BARRETT, THOMAS M. (a Representative from Wisconsin)
Addresses
Taxation Without Representation in the Nation's Capital: Nicholas M. Barbash, E1771
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Africa: recognize the importance of inheritance rights of women (see H. Con. Res. 421), H3668 [18JN]
Animal Welfare Act: strengthen enforcement of animal fighting provisions (see H.R. 5268), H6560 [24SE]
Animals: establish a national research program on chronic wasting disease (see H.R. 4795), H3038 [23MY]
———provide for testing of chronic wasting disease and other infectious diseases in deer and elk and establish the Interagency Task Force on Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease (see H.R. 5608), H8023 [16OC]
Bankruptcy: protect family farmers and family fishermen (see H.R. 5348), H6129 [9SE]
Breast Cancer Awareness Month: support (see H. Con. Res. 502), H7304 [8OC]
Bush, President: address issues of neighborhood crime prevention and community policing and support Federal participation in National Night Out (see H. Res. 437), H3292 [6JN]
Business and industry: improve financial reporting and independent audits and accounting services, create a Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, and improve SEC resources and oversight (see H.R. 5070), H4606 [15JY]
Capital punishment: temporary moratorium on carrying out the death penalty to allow those convicted to have a reasonable opportunity to present new evidence of innocence (see H.R. 321), H907 [13MR]
Capitol Building and Grounds: display artwork in the Capitol and the House office buildings which represent the contributions of women to American society (see H. Res. 106), H7172 [7OC]
Children and youth: access of disadvantaged children to dental services (see H.R. 3659), H1284 [11AP]
———enhance operation of the AMBER Alert communications plan to expedite the recovery of abducted children (see H.R. 5326), H6130 [9SE]
———improve academic and social outcomes for students by providing productive activities during after-school hours (see H.R. 1822), H1410 [17AP]
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Awareness Month: designate (see H. Con. Res. 197), H3161 [4JN]
Citizenship: declare as U.S. citizens certain women who through marriage to an alien lost their citizenship (see H.R. 875), H1410 [17AP]
Contraceptives: establish a public education and awareness program relative to emergency contraception (see H.R. 3887), H1620 [24AP]
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 18), H3293 [6JN]
Corporations: promote responsibility (see H.R. 5160), H4930 [18JY]
———review, reform, and terminate unnecessary and inequitable Federal subsidies (see H.R. 4630), H2101 [2MY]
Crime: make grants to train sexual assault nurse examiners and other personnel handling sexual assault cases, establish minimum standards for forensic evidence collection, and carry out crime scene DNA analysis (see H.R. 2874), H4350 [8JY]
Dept. of Agriculture: clarify authority to establish performance standards for the reduction of pathogens in meat and poultry processed by establishments receiving inspection services (see H.R. 3956), H1156 [9AP]
Dept. of HHS: support research on ovarian cancer screening tests and encourage coverage of effective techniques by health care programs and plans (see H. Con. Res. 385), H4498 [10JY]
Dept. of Justice: establish an Office of Children's Services (see H.R. 1904), H1154 [9AP]
Dept. of the Interior: establish a national research program on chronic wasting disease (see H.R. 4740), H2511 [15MY]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: recalculate retirement annuities for certain health care professionals performing part-time services (see H.R. 4972), H3774 [20JN]
Diseases: encourage people in the U.S. to take an active role in the fight against Huntington's disease (see H. Con. Res. 407), H3038 [23MY]
Drugs: regulate receipt of donated prescription drug samples by charitable health care entities (see H.R. 2740), H3859 [24JN]
Ecology and environment: ensure recovery of biological diversity, strengthen protection of wildlife, and provide certain assurances to local governments and individuals relative to economic development efforts (see H.R. 4579), H1619 [24AP]
———provide assistance for redevelopment of brownfield sites (see H.R. 4894), H4873 [17JY]
Education: improve access to printed instructional materials used by blind or other print-disabled persons in elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 4582), H1619 [24AP]
Employment: prevent involuntary application of arbitration to discrimination claims (see H.R. 1489), H1090 [20MR]
