BARTON, JOE (a Representative from Texas)

Appointments

Committee To Escort President Vicente Fox of Mexico Into the House Chamber, H5410 [6SE]

Conferee: H.R. 333, Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act, H4954 [31JY]

———S. 1438, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, H7097 [17OC]

Mexico-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, H1944 [8MY]

Articles and editorials

Caspian Pipeline Opens, Christopher Pala, Washington (DC) Times, E2354 [20DE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: constitutional amendment on right to life (see H.J. Res. 20), H1411 [3AP]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (see H.R. 333), H163 [31JA]

Budget: establish 2-year cycle (see H.R. 981), H875 [13MR]

Children and youth: protect infants who are born alive (see H.R. 2175), H3466 [21JN]

China, People's Republic of: persecution of Falun Gong practitioners (see H. Con. Res. 188), H4216 [18JY]

China, Republic of: participation in WHO (see H.R. 428), H828 [8MR]

Civil rights: limit attorneys' fees in certain civil rights cases (see H.R. 3319), H8337 [16NO]

Community service: provide incentives for communities and individuals to serve the poor and others in need and enhance ability of low-income individuals to build assets (see H.R. 7), H3260 [19JN]

Computers: establish Internet domain for children that will promote positive experiences, provide safe online environment, and prevent exposure to harmful material (see H.R. 2417), H7128 [17OC]

———regulate the transmission of unsolicited commercial electronic mail (see H.R. 718), H398 [14FE]

Correctional institutions: prohibit cable television and other luxuries for inmates in Federal prisons (see H.R. 458), H3067 [12JN]

Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see H.R. 476), H1410 [3AP]

———protect unborn victims of violence (see H.R. 503), H444 [27FE]

Dept. of Energy: University Nuclear Science and Engineering Programs funding (see H.R. 2126), H4010 [12JY]

Diseases: blood cancer research, information, and education funding (see H.R. 2629), H10910 [19DE]

———expand research activities relative to Duchenne muscular dystrophy (see H.R. 717), H3260 [19JN]

———increased support and funding to combat juvenile diabetes (see H. Con. Res. 36), H508 [28FE]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make tax benefits permanent (see H.R. 2316), H5456 [6SE]

Education: establish and expand programs relating to science, mathematics, engineering, and technology (see H.R. 100, 101), H224 [7FE]

Eldon B. Mahon U.S. Courthouse, Fort Worth, TX: designate (see H.R. 1801), H2388 [21MY]

Electric power: promote energy security, environmental protection, price stability, and reliability through net metering by certain small electric energy generation systems (see H.R. 3089), H6700 [11OC]

FDA: uniform food safety warning notification requirements (see H.R. 2649), H4723 [26JY]

Federal agencies and departments: review of efficiency and need for certain agencies (see H.R. 2373), H3802 [28JN]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: improve regulation of medical devices (see H.R. 3580), H10964 [20DE]

Financial institutions: ensure consumer privacy when establishing a framework for the affiliation of banks, securities firms, and other financial service providers (see H.R. 2720), H5333 [2AU]

———prohibit financial holding companies and national banks from engaging, directly or indirectly, in real estate brokerage or real estate management activities (see H.R. 3424), H10356 [18DE]

Firearms: protect and enforce the right to obtain and use firearms for security, self-defense, and other legitimate purposes (see H.R. 31), H1115 [22MR]

———protect manufacturers and sellers in the firearms and ammunition industry from restrictions on interstate or foreign commerce (see H.R. 2037), H2847 [25MY]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 36), H876 [13MR]

Food Security Act: authorize enrollment of land in the Wetlands Reserve Program (see H.R. 1506), H1861 [2MY]

Foreign policy: recognize important relationship between the U.S. and Mexico (see H. Con. Res. 206), H4949 [31JY]

Foreign trade: extend trade authorities procedures with respect to reciprocal trade agreements (see H.R. 2149), H3261 [19JN]

Freedom of religion: constitutional amendment on protection (see H.J. Res. 81), H10966 [20DE]

Government: preserve open competition and neutrality towards the labor relations of Federal Government contractors on Federal and federally funded construction projects (see H.R. 2055), H3069 [12JN]

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. 1964), H2678 [23MY]

———provide grants for public access defibrillation programs and public access defibrillation demonstration projects (see H.R. 3462), H10910 [19DE]

———sustain access to vital emergency medical services in rural areas (see H.R. 1353), H5592 [11SE]

Houston, TX: tribute to recovery efforts following Tropical Storm Allison (see H. Res. 166), H3202 [14JN]

Information services: deregulate Internet and high speed data services (see H.R. 1542), H1554 [24AP]

Israel: relocate U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem (see H. Con. Res. 30), H324 [13FE]

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 1109), H1011 [20MR]

Law enforcement officers: exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H8338 [16NO]

