BARTON, JOE (a Representative from Texas)
Amendments
Aviation: establish a program for Federal flight deck officers (H.R. 4635), H4425 [9JY]
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 4, Securing America's Future Energy (SAFE) Act, H3472 [12JN]
———H.R. 2646, Farm Security Act, H777 [7MR]
———H.R. 4546, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, H5607 [25JY]
Mexico-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, H2591 [16MY]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (see H.R. 4965), H3775 [20JN]
Airports: modify terminal buildings to accommodate explosive detection systems for screening checked baggage (see H.R. 5135), H4766 [16JY]
Armed Forces: authorize use against Iraq (see H.J. Res. 114), H7304 [8OC]
Aviation: establish a program for Federal flight deck officers (see H.R. 4635), H2945 [22MY]
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 86), H1283 [11AP]
Children and youth: enhance operation of the AMBER Alert communications plan to expedite the recovery of abducted children (see H.R. 5326), H6304 [17SE]
China, Republic of: ensure that future is resolved peacefully through a democratic mechanism with the express consent of the Taiwanese people and free from outside threats (see H. Con. Res. 221), H6230 [11SE]
Civil liberties: constitutional amendment on recitation of Pledge of Allegiance and the national motto (see H.J. Res. 108), H6130 [9SE]
Computers: amend copyright laws relative to royalty fees for webcasting (see H.R. 5285), H6983 [2OC]
———establish Internet domain for children that will promote positive experiences, provide safe online environment, and prevent exposure to harmful material (see H.R. 3833), H655 [4MR]
Consumers: require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase agreements (see H.R. 1701), H2945 [22MY]
Diseases: expand and coordinate activities of NIH and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention relative to cancer survivorship research and programs (see H.R. 4963), H3720 [19JN]
Dr. Caesar A.W. Clark, Sr. Post Office Building, Dallas, TX: designate (see H.R. 3775), H8733 [13NO]
Endangered Species Act: require the Dept. of the Interior to give greater weight to scientific or commercial data that is empirical or has been field-tested or peer-reviewed (see H.R. 2829), H1284 [11AP]
FCC: eliminate deadlines for spectrum auctions of spectrum previously allocated to television broadcasting (see H.R. 4560), H1618 [24AP]
———facilitate the ability of certain spectrum auction winners to pursue alternative measures to meet the public needs of wireless telecommunications consumers (see H.R. 4738), H4326 [27JN]
Federal employees: treatment of retirement benefits for assistant U.S. attorneys (see H.R. 1090), H3161 [4JN]
Financial Accounting Standards Board: preserve the integrity of the establishment of accounting standards (see H.R. 5058), H4325 [27JN]
Financial institutions: encourage a strong community-based banking system (see H.R. 1220), H2608 [16MY]
Health: expand applicability of laws preventing governmental discrimination against health care entities who refuse to perform or provide training in performing abortions (see H.R. 4691), H2354 [9MY]
———provide programs for the prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation of stroke (see H.R. 3431), H1155 [9AP]
———reauthorize health centers program and National Health Service Corps (see H.R. 3450), H4872 [17JY]
———reduce the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system (see H.R. 4600), H2165 [7MY]
Israel: express solidarity in the fight against terrorism (see H. Res. 392), H1675 [25AP]
Jim Fonteno Post Office Building, Pasadena, TX: designate (see H.R. 4717), H2470 [14MY]
Labor: amend certain labor laws to ensure fairness (see H.R. 4636), H8035 [21OC]
Market Integrity Commission: establish to study issues relating to the governance of corporations in interstate and foreign commerce (see H.R. 5050), H4325 [27JN]
Michael E. DeBakey Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Houston, TX: designate (see H.R. 5655), H8021 [16OC]
Motor vehicles: improve safety of car restraints and booster seats for children (see H.R. 5504), H6925 [1OC]
Pledge of Allegiance: circuit court decision on inclusion of phrase ``under God'' (see H. Res. 459), H4326 [27JN]
Pornography: support vigorous enforcement of Federal obscenity laws (see H. Con. Res. 445), H7738 [9OC]
Robert J. Dole Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Wichita, KS: designate (see H.R. 4608), H2356 [9MY]
States: permit individuals to operate commercial motor vehicles within State borders after meeting minimum standards (see H.R. 2466), H1484 [18AP]
