STUMP, BOB (a Representative from Arizona)

Addresses

National POW/MIA Recognition Day: by, E1634 [18SE]

Amendments offered by, to

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3755), H7158 [9JY], H7235 [10JY]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), H6535 [19JN], H6692 [20JN], H6897 [26JN]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 3230, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities and personnel strengths, H7762 [17JY]

———S. 1124, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities and personnel strengths, H306 [5JA]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

American Battle Monuments Commission: repair and maintenance of war memorials (see H.R. 3673), H6531 [19JN]

Arizona: acquisition by eminent domain of certain State trust lands (see H.R. 3929), H9566 [31JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize medical facility projects and leases (see H.R. 3376), H4396 [1MY]

James H. Quillen VA Medical Center, Johnson City, TN: designate (see H.R. 3320), H4108 [25AP]

National cemeteries: clarify eligibility of certain minors for burial (see H.R. 2850), H187 [4JA]

Social Security: medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 4068), H10385 [12SE]

Veterans: allow enrollment at certain branches or extensions of institutions of higher learning (see H.R. 2851), H330 [5JA]

———eligibility for training and rehabilitation assistance and transfer of certain educational assistance authority (see H.R. 3674), H6531 [19JN]

———improve administration of life insurance programs (see H.R. 2843), H187 [4JA]

———reform and improve eligibility for medical care and services (see H.R. 3118), H2557 [20MR]

Veterans' Claims Adjudication Commission: extend time for submission of final report (see H.R. 3495), H5379 [21MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Agriculture: Federal assistance to livestock producers adversely affected by drought conditions (see H.R. 3449), H5935 [5JN]

American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (see H.R. 1776), H2713 [22MR]

BIA: reorganization (see H.R. 3354), H4801 [9MY]

Budget: reform process (see H.R. 4285), H12173 [28SE]

Children and youth: guidelines for school lunch and breakfast programs (see H.R. 2066), H4110 [25AP]

China, Republic of: tribute on the occasion of first Presidential election (see H. Con. Res. 154), H3650 [18AP]

———U.N. membership (see H. Con. Res. 63), H10236 [11SE]

———U.S. policy on regional stability and defense (see H. Con. Res. 148), H2316 [14MR]

Clinton, President: pardoning of individuals convicted in Whitewater Estates development and Madison Guaranty investigation (see H. Con. Res. 218), H11396 [26SE]

Commission on the Future for America's Veterans: establish (see H.R. 4060), H10235 [11SE]

Congress: constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (see H.J. Res. 159), H1225 [1FE]

———constitutional duties (see H. Res. 431), H4902 [10MY]

Contracts: minimize unfair competition between Federal Prison Industries and private firms (see H.R. 3745), H7106 [27JN]

Crime: constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights (see H.J. Res. 174), H8095 [22JY]

———death penalty sentencing for certain importations of significant quantities of controlled substances (see H.R. 4170), H11528 [27SE]

———penalties for taking a firearm from a Federal law enforcement officer (see H.R. 1573), H973 [30JA]

Death and dying: prohibit Federal funding for assisted suicide, euthanasia, or mercy killing (see H.R. 4149), H11047 [24SE]

Dept. of Defense: restore missing person status to certain civilian and contractor employees (see H.R. 4000), H9923 [2AU]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: expand services at veterans medical centers (see H.R. 3117), H2557 [20MR]

———priority health care to certain veterans exposed to hazardous or radioactive substances (see H.R. 3643), H6413 [13JN]

———require that educational assistance programs offices be located within the District of Columbia (see H.R. 3036), H1775 [6MR]

Diseases: efforts to prevent transmission of HIV (see H.R. 3937), H10721 [19SE]

Education: express disapproval of the National Center for History in the Schools standards for teaching U.S. and world history (see H. Res. 348), H913 [25JA]

Endangered species: protect private property rights relative to economic losses from critical habitat designations (see H.R. 3862), H8094 [22JY]

Executive departments: ban acceptance of gifts by employees (see H.R. 3797), H7474 [11JY]

FDA: approval process and development of new drugs and biological products (see H.R. 3199), H4303 [30AP]

———facilitate the development and approval process for medical devices (see H.R. 3201), H4303 [30AP]

Food: increase access to nutritional information and increase availability of safe food products (see H.R. 3200), H4397 [1MY]

G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery VA Medical Center, Jackson, MS: designate (see H.R. 3253), H4110 [25AP]

George Bush School of Government and Public Service: funding (see H.R. 3803), H9925 [2AU]

Goals 2000—Educate America Act: repeal (see H.R. 4105), H10601 [18SE]

Health: accessibility of alternative treatments and medicines (see H.R. 2019), H7474 [11JY]

