BARTON, JOE (a Representative from Texas)

Amendments

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4923), H6066 [10JY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Armed Forces: authorize enlistment of certain aliens who are unlawfully present in the U.S. and provide a way for such aliens to be lawfully admitted to the U.S. through U.S. military service (see H.R. 2377), H5024 [29MY]

Business and industry: affirm private equity plays an important role in growing and strengthening U.S. businesses and that it has fostered significant investment in the U.S. economy (see H. Res. 702), H7184 [31JY]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: improve operations of recovery auditors under the Medicare Integrity Program to increase transparency and accuracy in audits conducted by contractors (see H.R. 1250), H7979 [13NO]

Courts: prohibit recovery of damages in certain wrongful birth and wrongful life civil actions (see H.R. 4698), H4783 [21MY]

Dept. of Energy: expedite and approve permits to export natural gas to World Trade Organization countries (see H.R. 6), H2255 [6MR]

Dept. of Homeland Security: prohibit use of Federal funds for position of Public Advocate, or position of Deputy Assistant Director of Custody Programs and Community Outreach, within U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (see H.R. 3732), H136 [9JA]

Dept. of Justice: improve enforcement efforts relative to prescription drug diversion and abuse (see H.R. 4069), H4434 [15MY]

——— provide for evidence-based and promising practices related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity prevention and intervention (see H.R. 1318), H6352 [16JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: enter into contracts for provision of medical care at non-departmental facilities for certain patients, assess health care delivery system, and limit employee awards and bonuses (see H.R. 4810), H5185 [9JN]

——— increase priority for enrollment of medal of honor recipients in the health care system (see H.R. 4720), H6036 [9JY]

Diseases: ban new visas to citizens from ebola-affected countries and ban travel to the U.S. for any person who is not a U.S. citizen or legal permanent resident who traveled through an ebola-affected country (see H.R. 5688), H7996 [14NO]

——— foster more effective implementation and coordination of clinical care for people with pre-diabetes and diabetes (see H.R. 1074), H6137 [11JY]

Doris Miller Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Waco, TX: designate (see H.R. 4199), H2486 [14MR]

Economy: create jobs by revising Federal labor laws, decreasing regulatory burdens, providing comprehensive energy reform, and streamlining access to investment capital (see H.R. 4304), H2695 [26MR]

EPA: prohibit proposing, finalizing, or disseminating regulations or assessments based upon science that is not transparent or reproducible (see H.R. 4012), H2746 [27MR]

——— promote new manufacturing by providing for greater transparency and timeliness in issuing air quality standards necessary to obtain preconstruction permits (see H.R. 4795), H5064 [30MY]

——— provide direction relative to establishment of emissions standards of greenhouse gas from fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating units (see H.R. 3826), H134 [9JA]

FAA Modernization and Reform Act: amend certain provisions (see H.R. 2591), H7529 [15SE]

FCC: prohibit regulation of certain network management practices of broadband Internet access service providers (see H.R. 4070), H2002 [26FE]

FDA: approve certain drugs and biological products for use in a limited population of patients to address increases in bacterial and fungal resistance to drugs and biological products (see H.R. 3742), H6400 [17JY]

Federal employees: impose penalties for unathorized disclosure of personal financial information (see H.R. 3764), H184 [13JA]

——— impose penalties for unauthorized disclosure of personal health information (see H.R. 3763), H184 [13JA]

——— impose penalties for unauthorized disclosure of personal tax information (see H.R. 3762), H184 [13JA]

Foreign aid: require the President to establish guidelines for, and increase transparency of, foreign assistance programs (see H.R. 2638), H1545 [3FE]

Freedom of speech: reaffirm commitment to constitutional protection (see H. Res. 621), H5365 [12JN]

George Thomas ‘Mickey’ Leland Post Office Building, Houston, TX: designate (see H.R. 78), H2991 [7AP]

House of Representatives: call for civil action in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia for declaratory or injunctive relief to challenge certain executive branch actions (see H. Res. 442), H136 [9JA]

Immigration: expedite removal of unaccompanied alien children, implement tough ‘‘credible fear’’ standards, reduce asylum fraud, protect communities from gangs, and provide Border Patrol access to Federal lands (see H.R. 5137), H6977 [28JY]

——— prevent expansion of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program and prohibit granting amnesty and work permits to illegal aliens (see H.R. 5160), H7190 [31JY]

IRS: prohibit modification of the standard for determining whether an organization is operated exclusively for the promotion of social welfare (see H.R. 3865), H1545 [3FE]

——— prohibit performance awards for employees who owe back taxes (see H.R. 4531), H3941 [7MY]

Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization): declare a state of war exists with the U.S. and the President is authorized to use necessary and appropriate force (see H.J. Res. 127), H7887 [18SE]

Korean War Veterans Memorial: authorize and allow certain private contributions to fund a Wall of Remembrance (see H.R. 318), H6656 [22JY]

Law enforcement: limit domestic use of drones in investigating regulatory and criminal offenses (see H.R. 637), H1659 [5FE]

Medicare: provide for pharmacy benefits manager standards under the prescription drug program and transparency of payment methodology of pharmacies (see H.R. 4437), H4061 [9MY]