EPA: establish greenhouse gas inventory, registry, and information system (see H.R. 4611), H3038 [23MY]
ERISA: provide for improved disclosure, diversification, account access, and accountability under individual account plans (see H.R. 3657), H104 [29JA]
FCC: eliminate deadlines for spectrum auctions of spectrum previously allocated to television broadcasting (see H.R. 4560), H1618 [24AP]
FDA: establish authority for the imposition of civil penalties for certain direct-to-consumer advertisements (see H.R. 4833), H3293 [6JN]
Federal aid programs: provide housing assistance to domestic violence victims (see H.R. 3752), H2235 [8MY]
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: provide greater access to affordable pharmaceuticals (see H.R. 5272), H6560 [24SE]
Federal Water Pollution Control Act: clarify that fill material cannot be comprised of waste (see H.R. 4683), H3230 [5JN]
Financial Accounting Standards Board: improve the setting of accounting standards (see H.R. 3970), H931 [14MR]
Financial institutions: prohibit financial holding companies and national banks from engaging, directly or indirectly, in real estate brokerage or real estate management activities (see H.R. 3424), H2019 [1MY]
Fire prevention: reduce threat of wildfires in the wildland-urban interface, support community and private wildfire control efforts, and return receipts generated from hazardous fuels reduction projects to the Treasury (see H.R. 5358), H6927 [1OC]
Food: require labels on food that contains, or is produced with, a genetically engineered material (see H.R. 4814), H3454 [11JN]
FTC: amend trade regulation rule on ophthalmic practice to require the release of prescriptions for contact lenses (see H.R. 2663), H2019 [1MY]
Great Lakes: prohibit vessels from discharging ballast water that contains nonindigenous aquatic species and treat such water, and its sediments, using the most effective and efficient methods available (see H.R. 1680), H1283 [11AP]
Hadassah, The Women's Zionist Organization of America, Inc.: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 355), H2105 [3MY]
Haiti: end embargo and certain restrictions on humanitarian and development assistance (see H. Con. Res. 382), H3601 [17JN]
Health: improve patient safety and reduce incidence of medical errors (see H.R. 5478), H6776 [26SE]
Human rights: condemn the practice of execution by stoning (see H. Con. Res. 351), H6778 [26SE]
Immigration: restore fairness to immigration law (see H.R. 3894), H4872 [17JY]
Insurance: coverage of colorectal cancer screening (see H.R. 1520), H3453 [11JN]
James V. Hansen Federal Building, Ogden, UT: designate (see H.R. 5611), H7893 [10OC]
Lobbyists: require certain coalitions and associations to disclose lobbying activities (see H.R. 5526, 5527), H6982 [2OC]
Mammography Quality Standards Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4888), H3291 [6JN]
Medicaid: permit States the option to provide coverage for low-income individuals infected with HIV (see H.R. 2063), H5998 [26JY]
Medicare: allow beneficiaries direct access to physical therapists without a physician referral (see H.R. 3363), H1155 [9AP]
———coverage of adult day care services (see H.R. 3585), H781 [7MR]
———coverage of medical nutrition therapy services for beneficiaries with cardiovascular diseases (see H.R. 2117), H907 [13MR]
———eliminate reduction in payment rates under the prospective payment system for home health services and increase payments for such services in rural areas (see H.R. 975), H2235 [8MY]
———establish minimum geographic cost-of-practice index value for physicians' services (see H.R. 3569), H3928 [25JN]
———establish voluntary outpatient prescription drug coverage program and modernize and reform payments and the regulatory structure (see H.R. 5019), H4068 [26JN]
———improve access to services in rural hospitals and critical access hospitals (see H.R. 4515), H1483 [18AP]
———increase the payment amount for inpatient hospital services and freeze the reduction in payments to hospitals for indirect costs of medical education (see H.R. 1556), H2019 [1MY]
———reduce work hours and increase supervision of resident-physicians to ensure the safety of both patients and resident-physicians (see H.R. 3236), H4766 [16JY]
———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 3834), H3292 [6JN]
———standardize payment amounts for inpatient hospital services (see H.R. 1609), H2471 [14MY]
Medicare/Medicaid: conduct studies on comparative effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of prescription drugs that account for high levels of expenditures or use by individuals (see H.R. 4832), H3293 [6JN]