Medicare: coverage of cholesterol and blood lipid screening (see H.R. 3278), H8132 [13NO]

———coverage of oral anticancer drugs (see H.R. 1624), H6056 [25SE]

———coverage of oral drugs to reduce serum phosphate levels in patients with end stage renal disease (see H.R. 3246), H7909 [7NO]

———provide regulatory relief, appeals process reforms, contracting flexibility, and education improvements (see H.R. 3046), H6379 [4OC]

———provide regulatory relief and contracting flexibility (see H.R. 3391), H8842 [4DE]

———specify the update for physician fee schedule payments and conduct a study on replacing the use of the sustainable growth rate as a factor in such update (see H.R. 3351), H8420 [27NO]

Miller, Doris: waive certain time limitations to allow the posthumous award of the Medal of Honor for actions while a member of the Navy during World War II (see H.R. 1994), H4353 [19JY]

Motor vehicles: provide for greater fairness in the motor vehicle franchise contract arbitration process (see H.R. 1296), H1558 [24AP]

National Commission on Youth Crime and School Violence: establish (see H.R. 537), H1116 [22MR]

National Guard: tribute to continued commitment of combat units deployed in support of Army operations in Bosnia and Herzegovina (see H. Con. Res. 154), H3204 [14JN]

National Stem Cell Donor Bank: establish to preserve donation of qualifying human stem cells and to conduct and support research using such cells (see H.R. 2096), H3069 [12JN]

Nuclear energy: extend indemnification authority for damages from nuclear incidents (see H.R. 2983), H6135 [2OC]

Persian Gulf Conflict: provide compensation to the U.S. Government and individuals who suffered damages as a result of the attack on Kuwait by Iraq (see H.R. 1632), H2281 [16MY]

Petroleum: condemn gasoline price-gouging following hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H. Res. 238), H5704 [14SE]

Pipelines: improve safety (see H.R. 3609), H10965 [20DE]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 1444), H1484 (see H.R. 1444), H1494 [4AP]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (see H.R. 2587), H4427 [23JY]

———establish and implement competitive, environmentally sound, and job creating oil and gas leasing program for the Coastal Plain (see H.R. 39), H254 [8FE]

———research and development funding for ultra-deep water and unconventional natural gas and petroleum exploration and production technologies (see H.R. 2756), H5335 [2AU]

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 1140), H1558 [24AP]

Reagan, Ronald: tribute (see H.J. Res. 7), H166 [31JA]

Science: prohibit the cloning of humans (see H.R. 1644), H2335 [17MY]

Social Security: earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 498), H929 [14MR]

Taxation: allow a deduction for amounts paid for health insurance and prescription drug costs of individuals (see H.R. 1127), H1661 [26AP]

———allow a deduction for State and local sales taxes in lieu of State and local income taxes (see H.R. 322), H877 [13MR]

———allow a refundable credit for the purchase of private health insurance and establish State health insurance safety-net programs (see H.R. 1331), H1605 [25AP]

———allow a tax credit for certain energy-efficient property (see H.R. 2206), H3202 [14JN]

———allow Farm and Ranch Risk Management Accounts (see H.R. 662), H2712 [24MY]

———allow tax credit to businesses who employ members of the military Reserves and a comparable credit to self-employed military Reserve participants (see H.R. 394), H2022 [8MY]

———constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (see H.J. Res. 41), H1115 [22MR]

———encourage stronger mathematics and science programs at elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 102), H224 [7FE]

———exclusion from gross income for family-to-family sale of farm businesses (see H.R. 1179), H1113 [22MR]

———expand the tip tax credit to employers of cosmetologists and promote tax compliance in the cosmetology sector (see H.R. 1182), H2890 [5JN]

———extension of the credit for producing electricity from wind (see H.R. 876), H2680 [23MY]

———increase limitation on contributions to individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 12), H223 [7FE]

———provide relief for payment of asbestos-related claims (see H.R. 1412), H1661 [26AP]

———reduce marriage tax penalty by adjusting the income tax rate brackets, standard deduction amounts, and earned income tax credit and allow nonrefundable credits against certain tax liability (see H.R. 6), H952 [15MR]

———repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see H.R. 330), H163 [31JA]

———repeal estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 8), H926 [14MR]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 2714), H5332 [2AU]

———treatment of adoption expenses (see H.R. 622), H393 [14FE]

———treatment of depreciation of computers and other technological equipment, software, and certain auction-acquired telecommunications licenses (see H.R. 2981), H6135 [2OC]

———treatment of forestry activities (see H.R. 1581), H1604 [25AP]

Terrorism: improve the ability of the U.S. to prepare for and respond to a biological threat or attack (see H.R. 3448), H9239 [11DE]

———issue commemorative postage stamp to assist families of victims of attacks at the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 2907), H6056 [25SE]