——— reduce administrative burdens and narrow filing periods for hospitals and providers while ensuring payment accuracy (see H.R. 2329), H7996 [14NO]

Medicare/Medicaid: implement a demonstration project to examine costs and benefits of providing payments for health care services provided by purpose-built, continuing care retirement communities to beneficiaries (see H.R. 2376), H6656 [22JY]

National Commission on the Structure of the Army: establish (see H.R. 3930), H2435 [13MR]

National Telecommunications and Information Administration: prohibit from relinquishing control over the Internet domain name system until GAO submits report on the system (see H.R. 4342), H2744 [27MR]

Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2203), H1592 [4FE]

Palestinian Authority: suspend foreign aid and designate as a terrorist organization pending dissolution of unity Government with Hamas (terrorist organization) and recognition of Israel’s right to exist (see H. Res. 622), H5363 [12JN]

Peres, Shimon: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2939), H2854 [2AP]

Privacy: protect consumers by requiring reasonable security policies and procedures to protect computerized data containing personal information and require data breach notification (see H.R. 4400), H2961 [4AP]

Public debt: require Dept. of the Treasury reports to Congress on status of the debt, deficit reduction proposals, and impact of debt ceiling increase prior to potential debt ceiling increases (see H.R. 3579), H1720 [10FE]

Specialist Keith Erin Grace Jr., Memorial Post Office, Baytown, TX: designate (see H.R. 4651), H5824 [30JN]

Taiwan Relations Act: affirm importance (see H. Res. 494), H2362 [12MR]

Tariff: increase and adjust for inflation the maximum value of articles that may be imported duty-free by one person on one day (see H.R. 1020), H5023 [29MY]

Taxation: establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 647), H7041 [29JY]

——— exclude from gross income the reimbursement costs of using passenger automobiles for charitable organizations (see H.R. 1212), H3364 [30AP]

——— make permanent the moratorium on Internet access taxation and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce (see H.R. 3086), H4061 [9MY]

Travel Promotion Act: extend (see H.R. 4450), H5249 [10JN]

Water: clarify definition of navigable waters relative to application of environmental protection regulations (see H.R. 3377), H2915 [3AP]

World War I: mint coins in commemoration of centennial (see H.R. 2366), H6400 [17JY]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to Monuments Men in recognition of their role in preservation, protection, and restitution of monuments, works of art, and articles of cultural importance (see H.R. 3658), H2486 [14MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Petroleum: remove restrictions on the export of crude oil from the U.S. (see H.R. 5814), H8931 [9DE]

Social Security: provide States with the option of providing services to children with medically complex conditions under Medicaid and State Children’s Health Insurance Program through a care coordination program (see H.R. 4930), H5597 [20JN]

Constitutional authority statements

Petroleum: remove restrictions on the export of crude oil from the U.S. (H.R. 5814), H8931 [9DE]

Social Security: provide States with the option of providing services to children with medically complex conditions under Medicaid and State Children’s Health Insurance Program through a care coordination program (H.R. 4930), H5598 [20JN]

Letters

Conduct pilot program to license, construct, and operate one or more government or privately owned consolidated nuclear and radioactive waste storage facilities: Rick Perry, Governor of Texas, H6067 [10JY]

Remarks

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 5682), consideration (H. Res. 748), H7957 [13NO]

——— results of congressional baseball game, H5799 [26JN]

Dept. of Energy: conduct pilot program to license, construct, and operate one or more government or privately owned consolidated nuclear and radioactive waste storage facilities, H6066, H6067, H6068 [10JY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4923), H6066, H6067, H6068 [10JY]

FCC: expand and clarify prohibition on provision of inaccurate caller identification information (H.R. 3670), H7347, H7348 [9SE]

Grand Prairie, TX: tribute to Grand Prairie Chamber of Commerce Asian Business Division, E785• [20MY]

Immigration: making supplemental appropriations to address border crisis concerning unaccompanied alien children, border security and law enforcement, and humanitarian and repatriation assistance (H.R. 5230), consideration (H. Res. 710), H7209 [1AU]

——— prohibit certain actions relative to deferred actions for aliens not lawfully present in the U.S. (H.R. 5272), consideration (H. Res. 710), H7209 [1AU]

Patricia Clark Boston Air Route Traffic Control Center, Nashua, NH: designate (S. 540), consideration (H. Res. 478), H1750 [11FE]

Public debt: ceiling, H1701 [10FE]

——— temporarily suspend the public debt ceiling, H1750 [11FE]

Taxation: grandfather existing local collection fees under a permanent moratorium on Internet access taxation and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce, H6231 [15JY]

——— make permanent the moratorium on Internet access taxation and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce (H.R. 3086), H6231 [15JY]

Tables

Federal Government spending outlays, H1751 [11FE]

Tributes

Dingell, Representative, H8913 [9DE]

Hall, Representative, H8904, H8905, H8907, H8910 [9DE]

Hance, Kent, H3128 [9AP]

Maddox, Helen, H6737 [23JY], E1199• [22JY]

Thompson, Thomas, E1686• [2DE]