[Congressional Record Index (1998)] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov] BARTON, JOE (a Representative from Texas) Appointments Conferee: H.R. 629, Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact Consent Act, H3074 [12MY] Mexico-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, H4824 [18JN] Steven Schiff funeral attendees, H1721 [30MR] Bills and resolutions cosponsored Agriculture: Federal disaster assistance to livestock producers, (see H.R. 4417), H7410 [6AU] ------ make regulatory correction relative to methyl bromide under the Montreal Protocol, (see H.R. 2609), H2056 [1AP] Armed Forces: administration of certain drugs without informed consent, (see H.R. 4035), H9345 [2OC] ------ establish demonstration project relative to enrollment of certain beneficiaries in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program, (see H.R. 1766), H578 [24FE] Bankruptcy: declare that donations made from a sense of religious obligation be considered to have been made in exchange for a reasonably equivalent value, (see H.R. 2611), H579 [24FE] ------ reform laws, (see H.R. 3150), H2120 [21AP] Budget: reform process relative to use of joint resolutions, emergency spending, spending accountability, Federal insurance programs, pay-go requirements, decision enforcement, and mitigation of bias, (see H.R. 4837), H11023 [15OC] CERCLA: clarify liability for certain recycling transactions, (see H.R. 2733), H2056 [1AP] China, Republic of: participation in the World Health Organization, (see H. Con. Res. 219), H3015 [7MY] ------ participation in WHO, (see H.J. Res. 126), H6186 [22JY] Computers: limit Federal and State regulation of the Internet and interactive computer services, (see H.R. 2372), H4550 [11JN] ------ require persons who sell or transfer materials harmful to minors on the Internet to restrict access by minors, (see H.R. 3783), H5594 [15JY] Copeland Act: repeal, (see H.R. 2720), H5737 [16JY] Courts: limit Federal authority to impose regulations on State and local governments not provided under the Constitution, (see H.R. 4196), H5594 [15JY] Crime: prohibit convicted felons from collecting damages for injuries suffered during the commission of a crime, (see H.R. 4446), H7411 [6AU] ------ prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions, (see H.R. 3682), H2120 [21AP] Davis-Bacon Act: repeal, (see H.R. 2720), H5737 [16JY] Dept. of Education: prohibit funding of national testing proposals without explicit and specific legislation, (see H.R. 2846), H101 [28JA] Dept. of HHS: revise and extend certain women's health research and prevention activities programs, (see H.R. 4683), H9345 [2OC] Dept. of HUD: modernize requirements and establish consensus process for development, revision, and interpretation of safety standards for manufactured home construction, (see H.R. 3634), H6186 [22JY] Dept. of Justice: establish standards of conduct for employees and establish a review board to monitor compliance, (see H.R. 3396), H7178 [4AU] Dept. of the Treasury: include certain parts of the Constitution in the redesign of the one dollar bill, (see H.R. 3792), H5594 [15JY] Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish certain presumptions of service connection for Persian Gulf Conflict veterans, (see H.R. 4036), H9346 [2OC] Diseases: increase funding and authority of Dept. of HHS and Dept. of Education relative to asthma programs, (see H.R. 4654), H9178 [28SE] Drug abuse: national drug control policy, (see H. Res. 423), H3014 [7MY] Drugs: enhance interdiction efforts in major transit countries and support eradication and crop substitution programs in source countries, (see H.R. 4300), H7618 [11SE] ------ promote drug-free workplace programs, (see H.R. 3853), H4629 [16JN] Education: require local agencies to develop and implement random drug testing for secondary school students, (see H.R. 4378), H6879 [31JY] Energy Policy and Conservation Act: eliminate certain plumbing supply regulations, (see H.R. 859), H447 [11FE] ERISA: clarify State law relative to court actions resulting from failures to provide health benefits under employee welfare benefit plans, (see H.R. 2960), H6186 [22JY] Executive departments: promote financial management, (see H. Res. 