Veterans: permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H325 [13FE]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: authorize design and construction of a temporary education center (see H.R. 510), H650 [6MR]

Voting: establish uniform poll closing time for Presidential elections (see H.R. 50), H26 [3JA]

———guarantee the right of military personnel to vote when serving away from home and extend voter registration and absentee ballot protections for such personnel to State and local elections (see H.R. 1377), H2184 [15MY]

———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. 159), H400 [14FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Energy: fill the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (see H. Res. 250), H6137 [2OC]

———terminate exemption of nonprofit institutions from civil penalties for violations of nuclear safety requirements (see H.R. 723), H411 [26FE]

Dept. of Justice: establish a program for the certification of Federal pilot officers (see H.R. 3171), H7333 [25OC]

Electric power: provide for electricity emergencies (see H.R. 1647), H1714 [1MY]

Motor vehicles: protect the rights of consumers to diagnose, service, and repair their motor vehicles (see H.R. 2735), H5334 [2AU]

Public utilities: provide for expansion of electricity transmission networks to encourage competition, ensure reliability, and promote renewable and alternative electric power generation sources (see H.R. 3406), H8948 [5DE]

Letters

Application of California State regulations relative to oxygenate requirements of reformulated gasoline: Christine Todd Whitman, EPA, H5137 [1AU]

Remarks

Air pollution: application of California State regulations relative to reformulated gasoline in certain areas, H5137, H5138, H5141 [1AU]

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations (H.R. 2216), H3326 [20JN]

———making supplemental appropriations (H.R. 2216), consideration (H. Res. 171), H3287 [20JN]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: oil and gas exploration, H5155, H5164 [1AU]

———preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness, H5164 [1AU]

Aviation: improve security by allowing pilots to have guns in the cockpit, H8304 [16NO]

———improve security (S. 1447), conference report, H8304 [16NO]

———preserve the continued viability of the U.S. air transportation system (H.R. 2926), H5902 [21SE]

———preserve the continued viability of the U.S. air transportation system (H.R. 2926), consideration (H. Res. 244), same-day consideration (H. Res. 242), H5880 [21SE]

———provide assistance for employees who are separated from employment due to reductions in service by air carriers and airport closures caused by terrorist actions or security measures, H5902 [21SE]

California: restore FERC oversight of natural gas pipelines, H5131, H5132 [1AU]

Dept. of Energy: fill the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (H. Res. 250), H6431, H6433 [9OC]

———limits on civil penalties of contractors managing laboratories, H8363 [27NO]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2590), H4584 [25JY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2311), H3668 [27JN]

Escort Aircraft Carrier Sailors and Airmen Association: tribute, E1485 [1AU]

FERC: impose cost-of-service based rates on sales by public utilities of electric energy at wholesale in the western energy market, H5146 [1AU]

Health: guarantee Federal remedies that hold health plans accountable for medical decisions and limit non-economical and punitive damages, H5267 [2AU]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R. 2563), H5267 [2AU]

House of Representatives: legislative program, H3991 [12JY]

Kim, Emily: encourage Asian Americans to take bone marrow test to assist in finding a match for a life saving tranfusion, H5183 [2AU]

LIHEAP: funding, H3326 [20JN]

Motor vehicles: protect the rights of consumers to diagnose, service, and repair their motor vehicles (H.R. 2735), E1533 [3AU]

National County Government Week: observance, E654 [26AP]

Nuclear energy: extend indemnification authority for damages from nuclear incidents (H.R. 2983), H8358, H8360, H8363, H8365 [27NO], E2198 [4DE]

Nuclear Waste Fund: budget status, H4997 [1AU]

Parliamentary inquiry, H4583 [25JY]

Petroleum: condemn gasoline price-gouging following hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (H. Res. 238), H5683 [14SE]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 4), H5009, H5131, H5132, H5137, H5138, H5141, H5146, H5155, H5164 [1AU]

———enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 4), consideration (H. Res. 216), H4997, H5000 [1AU]

———imposition of wholesale price caps, H3287 [20JN]

———national energy policy, H4584 [25JY]

Taxation: constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (H.J. Res. 41), H1577 [25AP]

Terrorism: condemn and respond to hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (H.J. Res. 61), H5540 [11SE]

———economic impact of hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, H5902 [21SE]

Texas: tribute to individuals who provide vital county services to residents, E654 [26AP]

Treaties and agreements: decision not to ratify Kyoto Protocol on greenhouse gas emissions, H2659, H2660 [23MY]

University of Texas: tribute to football team, H8365 [27NO]

Vice Presidents of the U.S.: consolidation of Naval Observatory official residence utility costs with other Navy activities, H4584 [25JY]

Whitney, TX: allow permit holders to refurbish existing boat docks on Lake Whitney, H3668 [27JN]

Tributes

Armey, Representative, H9245 [12DE]