———application of antitrust laws to health care providers networks (see H.R. 2925), H2123 [12MR]

———liability of raw material and component suppliers to medical device manufacturers (see H.R. 3468), H5287 [16MY]

History: tribute to individuals who served the U.S. during the period known as the cold war (see H. Con. Res. 180), H5501 [22MY]

Homeless: reintegration assistance for veterans (see H.R. 3611), H6183 [11JN]

Housing: State authority to set rental occupancy standards (see H.R. 3385), H5647 [29MY]

Independent counsel: reform statute (see H.R. 3239), H3386 [15AP]

International law: provide criminal penalties under the Geneva Conventions for certain war crimes (see H.R. 2587, 3680), H5380 [21MY], H6532 [19JN]

Japan: treatment of U.S. military and civilian POW's during World War II (see H. Con. Res. 176), H4902 [10MY]

Kinsey, Alfred: determine if publications on sexual behavior are the result of any fraud or criminal wrongdoing (see H.R. 2749), H4430 [6MY]

Labor unions: clarify standards on use of business property or facilities by community organizations relative to similar usage for union advocacy activities (see H.R. 2497), H7474 [11JY]

———ensure that employees paying mandatory dues may object to the use of their dues for political, legislative, social, or charitable purposes (see H.R. 3580), H6006 [6JN]

Lobbyists: prohibit use of funds by Federal agencies to lobby for or against any legislative proposal (see H.R. 3078), H2224 [13MR]

Madison, James: mint coins in commemoration of 250th anniversary of birth (see H.R. 1684), H2316 [14MR]

Medicare: hospice care reforms (see H.R. 3714), H10041 [4SE]

———require health maintenance organizations to provided out-of-network services to enrollees (see H.R. 2757), H91 [3JA]

Metric system: conversion requirements (see H.R. 2779), H774 [23JA]

Millennium Society: coordinate activities to commemorate the second millennium and endow an international cross-cultural scholarship fund (see H.R. 3631), H8982 [30JY]

Motor vehicles: establish national requirements for the titling and registration of salvage of certain rebuilt vehicles (see H.R. 2900), H6765 [25JN]

National cemeteries: penalties for theft and malicious vandalism (see H.R. 3901), H8556 [25JY]

National security: national missile defense system (see H.R. 3144), H4303 [30AP]

———policy (see H. Con. Res. 100), H5754 [30MY]

Navy Combat Action Ribbon: retroactive awarding to certain individuals (see H.R. 895), H7107 [27JN]

New, Michael: reverse court-martial relative to refusal to wear U.N. uniform insignia (see H. Con. Res. 134), H1226 [1FE]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: amend (see H.R. 3234), H7780 [17JY]

Puerto Rico: self-determination (see H.R. 3024), H3581 [17AP]

Radio: utilization of volunteer workers relative to amateur radio service (see H.R. 3207), H6006 [6JN]

Radioactive substances: authority for the disposal of low-level radioactive waste (see H.R. 3394), H4502 [7MY]

Real estate: preserve Federal sovereignty of certain public lands and preserve certain State and private property rights (see H.R. 3752), H8248 [23JY]

Roads and highways: construction funding (see H.R. 3775), H7260 [10JY]

———modify the minimum allocation formula for Federal aid highway program (see H.R. 3195), H11230 [25SE]

Roosevelt, Theodore: award the Congressional Medal of Honor (see H.R. 3966), H9922 [2AU]

———mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 2285), H4303 [30AP]

Russia: removal of troops from Kaliningrad (see H. Con. Res. 51), H10108 [5SE]

Social Security: medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 3142), H3388 [15AP]

———submit Board of Trustees report to Congress on Federal hospital insurance trust fund (see H. Con. Res. 169), H4801 [9MY]

SSI: restriction on benefits to prisoners (see H.R. 2320), H914 [25JA]

Taxation: capital gains rates (see H.R. 1042), H4902 [10MY]

———church pension benefit plans (see H.R. 528), H1325 [27FE]

———excise exemption for air transportation relative to medical care (see H.R. 635), H5052 [14MY]

———extend the veterans' adjustable rate mortgage demonstration project (see H.R. 3939), H9705 [1AU]

———repeal income tax, abolish the IRS, and institute a national retail sales tax (see H.R. 3039), H1775 [6MR]

———repeal the withholding of income taxes and require individuals to pay estimated taxes on a monthly basis (see H.R. 3343), H4109 [25AP]

Treaties and agreements: make regulatory correction relative to methyl bromide and the Montreal Protocol (see H.R. 2230), H5570 [23MY]

Veterans: authorize financial assistance for legal representation in Court of Veterans Appeals proceedings (see H.R. 3506), H5500 [22MY]