447), H3743 [21MY] FCC: authority, (see H. Con. Res. 217), H679 [26FE] FDA: proposal to designate the use of chlorofluorocarbons in metered-dose inhalers as nonessential, (see H.R. 2968), H1550 [25MR] Federal employees: allow use of medical savings accounts under health benefits program, (see H.R. 3166), H385 [5FE] Firearms: clarify standard required for the importation of sporting arms, (see H.R. 3954), H3970 [22MY] ------ prohibit imposition of a fee for criminal background checks before the transfer of a handgun and regulate retention of resulting information, (see H.R. 3949), H5594 [15JY] George H.W. Bush Center for Central Intelligence, Langley, VA: designate, (see H.R. 3821), H5405 [25JN] Health: importance of mammograms and biopsies in the prevention of breast cancer, (see H. Res. 565), H9346 [2OC] ------ revise and extend mammography quality standards programs, (see H.R. 4382), H6999 [3AU] Iraq: congressional authorization of offensive military action, (see H. Con. Res. 226), H677 [26FE] Iron and steel industry: respond to the surge of steel imports resulting from the financial crises in Asia, Russia, and other regions, (see H. Con. Res. 328), H10012 [7OC] Law enforcement officers: establish a matching grant program to assist local governments in purchasing armor vests, (see H.R. 2829), H1112 [11MR] Lewis and Clark expedition: mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial, (see H.R. 1560), H7178 [4AU] Library of Congress: mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial, (see H.R. 3790), H6820 [30JY] Medicaid: coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment services for certain women screened under federally funded programs, (see H.R. 3779), H7617 [11SE] ------ treatment of payments made as a result of tobacco industry liability settlement, (see H.R. 2938), H1237 [17MR] Medicare: adhere to the statutory deadlines for implementation of the prospective payment system for home health services, (see H. Res. 585), H10076 [8OC] ------ reform payment system for home health services, (see H.R. 4370), H6879 [31JY] Mexico: assistance to combat wildfires, (see H. Res. 469), H4549 [11JN] National Environmental Education Act: extend programs, (see H.R. 3441), H1111 [11MR] National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System: prevent lapses in permits, (see H.R. 3238), H496 [12FE] Privacy: repeal law creating a national identification card by establishing Federal standards for birth certificates and drivers' licenses, (see H.R. 4197), H7494 [9SE] Public utilities: revision of the regulatory policies governing public utility holding companies, (see H.R. 3976), H3971 [22MY] SEC: limit collection of certain fees, (see H.R. 4213), H7585 [10SE] States: penalties for releasing individuals convicted of violent crimes involving children, (see H.R. 4258), H7415 [6AU] ------ permit funding of prescription drugs for minors relative to parental consent, (see H.R. 2941), H7584 [10SE] Taxation: allow income tax credit for use of certain clean-burning motor vehicle fuels, (see H.R. 3376), H4479 [10JN] ------ allow married couples to file combined return under which each spouse is taxed using rates applicable to single filers, (see H.R. 3104), H2056 [1AP] ------ constitutional amendment to abolish Federal income tax, (see H.J. Res. 70), H4056 [3JN] ------ eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts, (see H.R. 3734), H3014 [7MY] ------ increase amount of low-income housing credits allocated in each State and index amounts for inflation, (see H.R. 2990), H6070 [21JY] ------ provide a tax credit for marginal oil and natural gas well production, (see H.R. 3688), H6697 [29JY] ------ repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes, (see H.R. 902), H11042 [16OC] ------ terminate Internal Revenue Code, (see H.R. 3097), H851 [4MR] Telephones: strengthen and expand the procedures for preventing the slamming of interstate telephone service subscribers, (see H.R. 3888), H4056 [3JN] Tobacco products: specify uses of revenues from tobacco industry settlement, (see H.J. Res. 109), H446 [11FE] Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo: determine validity of certain land claims involving the descendants of persons who were Mexican