Mining and mineral resources: modify requirements applicable to locatable minerals on public domain lands (see H.R. 4748), H3038 [23MY]
Museum and Library Services Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3784), H1155 [9AP]
National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: designate (see H. Res. 518), H6172 [10SE]
NATO: recommend integration of Slovak Republic (see H. Res. 253), H2735 [21MY]
New York, NY: establish procedures and sanctions to ensure payment of unpaid parking fines by foreign countries (see H.R. 4699), H3514 [12JN]
Nuclear Waste Policy Act: amend relative to transportation of nuclear waste (see H.R. 4605), H3038 [23MY]
Older Americans Act: Elderly Nutrition Programs anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 199), H37 [23JA]
Outer Continental Shelf: use of oil and gas production royalties to establish a fund for outdoor conservation and recreation needs (see H.R. 701), H1090 [20MR]
Patriotism: mint coins in commemoration of the Spirit of America and to establish the Victims of September 11th Fund (see H.R. 3244), H1410 [17AP]
Pharmaceuticals: permit commercial importation of prescription drugs from Canada (see H.R. 4614), H3292 [6JN]
———require prescription drug manufacturers, packers, and distributors to disclose certain gifts provided in connection with promotional or marketing activities (see H.R. 5037), H6130 [9SE]
Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see H.R. 250), H634 [27FE]
Presidential Records Act: establish procedures for the consideration of claims of constitutionality based privilege against disclosure of Presidential records (see H.R. 4187), H2235 [8MY]
Public Health Service Act: amend relative to pharmacy health professions programs (see H.R. 2173), H907 [13MR]
———amend relative to the shortage of medical laboratory personnel (see H.R. 1948), H79 [24JA]
Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 488), H141 [5FE]
Roads and highways: amend length and weight limitations for vehicles operating on Federal-aid highways (see H.R. 3132), H4326 [27JN]
Senior citizens: modify the eligibility criteria for supplemental foods provided under the Commodity Supplemental Food Program (see H.R. 5107), H4932 [18JY]
States: provide incentives to apply certain waivers to use Federal funds to provide affordable employer-based health insurance coverage for uninsured small business workers (see H.R. 4021), H1087 [20MR]
Stem Cell Research Board: establish (see H.R. 4011), H4326 [27JN]
Taxation: allow individuals to designate a portion of their income tax refunds for use by the Dept. of HHS to improve the health of minorities and women (see H.R. 4937), H4425 [9JY]
———allow penalty-free withdrawals from individual retirement plans for adoption expenses (see H.R. 3713), H562 [26FE]
———expand renewable resources production tax credit to include additional forms of renewable energy and expand investment tax credit to include equipment used to produce electricity from renewable resources (see H.R. 4668), H2608 [16MY]
———prevent corporations from avoiding the U.S. income tax by reincorporating in a foreign country (see H.R. 3884), H3669 [18JN]
———prevent corporations from exploiting tax treaties to evade U.S. income tax (see H.R. 4993), H3824 [21JN]
Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks (see H. Con. Res. 464), H6229 [11SE]
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century: provide highway infrastructure investment at the guaranteed funding level (see H.R. 3694), H562 [26FE]
Turkey: commend cooperation in the war against terrorism, economic reforms, and economic partnership meetings (see H. Con. Res. 437), H5195 [23JY]
Williams, Serena: tribute (see H. Res. 94), H4873 [17JY]
Williams, Venus: tribute (see H. Res. 94), H4873 [17JY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Financial institutions: prohibit certain unearned fees in connection with settlement services involved in residential mortgage loan transactions (see H.R. 4627), H2018 [1MY]
Reuss, Henry S.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 319), H227 [7FE]
Essays: Voice of Democracy
Detrow, Scott M., E1423
Remarks
Armed Forces: authorize use against Iraq (H.J. Res. 114), H7718 [9OC]
Barbash, Nicholas M.: American Legion District of Columbia High School Oratorical Contest award recipient, E1771
Gimbel, Franklyn M.: Milwaukee, WI, chapter of the American Jewish Committee Community Service Human Relations Award recipient, E1083
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 2356), H406 [13FE]
Votes: position on missed, H5098
Remarks in House relative to
Leave of absence: granted, H905 [13MR]
Tributes
Eisenberg, Howard, E995
Woods, Mattiebelle, E1791