WAMP, ZACH (a Representative from Tennessee)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1119), H4201 [23JN]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 2016, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure, H6724 [3SE]

———H.R. 2107, Dept. of the Interior and related agencies appropriations, H7653 [23SE]

———H.R. 2209, legislative branch of the Government appropriations, H6758 [3SE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (see H.R. 929), H766 [5MR]

Agriculture: repeal peanut quotas and reduce peanut loan rates (see H.R. 1864), H3720 [11JN]

Armed Forces: require separate basic training for male and female recruits (see H.R. 1559), H2444 [8MY]

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), H10768 [12NO]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: prohibit use of appropriated Federal funds for the deployment of Armed Forces after a certain date (see H.R. 1172), H1893 [24AP]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 1), H154 [9JA]

———reform process (see H.R. 1372), H1704 [17AP]

———reform process and enforce the bipartisan balanced budget agreement (see H.R. 2003), H4132 [20JN]

———reform resolution procedure and direct repayment of the public debt (see H.R. 2191), H5486 [17JY]

Business and industry: improve and expand employee health care programs (see H.R. 1515), H2155 [1MY]

———maintain standards for ``Made in USA'' label (see H. Con. Res. 80), H8929 [21OC]

CERCLA: clarify liability for certain recycling transactions (see H.R. 2733), H9558 [24OC]

Chickasaw Trail Economic Development Compact: congressional consent (see H.J. Res. 95), H9039 [22OC]

China, Republic of: status after reversion of Hong Kong to the People's Republic of China (see H. Con. Res. 100), H9039 [22OC]

Citizenship: restrict citizenship of individuals based solely on birth in the U.S. (see H.R. 7), H66 [7JA], H139 [9JA]

Computers: prohibit gambling on the Internet (see H.R. 2380), H7365 [16SE]

———use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (see H.R. 695), H5778 [24JY]

Congress: constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue and a balanced budget (see H.J. Res. 52), H523 [12FE]

Contracts: prohibit discrimination in awarding Federal contracts on the basis of labor policies (see H.R. 1378), H1989 [29AP]

Courts: access relative to Federal agency actions and State laws (see H.R. 1534), H6407 [30JY]

———provide procedures for future adjustments of salaries of Federal judges (see H.R. 875), H2590 [13MY]

Credit unions: clarify laws relative to field of membership of Federal credit unions (see H.R. 1151), H1258 [20MR]

Crime: consumer fraud (see H.R. 474), H243 [21JA]

———require opening of campus security crime logs at institutions of higher education (see H.R. 715), H3274 [3JN]

Cyprus: Turkish occupation (see H. Con. Res. 81), H3477 [4JN]

Death and dying: prohibit Federal funding for assisted suicide, euthanasia, or mercy killing (see H.R. 1003), H887 [11MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: regulate loans to certain processors of sugarcane and sugar beets (see H.R. 1387), H1705 [17AP]

Dept. of Defense: allow military health care system beneficiaries the option to enroll in Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (see H.R. 76), H3568 [5JN]

Diseases: efforts to prevent transmission of HIV (see H.R. 1062), H1017 [13MR]

Drug abuse: national policy to combat the distribution, sale, and use of illegal drugs by young people (see H. Res. 267), H9502 [23OC]

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2248), H7008 [8SE]

Education: ensure that funding is not used to promote the teaching or use of regional or group dialects (see H.R. 1203), H1289 [21MR]

Employment: protect employer rights (see H.R. 758), H5132 [10JY]

English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 123), H9865 [31OC]

EPA: prohibit establishment of new standards for ozone or particulate matter before existing standards have been attained (see H.R. 1984), H6798 [3SE]

Fair Debt Collection Practices Act: reduce the cost of credit (see H.R. 1059), H2446 [8MY]

FCC: preserve low-power television stations that provide community broadcasting (see H.R. 1539), H2883 [19MY]

Federal, Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: authorize compounding of certain drugs and devices (see H.R. 1060), H1542 [15AP]

Federal employees: access to hearing care services by audiologists (see H.R. 176), H4086 [19JN]

———delays in retirement cost-of-living adjustments (see H. Con. Res. 13), H890 [11MR]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: development, clearance, and use of certain devices (see H.R. 1710), H8161 [29SE]

Firearms: protect and enforce the right to obtain and use firearms for security, self-defense, and other legitimate purposes (see H.R. 27), H725 [4MR]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 54), H588 [13FE]

Government: reduce spending and regulatory programs (see H. Con. Res. 102), H4135 [21JN]

———require Congress and the President to fulfill their constitutional duty to take personal responsibility for Federal laws (see H.R. 1036), H5826 [25JY]

Guam: clarify local judicial structure and the office of Attorney General (see H.R. 2370), H10421 [8NO]

Harold Hughes-Bill Emerson Commission on Alcoholism: establish (see H.R. 1549), H2350 [7MY]

Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (see H.R. 1270), H1893 [24AP]

Health: develop and implement research strategies to prevent birth defects (see H.R. 1114), H8300 [1OC]

———establish waivers in State medical licensing laws relative to health care for indigent individuals (see H. Con. Res. 69), H2091 [30AP]

———prohibit restriction of certain medical communications between health care providers and their patients (see H.R. 586), H949 [12MR]

———revise and extend bone marrow donation and transplantation program (see H.R. 2202), H9502 [23OC]

———standardize relationships between group health plans and health insurers relative to enrollees, health professionals, and providers (see H.R. 1415), H1793 [23AP]

Higher Education Act: improve accountability and reform certain programs (see H.R. 2140), H6798 [3SE]