Taxation: allow Federal civilian and military retirees to pay health insurance premiums on a pretax basis and allow a deduction for TRICARE supplemental premiums (see H.R. 2125), H6229 [11SE]
———constitutional amendment on tax limitations (see H.J. Res. 96), H3291 [6JN]
———exclude from gross income discharges of indebtedness attributable to certain forgiven residential mortgage obligations (see H.R. 13), H2661 [20MY]
———permit churches and other houses of worship to engage in political campaigns (see H.R. 2357), H5998 [26JY]
———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 236), H2108 [6MY]
———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 4716), H2470 [14MY]
Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks (see H. Con. Res. 464), H6229 [11SE]
Transportation: provide assistance for the construction of certain air traffic control towers (see H.R. 1979), H1283 [11AP]
Bills and resolutions introduced
American Society of Civil Engineers: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 387), H1674 [25AP]
Clean Air Act: reduce powerplant pollution through expansion of cap and trade programs and an alternative regulatory classification for units subject to such programs (see H.R. 5266), H5994 [26JY]
Crime: prohibit pyramid promotional schemes (see H.R. 4881), H3291 [6JN]
Hazardous substances: approve Yucca Mountain, NV, as nuclear waste disposal site (see H.J. Res. 87), H1283 [11AP]
Tariff: hand held scanners (see H.R. 4175), H1282 [11AP]
———mobile based scanners of a certain value (see H.R. 4177), H1282 [11AP]
———scanners not combined with a clock (see H.R. 4176), H1282 [11AP]
Letters
Approve Yucca Mountain, NV, as nuclear waste disposal site: Edward C. Sullivan, AFL-CIO, H2196 [8MY]
Press releases
New National Survey Shows Overwhelming Public Support for Arming Airline Pilots: Allied Pilots Association and United Seniors Association, H4455 [10JY]
Remarks
Airports: extend deadline for installing explosive detection machines for screening checked baggage, H5838 [26JY]
American Society of Civil Engineers: anniversary (H. Con. Res. 387), H2404, H2405 [14MY], E641
Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for further recovery from and response to terrorist attacks (H.R. 4775), H2925 [22MY]
Armed Forces: authorize use against Iraq (H.J. Res. 114), H7233 [8OC]
Aviation: establish a program for Federal flight deck officers (H.R. 4635), H4455, H4456 [10JY]
———improve security by allowing pilots to have guns in the cockpit, H4455, H4456 [10JY]
———remove cap on number of pilots who may be deputized as Federal flight deck officers and make the program permanent, H4455, H4456 [10JY]
Budget: balance, H2925 [22MY]
Dept. of Homeland Security: establish (H.R. 5005), H5838 [26JY]
Diseases: asthma research and education programs, H1998 [1MY]
———blood cancer research, information, and education funding (S. 1094), H1723 [30AP]
Hazardous substances: approve Yucca Mountain, NV, as nuclear waste disposal site (H.J. Res. 87), H2182, H2187, H2188, H2198, H2199 [8MY]
———impact of unfunded mandates on State and local governments relative to approval of Yucca Mountain, NV, as nuclear waste disposal site, H2182 [8MY]
House of Representatives: legislative program, H8552, H8553 [13NO]
Information services: deregulate Internet and high speed data services (H.R. 1542), H582 [27FE]
———protect competition in Internet and high speed data services by preserving certain FCC and State regulations affecting competitive local exchange carriers, H582 [27FE]
Medicare: establish voluntary outpatient prescription drug coverage program and modernize and reform payments and the regulatory structure (H.R. 4954), H4284 [27JN]
———establish voluntary outpatient prescription drug coverage program and modernize and reform payments and the regulatory structure (H.R. 4954), consideration (H. Res. 465), H4178 [27JN]
Parliamentary inquiry, H2188 [8MY], H3463 [12JN]
Pipelines: improve safey (H.R. 3609), H5282 [23JY]
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 2356), H443 [13FE]
———increase hard money contribution limits applicable to House candidates, H443 [13FE]
Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 4), motion to instruct conferees, H3462, H3463, H3464, H3468 [12JN]
Research: establish regional plant genome and gene expression research and development centers (H.R. 2051), H2403 [14MY]
Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, H3463, H3464 [12JN]
Taxation: constitutional amendment on tax limitations (H.J. Res. 96), consideration (H. Res. 439), H3476 [12JN]
Votes: position on missed, H206
Texts of
H. Con. Res. 387, anniversary of the American Society of Civil Engineers, H2404 [14MY]