BARTON, JOE (a Representative from Texas)
Appointments
Conferee: S. 2012, Energy Policy Modernization Act, H3285 [26MY]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: protect lives of born and unborn persons (see H.R. 816), H2700 [17MY]
Adulyadej, Bhumibol: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 176), H7058 [30NO]
AID: implement policies to end preventable maternal, newborn, and child deaths globally (see H.R. 3706), H568 [3FE]
Apollo space program: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of first manned moon landing (see H.R. 2726), H5016 [14JY]
Appropriations: eliminate unauthorized spending on Federal programs (see H.R. 4730), H1464 [17MR]
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 85), H1144 [3MR]
Business and industry: prohibit pyramid promotional schemes (see H.R. 5230), H3455 [27MY]
Clinton, Hillary Rodham: recognize failure to follow legal and ethical obligations and responsibilities expected of a Federal agency head during her tenure as Sec. of State (see H. Res. 884), H5865 [22SE]
Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see H.R. 1197), H1553 [22MR]
Corps of Engineers: streamline certain feasibility studies and avoid duplication relative to Coastal Texas Protection and Restoration Study (see H.R. 5225), H2385 [13MY]
Dept. of Agriculture: provide that certain convicted felons shall be ineligible to participate in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (see H.R. 4420), H856 [23FE]
Dept. of Energy: provide assistance to the Dept. of Defense to address energy resources utilized by, or would be beneficial to, Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization) (see H.R. 4826), H1552 [22MR]
Dept. of HHS: prohibit use of military bases to temporarily house unaccompanied illegal alien children (see H.R. 4537), H774 [11FE]
——— provide for programs and activities with respect to the prevention of underage drinking (see H.R. 1717), H3817 [14JN]
Dept. of Labor: prevent finalization of rule reforming overtime and Federal wage and hour standards that limits employer and employee opportunities and assess economic impact of any proposed reforms (see H.R. 4773), H3817 [14JN]
Dept. of the Interior: conduct a special resource study of the George W. Bush Childhood Home, Midland, TX (see H.R. 6233), H6100 [28SE]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: carry out pilot program to provide service dogs to certain veterans with severe post-traumatic stress disorder (see H.R. 4764), H3297 [26MY]
——— provide certain employees of Members of Congress and certain State or local government employees with access to case-tracking information (see H.R. 5166), H3915 [15JN]
Doby, Lawrence E.: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 5621), H4575 [8JY]
E. Marie Youngblood Post Office, Coldspring, TX: designate (see H.R. 5356), H3294 [26MY]
Engineers Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 623), H854 [23FE]
EPA: exclude vehicles used solely for competition from certain provisions of the Clean Air Act (see H.R. 4715), H3297 [26MY]
FAA: amend the Pilot’s Bill of Rights to facilitate appeals and to apply to other issued certificates, and revise the third class medical certification regulations (see H.R. 1062), H3564 [8JN]
Firearms: permit certain law enforcement officers and other persons not prohibited by State law from carrying a concealed firearm to carry a firearm, and to discharge a firearm in defense of self or others, in a school zone (see H.R. 4550), H774 [11FE]
——— provide that any Executive action that infringes on the powers and duties of Congress under section 8 of article I of the Constitution or on the Second Amendment to the Constitution has no force or effect (see H.R. 4321), H100 [6JA]
GAO: provide for a joint session of Congress to receive a presentation on the audited financial statement of the Executive branch (see H. Con. Res. 140), H6109 [28SE]
Health: authorize use of unapproved medical products by patients diagnosed with a terminal illness in accordance with State law (see H.R. 3012), H4181 [24JN]
Health care professionals: protect certain sports medicine professionals who provide certain medical services in a secondary State (see H.R. 921), H3564 [8JN]
Immigration: ban Federal funding to sanctuary jurisdictions that interfere with enforcement of Federal immigration law and provide liability protection for local law enforcement who enforce Federal laws (see H.R. 5654), H4546 [7JY]