citizens, (see H.R. 2538), H2318 [23AP] Veterans: determination of active military service for certain merchant mariners who served during World War II, (see H.R. 1126), H3624 [20MY] ------ permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits, (see H.R. 303), H8932 [25SE] Volunteer workers: eliminate the requirement that fingerprints be supplied for background checks, (see H.R. 3398), H903 [5MR] Bills and resolutions introduced Courts: rules for payment of damage awards for future losses in certain health care liability actions, (see H.R. 4791), H10513 [10OC] Drug Abuse Prevention and Treatment Administration: establish, (see H.R. 3639), H2052 [1AP] House Rules: require drug testing of Members, officers, and staff, (see H. Res. 456), H4165 [4JN], (see H. Res. 503), H5737 [16JY] Taxation: constitutional amendment relative to certain tax limitations, (see H.J. Res. 111), H677 [26FE] Factsheets Constitutional Amendment To Require a Two-Thirds Majority on the Passage of Legislation Increasing Taxes (H.J. Res. 111), H2162 [22AP] Letters Constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes: Bobby Hogue, American Legislative Exchange Council, H2095 [21AP], H2162 [22AP] ----- Charlotte W. Herbert, Associated Builders and Contractors, H2095 [21AP] ----- Paul Huard, National Association of Manufacturers, H2095 [21AP] ----- R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, H2096 [21AP] Food stamp eligibility for legal aliens: Tom Johnson, National Conference of State Legislatures, H4125 [4JN] Lists Organizations supporting H.J. Res. 111, constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes, H2162 [22AP] Remarks Agriculture: ensure that federally funded research and education programs address high-priority concerns with national multistate significance (S. 1150), conference report, H4125 [4JN] ----- ensure that federally funded research and education programs address high-priority concerns with national multistate significance (S. 1150), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 446), H3766 [22MY] Clinton, President: impeachment (H. Res. 611), H11839 [18DE] Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4104), H5953 [20JY] Dept. of Veterans Affairs: veterans extended care facilities construction funding through offsets in NASA's space station program, H6564 [29JY] Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4194), H6564 [29JY], H6565 [29JY] Drug abuse: national drug control policy (H.R. 4550), H7879 [16SE] EPA: implementation of Kyoto Protocol on greenhouse gas emissions, H6565 [29JY] FCC: investigation of planned relocation of headquarters to privately owned complex, H10814 [13OC] Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of abortion procedures, H5953 [20JY] Federal-State relations: reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates relative to the Food Stamp Program, H4125 [4JN] Government: require random drug testing of newly appointed employees, H7879 [16SE] House Rules: require drug testing of Members, officers, and staff, H391 [11FE] Medicare: revise certain payment limits for health services (H.R. 4567), E2076<bullet> [11OC] Public welfare programs: food stamp eligibility for legal aliens, H4125 [4JN] Taxation: constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (H.J. Res. 111), H2064 [21AP], H2094 [21AP], H2097 [21AP], H2098 [21AP], H2099 [21AP], H2100 [21AP], H2128 [22AP], H2139 [22AP], H2142 [22AP], H2143 [22AP], H2144 [22AP], H2149 [22AP], H2152 [22AP], H2161 [22AP] ----- constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (H.J. Res. 111), consideration (H. Res. 407), H2134 [22AP] ------ rates, H2152 [22AP] Texas: observance of Geography Awareness Week, E2132<bullet> [13OC] Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact: consent (H.R. 629), motion to appoint conferees, H3070 [12MY], H3073 [12MY] ------ grant congressional consent (H.R. 629), conference report, H6525 [29JY], H6528 [29JY], H6533 [29JY] grant congressional consent (H.R. 629), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 511), H6520 [29JY] Remarks in House relative to Special order: granted, H900 [5MR] Tributes Barton, Alison R., H6075 [22JY] Merwin, G.W. (Bud), E316<bullet> [5MR] Young, Representative Don, H4295 [9JN]