Hope, Bob: confer honorary Armed Forces veteran status (see H.J. Res. 75), H2157 [1MY]

House of Representatives: authorize participation in State and local government transit programs (see H. Res. 37), H9039 [22OC]

———official mail allowance (see H.R. 2439), H8727 [8OC]

Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans (see H.R. 815), H6798 [3SE]

Interstate commerce: allow any State, territory, or possession to bring Federal court action relative to transportation of alcoholic beverages (see H.R. 1063), H8833 [9OC]

Iran: impose sanctions on foreign persons who transfer items contributing to efforts to acquire, develop, or produce ballistic missiles (see H.R. 2709), H9801 [30OC]

Labor unions: inform workers of their rights relative to the payment of dues or fees to labor organizations (see H.R. 1625), H8833 [9OC]

———protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 59), H1440 [10AP]

Law enforcement: establish matching grant program to help local governments purchase armor vests for officers (see H.R. 2829), H10421 [8NO]

Law enforcement officers: establish a bill of rights (see H.R. 350), H349 [5FE]

———exemption from State laws prohibiting carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H3203 [22MY]

Medicare: coverage of diabetes outpatient self-management training services and blood-testing strips (see H.R. 58), H68 [7JA], H140 [9JA]

———protection of beneficiaries relative to enrollment in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 66), H285 [4FE]

———reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 192, 414), H1018 [13MR]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (see H.J. Res. 2), H154 [9JA]

———eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see H.R. 632, 2517), H6026 [29JY], H7728 [23SE]

Mother Teresa: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1650), H2873 [16MY]

NAFTA: assess impact, renegotiate certain provisions, and provide for withdrawal (see H.R. 978), H803 [6MR]

———assess impact, renegotiate certain provisions, and review World Trade Organization dispute settlement reports (see H.R. 78), H244 [21JA]

National cemeteries: penalties for theft and malicious vandalism (see H.R. 1532), H3797 [12JN]

NIH: establish a comprehensive plan relative to diabetes (see H.R. 1315), H3476 [4JN]

Office of Religious Persecution Monitoring: establish (see H.R. 1685, 2431), H3069 [20MY], H7008 [8SE]

Patents: restore term of patent protection and retain confidentiality relative to the publication of patent applications (see H.R. 811), H627 [25FE]

Pensions: exclude the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund from the Federal budget (see H.R. 107), H285 [4FE]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 493, 1776, 1777, 2183), H286 [4FE], H3475 [4JN], H5485 [17JY]

———prohibit use of soft money and require written authorization for use of salary withholdings for political activities (see H.R. 2147), H5131 [10JY]

———require worker approval for use of labor organization dues and fees for political activities (see H.R. 2608), H8437 [6OC]

Real property: preserve Federal sovereignty of certain public lands and preserve certain State and private property rights (see H.R. 901), H2785 [15MY]

Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport: designate (see H.R. 2625), H10421 [8NO]

Roosevelt, Theodore: posthumous awarding of Medal of Honor (see H.R. 2263), H5825 [25JY]

Sinatra, Francis A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 279), H1289 [21MR]

Social Security: ensure integrity of trust funds (see H.R. 857), H699 [27FE]

Stewart, Jimmy: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 109), H5022 [9JY]

Taxation: allow individuals to designate percentage of their tax overpayments or to make contributions for units of the National Park System (see H.R. 755), H586 [13FE]

———allow married couples to file combined return under which each spouse is taxed using rates applicable to single filers (see H.R. 2456), H7261 [11SE]

———capital gains rates (see H.R. 14), H2784 [15MY]

———constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (see H.J. Res. 62), H1441 [10AP]

———deductibility of the old-age, survivors, and disability insurance taxes paid by employees and self-employed individuals (see H.R. 1333), H5297 [15JY]

———provide incentives for investment in renewal communities (see H.R. 1031), H1542 [15AP]

———repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see H.R. 902), H10956 [13NO]

———require burden of proof to be on the Dept. of the Treasury in all tax cases (see H.R. 367), H2680 [14MY]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 2483, 2490), H7601 [18SE], H8055 [26SE]

———treatment of gifts of publicly-traded stock to certain private foundations (see H.R. 519), H7119 [9SE]

Treaties and agreements: conditions for the U.S. becoming a signatory to any international agreement on greenhouse gas emissions (see H. Res. 211), H9559 [24OC]

21st Century Scholars Program: establish (see H.R. 777), H5297 [15JY]

Veterans: treatment of cold weather injuries received during military operations (see H.R. 1426), H5570 [22JY]

Remarks

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2160), H5703 [24JY]

Budget: balance, H4826, H4827, H4828, H4829, H4830 [26JN]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), consideration (H. Res. 174), H4390 [25JN]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015), consideration (H. Res. 174), H4390 [25JN]

———reform process and enforce the bipartisan balanced budget agreement (H.R. 2003), H5604 [23JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (H. Con. Res. 84), H2987 [20MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: regulate loans to certain processors of sugarcane and sugar beets, H5703 [24JY]

Drug abuse: national drug control policy, H8996 [22OC]

Gold Star Mother's Day: observance, E1875 [26SE]

Kingston, TN: anniversary of Fort Southwest Point, E1856 [25SE]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits, H1043 [18MR]

Taxation: rates, H4826, H4827, H4828, H4829, H4830 [26JN]

University of Tennessee at Chattanooga: tribute to men's basketball team, H1043 [18MR]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H8316 [2OC]

Special order: granted, H1109 [18MR], H1241 [20MR]

Tributes

Allen, Chris, H2596 [14MY]

Fontana, Don, E922 [14MY]