Information technology: provide for greater transparency in and user control over treatment of data collected by mobile applications and enhance security of such data (see H.R. 4517), H708 [10FE]
IRS: nullify proposed regulations that would eliminate valuation discounts on liquidation of an interest relative to estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see H.R. 6100), H6180 [14NO]
Johnson, Representative Sam: Congressional Patriot Award recipient (see H. Res. 604), H590 [4FE]
LCpl Garrett W. Gamble, USMC, Post Office, Sugar Land, TX: designate (see H.R. 4877), H1583 [23MR]
Lewis, Representative: Congressional Patriot Award recipient (see H. Res. 604), H590 [4FE]
Medicare: expand Medicare Advantage coverage for individuals with end-stage renal disease (see H.R. 5659), H5017 [14JY]
——— provide coverage of an initial comprehensive care plan for beneficiaries newly diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (see H.R. 1559), H4054 [21JN]
National Telecommunications and Information Administration: prohibit from relinquishing control over Internet domain name system unless specifically authorized to do so by Congress (see H.R. 5418), H4193 [1JY]
Schools: protect authority of States and local governments to enact and enforce policies relative to use of sex-segregated bathrooms and locker rooms of educational institutions on the basis of gender identity (see H.R. 5275), H3266 [25MY]
Stephens, Don: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 6221), H6100 [28SE]
Supreme Court: disapprove confirmation of any Justices nominated by President Obama and urge the Senate to hold any nomination until after the Presidential election (see H. Res. 621), H1420 [16MR]
Taiwan: encourage visits between the U.S. and Taiwan at all levels of government (see H.R. 6047), H6109 [28SE]
Taxation: improve and make permanent the credit for carbon dioxide sequestration (see H.R. 4622), H948 [25FE]
——— oppose Federal efforts to establish a carbon tax on fuels for electricity and transportation (see H. Con. Res. 89), H1302 [10MR]
——— terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 27), H1996 [26AP]
U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change: oppose ‘‘Paris Agreement’’ (see H. Con. Res. 105), H102 [6JA]
U.S. Commission on OPEC: establish (see H.R. 4559), H3565 [8JN]
World War II: award a Congressional Gold Medal to the U.S. Merchant Marine of World War II (see H.R. 2992), H3296 [26MY]
——— award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) (see H.R. 3929), H2067 [27AP]
Zapata Veterans Post Office, Zapata, TX: designate (see H.R. 5591), H4928 [13JY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Taxation: increase standard charitable mileage rate for delivery of meals to elderly, disabled, frail, and at risk individuals (see H.R. 4942), H1736 [14AP]
Constitutional authority statements
Taxation: increase standard charitable mileage rate for delivery of meals to elderly, disabled, frail, and at risk individuals (H.R. 4942), H1736 [14AP]
Motions
Power resources: modernize U.S. energy policy (S. 2012), H3218 [25MY]
Pledge of Allegiance
House of Representatives, H7285 [7DE]
Remarks
Congress: results of congressional baseball game, H4687 [12JY]
Dallas, TX: express condolences for victims of shooting at protest march, H4553 [8JY]
Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5538), H4792, H4793 [12JY]
EPA: prohibit funding to hire or pay the salary of any new or current employee under the Public Health Service Administration special pay program who is not currently under the special pay plan, H4792, H4793 [12JY]
Health: accelerate discovery, development, and delivery of 21st century lifesaving cures and devices, H6994 [30NO]
NOAA: authorize and strengthen tsunami detection, forecast, warning, research, and mitigation program (H.R. 34), Senate amendment, H6994 [30NO]
Taiwan: observance of National Day, E1357• [26SE]
——— U.S. policy, E1619• [7DE]
Tarrant County College: anniversary of Southeast Campus, E1432• [14NO]
Texas Agriculture Memorial Day: observance, E1508• [17NO]
Trump, Donald: tribute to phone call with President Tsai Ing-wen of Taiwan, H7287 [7DE]
Tributes
Barton, Larry L., H7287 [7DE]
Oxley, Michael G., H758 [11FE]
Pittard, William B., E1028• [5JY]
Thompson, Brent, H4553 [8JY]