———improve programs and benefits (see H.R. 3373), H4396 [1MY]

———increase service-connected disability benefits for veterans and survivors (see H.R. 3458), H5173 [15MY]

———strengthen veterans' preference and increase employment opportunities (see H.R. 3586), H6691 [20JN]

White House Travel Office: relief of individuals terminated from employment (see H.R. 2894), H1226 [1FE]

World War II: tribute to Filipino veterans (see H. Con. Res. 191), H6691 [20JN]

Essays: Voice of Democracy

Reece, Matthew P., E615 [24AP]

Remarks by, on

American Battle Monuments Commission: repair and maintenance of war memorials (H.R. 3673), H7552, H7554 [16JY]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), H5239 [16MY]

Bullhead City, AZ: tribute to Little League Junior League All-Star baseball team, E1649 [19SE]

Clinton, President: legal protection under the Soldiers and Sailors Relief Act, H5556 [23MY]

Commission on Service Members and Veterans Transition Assistance: establish (S. 1711), H12122 [28SE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (S. 1124), conference report, H339 [22JA]

Dept. of Labor: State Unemployment Insurance and Employment Service Operation Program funding, H7235 [10JY]

———Veterans Employment and Training Service funding, H7235 [10JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize medical facility projects and leases (H.R. 3376), H5766, H5768, H5772 [4JN]

———extend certain authorities (H.R. 2353), H901, H903 [25JA]

———funding, H5239 [16MY]

———priority health care to certain veterans exposed to hazardous or radioactive substances (H.R. 3643), H7546, H7549 [16JY]

———veterans medical care and Veterans Benefits Administration funding, H6897 [26JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3755), H7235 [10JY]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), H6897, H6918 [26JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3666), conference report, E1724 [26SE]

G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery VA Medical Center, Jackson, MS: designate (S. 1669), H10198 [11SE]

Immigration: admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), H2398 [19MR]

Maino, Joseph: Vision Impairment Center To Optimize Remaining Sight Olin E. Teague Award recipient, E751 [9MY]

Memorial Day: observance, E923 [24MY]

Phoenix, AZ: tribute to Bureau of Reclamation and the Salt River Project, E561 [17AP]

Veterans: allow enrollment at certain branches or extensions of institutions of higher learning (H.R. 2851), E33 [5JA]

———eligibility for training and rehabilitation assistance and transfer of certain educational assistance authority (H.R. 3674), H7557, H7559, H7562 [16JY]

———improve administration of life insurance programs (H.R. 2843), E17 [4JA]

———improve programs and benefits (H.R. 3373), H5314 [21MY]

———increase service-connected disability benefits for veterans and survivors (H.R. 3458), H7545 [16JY], H12121 [28SE]

———reform and improve eligibility for medical care and services (H.R. 3118), H8768, H8770, H8771, H8775 [30JY], H12111, H12120 [28SE]

———revisions of benefits decisions based on clear and unmistakable error (H.R. 1483), H5312 [21MY]

———strengthen veterans' preference and increase employment opportunities (H.R. 3586), H8766 [30JY]

Reports filed

Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Projects and Leases: Committee on Veterans Affairs (House) (H.R. 3376) (H. Rept. 104-574), H5051 [14MY]

Increase Service-Connected Disability Benefits for Veterans and Survivors: Committee on Veterans Affairs (House) (H.R. 3458) (H. Rept. 104-647), H7105 [27JN]

Priority Health Care to Certain Veterans Exposed to Hazardous or Radioactive Substances: Committee on Veterans Affairs (House) (H.R. 3643) (H. Rept. 104-648), H7105 [27JN]

Reform and Improve Veterans Eligibility for Medical Care and Services: Committee on Veterans Affairs (House) (H.R. 3118) (H. Rept. 104-690), H8029 [18JY]

Repair and Maintenance of War Memorials by the American Battle Monuments Commission: Committee on Veterans Affairs (House) (H.R. 3673) (H. Rept. 104-649), H7105 [27JN]

Veterans Benefits Decision Revisions Based on Clear and Unmistakable Error: Committee on Veterans Affairs (House) (H.R. 1483) (H. Rept. 104-571), H4901 [10MY]

Veterans Eligibility for Training and Rehabilitation Assistance and Transfer of Certain Educational Assistance Authority: Committee on Veterans Affairs (House) (H.R. 3674) (H. Rept. 104-650), H7105 [27JN]

Veterans' Programs and Benefits Improvements: Committee on Veterans Affairs (House) (H.R. 3373) (H. Rept. 104-572), H4901 [10MY]

Tributes

Reece, Matthew P., E615 [24AP]