BARTON, JOE (a Representative from Texas)
Amendments
National security: reform the intelligence community and enhance terrorism prevention and prosecution, border security, and international cooperation and coordination (H.R. 10), H8876 [8OC]
Appointments
Committee on Homeland Security (House, Select), H2396 [27AP], H2481 [28AP]
Conferee: H.R. 1350, Individuals With Disabilities Education Improvement Act, H9020 [8OC]
———H.R. 3550, Transportation Equity Act—A Legacy for Users, H3747 [3JN]
———H.R. 4200, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths, H7701 [28SE]
Mexico-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, H2990 [13MY]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: protect lives of born and unborn persons (see H.R. 3069), H1791 [31MR]
Annan, Kofi A.: call for resignation as Secretary General of the U.N. due to allegations of fraud and mismanagement of the U.N. Oil for Food Program (see H. Res. 869), H10926 [6DE]
Aviation: provide for recruiting, training, and deputizing persons for the Federal flight deck officer program (see H.R. 4126), H3441 (see H.R. 4126), H3541 [20MY]
Aznar, Jose M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2131), H304 [3FE]
Birds: mint coins celebrating recovery and restoration of the American bald eagle and noting the importance of the designation of the American bald eagle as an endangered species (see H.R. 4116), H3441 (see H.R. 4116), H3541 [20MY]
Boy Scouts: tribute (see H. Res. 853), H10000 [18NO]
Budget: reform Federal budget procedures, impose spending safeguards, combat waste, fraud, and abuse, and account for accurate Government agency costs (see H.R. 3800), H514 [11FE]
Bush, George: tribute (see H. Res. 653), H3440 (see H. Res. 653), H3539 [20MY]
Charles Wilson Dept. of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic, Lufkin, TX: designate (see H.R. 4317), H2727 [6MY]
Congressman Jack Fields Post Office, Kingwood, TX: designate (see H.R. 4232), H7443 [22SE]
Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 487), H6756 [7SE]
Dr. Miguel A. Nevarez Post Office Building, Edinburg, TX: designate (see H.R. 4299), H2726 [6MY]
Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage (see H.J. Res. 106), H7864 [29SE]
FCC: vigorously enforce indecency and profanity laws in order to protect children in the U.S. from indecent and profane programming on broadcast television and radio (see H. Res. 500), H100 [23JA]
FDA: uniform food safety warning notification requirements (see H.R. 2699), H927 [9MR]
Gordon Wood Post Office Building, Stamford, TX: designate (see H.R. 5196), H7944 [30SE]
Health: improve access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system (see H.R. 4280), H2656 [5MY]
———modify the rules for redistribution and extended availability of funding for the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 4936), H6702 [22JY]
———promote organ donation (see H.R. 3926), H1010 [10MR]
Help America Vote Act: require voting systems to provide a verifiable paper record of each vote cast and ensure the security of electronic data (see H.R. 4187), H2265 [21AP]
Hong Kong: support freedom (see H. Res. 667), H4647 [21JN]
Irma Rangel Post Office Building, Kingsville, TX: designate (see H.R. 4829), H5792 [14JY]
National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record: provide an amnesty period during which veterans and their families can register certain firearms (see H.R. 3807), H1594 [25MR]
Reagan, Ronald: tribute (see H.J. Res. 84), H304 [3FE]
Taxation: make allowance of the deduction of State and local general sales taxes in lieu of State and local income taxes permanent (see H.R. 5384), H9999 [18NO]
Telecommunications: clarify prohibition on junk fax transmissions (see H.R. 4600), H4286 [16JN]
———increase penalties for violations by television and radio broadcasters of the prohibitions against transmission of obscene, indecent, and profane language (see H.R. 3717), H88 [21JA]
Television: extend statutory license for secondary transmissions of superstations and networks and amend the Communications Act relative to such transmissions (see H.R. 4501), H3780 [3JN]
Thomas E. Creek Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Amarillo, TX: designate (see H.R. 4836), H5907 [15JY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Nuclear Waste Fund: reclassify fees as offsetting collections (see H.R. 3981), H1229 [17MR]
Petroleum: provide incentives to increase refinery capacity in the U.S. (see H.R. 4517), H3784 [4JN]
Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (see H.R. 4503), H3780 [3JN]
Letters
FDA Center for Drug Evaluation and Research funding through reductions in FDA Office of the Chief Counsel funding: several former FDA Chief Counsels, E1505
Impose conditions on Federal reimbursement of emergency health services furnished to undocumented aliens: Representative Thomas, Committee on Ways and Means (House), E906
———by, Committee on Energy and Commerce (House), E906
Improve access to physicians in medically underserved areas by extending and increasing foreign country residency requirement waivers for foreign medical graduates: by, Committee on Energy and Commerce (House), H9858 [17NO]
Personal Responsibility in Food Consumption Act: by, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H947 [10MR]
