with the Federal Government, H4890 [21JN]

Dept. of the Treasury: use of George Washington's image in U.S. Mint advertising campaign, H1421 [28MR]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), motion to instruct conferees, H7822 [19SE]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4635), H4890 [21JN]

Education: direct funding and control to local educational agencies, H11201 [26OC]

———national policy to improve system, H1854 [6AP]

Families and domestic relations: strengthening of moral values, H7874 [20SE]

Hampstead, MD: anniversary of Hampstead Volunteer Fire Engine and Hose Co. No. 1, H2128 [12AP]

Income: increase minimum wage and provide tax benefits for small businesses (H.R. 3081), H760 [9MR]

Liberty Day: observance (H. Con. Res. 376), H9518 [10OC]

Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs, H3312 [18MY], H4226 [13JN], H4343 [14JN], H7936 [21SE], H8205 [27SE]

———expand and make permanent the subvention demonstration project for military retirees and dependents, H3381 [18MY], H7059 [26JY]

———make more competitive and efficient and provide for a prescription drug benefit (H.R. 4680), H8745 [4OC]

Minimum wage: level (H.R. 3846), H887 [9MR]

National security: national missile defense system, H5850 [12JY]

Petroleum: dependence on foreign sources, H5175 [27JN]

———economic impact of increasing oil prices, H1082 [16MR], H5175 [27JN], H5442 [29JN], H6369 [18JY], H6604 [20JY]

Power resources: national energy policy, H5175 [27JN]

Republican Party: national agenda, H6475 [19JY], H6783 [25JY]

Rohna (H.M.T.): tribute to crew who lost their lives during World War II (H. Con. Res. 408), H9597, H9598 [10OC]

Schlessinger, Laura: freedom of speech relative to comments on gay rights, H2319, H2320 [13AP]

Schools: postcoital emergency contraception distribution funding, H7822 [19SE]

Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, H8282 [27SE], H9820 [12OC]

———eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (H.R. 5), H379 [15FE], H578 [1MR]

Taxation: eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts (H.R. 6), H169 [2FE]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), H3932 [7JN], H4124 [9JN]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), veto, H7284 [7SE]

———rates, H13 [27JA]

———treatment of education individual retirement accounts relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (H.R. 7), H1484 [29MR]

U.N.: payment of U.S. arrearages, H7695 [18SE]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H2236 [12AP], H7498 [12SE], H8404 [27SE]

Tributes

Carroll, Charles, H7874 [20SE]