Project BioShield Act: by, Committee on Energy and Commerce (House), H5730 [14JY]
———Representative Thomas, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H5729 [14JY]
Research and Special Programs Improvement Act: by, Committee on Energy and Commerce (House), E1929 [11OC]
Research Review Act: by, Committee on Energy and Commerce (House), E2007 [16NO]
Securely Protect Yourself Against Cyber Trespass (SPY ACT) Act: Avi Nader, WhenU.com, Inc., H8088 [5OC]
———Bruce J. Goodman, Humana Inc., H8087 [5OC]
———Jack Krumholtz, Microsoft Corp., H8087 [5OC]
———Jennifer Jacobsen, Time Warner Inc., H8086 [5OC]
———John Scheibel, Yahoo! Inc., H8087 [5OC]
———Keith Smith, 180solutions (company), H8088 [5OC]
———Robert W. Holleyman II, Business Software Alliance, H8086 [5OC]
———Tod H. Cohen, eBay Inc., H8087 [5OC]
———Walter B. McCormick, Jr., U.S. Telecom Association, H8088 [5OC]
Tapoco Project Licensing Act: by, Committee on Energy and Commerce (House), H7955 [4OC]
Transportation Equity Act—A Legacy for Users: by, Committee on Energy and Commerce (House), H1816 [1AP]
Remarks
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4766), E1505
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: oil and gas exploration (H.R. 4529), consideration (H. Res. 672), H3972 [15JN]
Business and industry: require mandatory expensing of stock options granted to executive officers (H.R. 3574), H6009 [20JY]
Children and youth: support planning, implementation, and evaluation of organized activities involving statewide youth suicide early intervention and prevention strategies (S. 2634), H6865, H6868, H6873 [8SE]
Clean Air Act: allow waiver of fuel and fuel additive requirements in cases of significant supply disruptions and reduce the proliferation of boutique fuels (H.R. 4545), H4133, H4134 [15JN]
Communications Satellite Act: modify and extend certain privatization requirements (S. 2896), H9025 [8OC]
Computers: protect Internet users from unknowing transmission of their personally identifiable information through spyware programs (H.R. 2929), H8080, H8083, H8086 [5OC]
Courts: prevent frivolous lawsuits against manufacturers, distributors, or sellers of food or non-alcoholic beverage products that comply with applicable statutory and regulatory requirements (H.R. 339), E352
Dept. of HHS: give grant preference to States that require schools to allow students to self-administer medication for asthma or anaphylaxis (H.R. 2023), H8074, H8075 [5OC]
Dept. of Homeland Security: high threat grants funding for urban areas security initiative, H4501 [17JN]
———making appropriations (H.R. 4567), H4501 [17JN]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5006), H6954, H6955 [9SE]
Drugs: establish an electronic system for practitioner monitoring of the dispensing of certain controlled substances (H.R. 3015), H8069, H8070, H8071 [5OC]
———increase penalties for anabolic steroid offenses near sports facilities (H.R. 3866), H3662 [2JN]
Ecology and environment: clarify that Federal agencies are not required to provide alternative project locations or actions within environmental impact statements for renewable energy projects (H.R. 4513), consideration (H. Res. 672), H3972 [15JN]
FDA: Center for Drug Evaluation and Research funding through reductions in Office of the Chief Counsel funding, E1505
Health: encourage private health insurance companies to take a proactive role in promoting healthy lifestyles (H. Con. Res. 34), H8091, H8093 [5OC]
———improve access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system (H.R. 4280), H2857, H2858, H2859 [12MY]
———increase supply of pancreatic islet cells for research and coordinate efforts and information on transplantation (H.R. 3858), H8073, H8074 [5OC]
———provide compensation for injuries resulting from smallpox countermeasures, provide protection against chemical or radiological agents, increase distribution of vaccines, and improve vaccine injury compensation (S. 15), H5721, H5729 [14JY]
———provide individuals of health disparity populations prevention, detection, treatment, and follow-up care services for cancer and chronic diseases, and patient navigators to assist in receiving such services (H.R. 918), H8064, H8065 [5OC]
———tribute to community organization of public access defibrillation programs (H. Con. Res. 250), H8089, H8090 [5OC]
Mammography Quality Standards Act: reauthorize (H.R. 4555), H8079 [5OC]
Medicaid: additional funding for certain territories, H6954, H6955 [9SE]
———extend Federal-State cost-sharing program to assist low-income Medicare beneficiaries with health care costs (S. 2618), H10053 [19NO]
Medicare: impose conditions on Federal reimbursement of emergency health services furnished to undocumented aliens (H.R. 3722), H3033 [17MY], E906
National security: reform the intelligence community and enhance terrorism prevention and prosecution, border security, and international cooperation and coordination (H.R. 10), H8879
National Take a Kid Mountain Biking Day: establish (H. Con. Res. 480), H8063, H8064 [5OC]
Parliamentary inquiry, H3972 [15JN]
Petroleum: dependence on foreign sources, H4116 [15JN]
———provide incentives to increase refinery capacity in the U.S. (H.R. 4517), H4178, H4180, H4183, H4184, H4190 [16JN]
———provide incentives to increase refinery capacity in the U.S. (H.R. 4517), consideration (H. Res. 671), H3976 [15JN]
Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 4503), H4116 [15JN]
———enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 4503), consideration (H. Res. 671), H3976 [15JN]
———enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 4503), motion to recommit, H4131 [15JN]
Reagan, Ronald: tribute (H. Res. 664), H3805 [8JN]
Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act: make technical changes and resolve certain issues beneficial to coal miners (H.R. 4529), consideration (H. Res. 672), H3972 [15JN]
Telecommunications: ensure availability of certain spectrum for public safety entities by establishing a certain date by which the transition to digital television shall be completed, H8879
———increase penalties for violations by television and radio broadcasters of the prohibitions against transmission of obscene, indecent, and profane language (H.R. 3717), H1022 [11MR]
———increase penalties for violations by television and radio broadcasters of the prohibitions against transmission of obscene, indecent, and profane language (H.R. 3717), consideration (H. Res. 554), H1018
Television: extend statutory license for secondary transmissions of superstations and networks (H.R. 4518), H8218 [6OC], E2002
———extend statutory license for secondary transmissions of superstations and networks and amend the Communications Act relative to such transmissions, E2002
Remarks in House relative to
Leave of absence: granted, H4923 [24JN], H5146 [25JN], H5978 [19JY]
Reports filed
Anabolic Steroid Control Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 3866) (H. Rept. 108-461), H2405 [27AP]
Asthmatic Schoolchildren's Treatment and Health Management Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 2023) (H. Rept. 108-606), H5792 [14JY]
Broadcast Decency Enforcement Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 3717) (H. Rept. 108-434), H926 [9MR]
Consumer Access to Information Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 3872) (H. Rept. 108-437), H1116 [16MR]
Database and Collections of Information Misappropriation Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 3261) (H. Rept. 108-421), H1070 [11MR]
Faster and Smarter Funding for First Responders Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 3266) (H. Rept. 108-460), H3962 [14JN]
Heart Disease Among Women Awareness and Education: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H. Res. 522) (H. Rept. 108-440), H1321 [18MR]
International Consumer Protection Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 3143) (H. Rept. 108-635), H6755 [7SE]
Junk Fax Prevention Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 4600) (H. Rept. 108-593), H5469 [9JY]
Mammography Quality Standards Act Reauthorization: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 4555) (H. Rept. 108-694), H7441 [22SE]
Medical Devices Technical Corrections Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (S. 1881) (H. Rept. 108-433), H926 [9MR]
Minor Use and Minor Species Animal Health Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (S. 741) (H. Rept. 108-608), H5907 [15JY]
National All Schedules Prescription Electronic Reporting Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 3015) (H. Rept. 108-728), H8166 [5OC]
National Uniformity for Food Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 2699) (H. Rept. 108-770), H9047 [8OC]
New York City Watershed Protection Program Reauthorization: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 2771) (H. Rept. 108-476), H2482 [28AP]
Pancreatic Islet Cell Transplantation Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 3858) (H. Rept. 108-726), H8166 [5OC]
Patient Navigator Outreach, and Chronic Disease Prevention Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 918) (H. Rept. 108-727), H8166 [5OC]
Provide Documents to the House of Representatives Relative to Cost Estimates and Analyses of the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H. Res. 776) (H. Rept. 108-754), H9047 [8OC]
Reclassify Nuclear Waste Fund Fees as Offsetting Collections: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 3981) (H. Rept. 108-594), H5535 [12JY]
Require the President To Provide Certain Information to the House of Representatives on the National Energy Policy Development Group: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H. Res. 745) (H. Rept. 108-697), H7574 [23SE]
Satellite Home Viewer Extension Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 4501) (H. Rept. 108-634), H6700 [22JY]
Securely Protect Yourself Against Cyber Trespass (SPY ACT) Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 2929) (H. Rept. 108-619), H6126 [20JY]
Southern Ute and Colorado Intergovernmental Agreement Implementation Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (S. 551) (H. Rept. 108-712), H8037 [4OC]
Stroke Treatment and Ongoing Prevention Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 3658) (H. Rept. 108-453), H1739 [30MR]
Support Goals of National Manufacturing Week: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H. Res. 516) (H. Rept. 108-471), H2405 [27AP]
Tapoco Project Licensing Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 4667) (H. Rept. 108-721), H8037 [4OC]
Resignations
Committee on Science (House), H670 [26FE]
Subpoena Notices
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas, H4 [20JA]