WAMP, ZACH (a Representative from Tennessee)

Amendments

Crime: promote accountability for violent and repeat juvenile offenders (H.R. 1501), H4491 [17JN]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 1905, legislative branch of the Government appropriations, H5216 [1JY]

———H.R. 2466, Dept. of the Interior and related agencies appropriations, H9285 [4OC]

———H.R. 2670, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies appropriations, H8128 [13SE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: protect lives of born and unborn persons (see H.R. 639), H537 [9FE]

———protect lives of unborn persons (see H.R. 2436), H7997 [8SE]

Agriculture: repeal peanut quotas, reduce peanut loan rates, and require the Dept. of Agriculture to purchase peanuts for nutrition programs (see H.R. 2571), H6018 [20JY]

Aldrin, Edwin E. (Buzz): award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2815), H11145 [28OC]

Armstrong, Neil A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2815), H11145 [28OC]

Asian Americans: racial stereotyping relative to espionage and campaign fundraising investigations (see H. Con. Res. 124), H5839 [19JY]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced budget and greater accountability in the enactment of tax legislation (see H.J. Res. 1), H379 [2FE]

———establish 2-year cycle (see H.R. 2985), H9076 [30SE] (see H. Res. 396), H12793 [18NO]

Business and industry: involvement of private companies in the trafficking of fetal tissue and body parts (see H. Res. 350), H11557 [4NO]

Charities: reform tax treatment of certain anti-poverty contributions and distributions from individual retirement accounts, and prohibit religious discrimination in the allocation of Government assistance funds (see H.R. 1607), H2469 [28AP]

Citizenship: restrict citizenship of individuals based solely on birth in the U.S. (see H.R. 73), H12226 [17NO]

Collins, Michael: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2815), H11145 [28OC]

Community development: provide grant funding for additional empowerment zones, enterprise communities, and strategic planning communities (see H.R. 2170), H8556 [22SE]

Computers: use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (see H.R. 850), H814 [25FE]

Consumers: require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase agreements (see H.R. 1634), H3171 [13MY]

Contracts: allow choice of arbitration as a means of settling disputes (see H.R. 534), H5093 [29JN]

———prohibit discrimination in awarding Federal contracts on the basis of labor policies (see H.R. 2088), H4022 [9JN]

Courts: encourage efficient resolution of litigation arising from year 2000 computer problem (see H.R. 775), H1803 [25MR]

———establish legal standards and procedures for the fair, prompt, inexpensive, and efficient resolution of asbestos exposure personal injury claims (see H.R. 1283), H9077 [30SE]

———improve procedures for Federal civil forfeitures (see H.R. 1658), H3171 [13MY]

———repeal statutory approval requirement for judicial salary increases and provide for automatic annual increases (see H.R. 698), H1163 [10MR]

———simplify and expedite access to Federal courts for injured parties whose rights and privileges have been deprived by final actions of State or Federal agencies (see H.R. 2372), H8556 [22SE]

Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see H.R. 1218), H1868 [12AP]

Death and dying: promote pain management and palliative care without permitting assisted suicide and euthanasia (see H.R. 2260), H4615 [17JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: implementation of certain milk price structures as part of the implementation of the final rule to consolidate Federal milk marketing orders (see H.R. 1402), H3087 [12MY]

———regulate loans to certain processors of sugarcane and sugar beets (see H.R. 1850), H3295 [18MY]

Dept. of Energy: establish compensation programs for employees sustaining illnesses from exposure to beryllium and other hazardous substances and examine health effects of exposure to hazardous substances (see H.R. 3418), H12225 [17NO]

Dept. of HHS: make additional payments to certain home health agencies with high-cost patients and provide for an interest-free grace period for repayment of overpayments (see H.R. 1917), H3604 [25MY]

Dept. of Justice: establish Bureau of Immigration Services and the Bureau of Immigration Enforcement (see H.R. 2528), H5686 [15JY]

Dept. of Labor: require completion of a National Academy of Sciences study before implementing standards or guidelines on ergonomics (see H.R. 987), H2470 [28AP]

Education: grants for public policy programs at certain institutes and schools (see H.R. 788), H715 [23FE]

———provide flexibility to local agencies that develop voluntary public and private parental choice programs (see H.R. 1538), H2299 [22AP]

Energy Policy and Conservation Act: eliminate certain plumbing supply regulations (see H.R. 623), H4471 [16JN]

English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 123), H1803 [25MR]

Fair Debt Collection Practices Act: reduce the cost of credit (see H.R. 2544), H12795 [18NO]

FCC: preserve low-power television stations that provide community broadcasting (see H.R. 486), H717 [23FE]

———terminate E-Rate Program (see H.R. 692), H11144 [28OC]

Federal employees: treatment of retirement benefits for assistant U.S. attorneys (see H.R. 583), H11703 [8NO]

Federal Prison Industries: eliminate Federal agency requirement to purchase products and require commercial competition for Federal contracts (see H.R. 2551), H12795 [18NO]

Financial institutions: safeguard confidential banking and credit union information (see H.R. 516), H2810 [5MY]

Firearms: prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (see H.R. 1032), H2636 [4MY]

———protect and enforce the right to obtain and use firearms for security, self-defense, and other legitimate purposes (see H.R. 347), H12226 [17NO]

———protect right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 1178), H1973 [13AP]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 33), H795 [24FE]

Food Quality Protection Act: establish certain requirements (see H.R. 1592), H7997 [8SE]

Foreign trade: exempt certain small businesses from increased tariffs or other retaliatory measures against products of the European Union in response to its banana regime and treatment of imported meat (see H.R. 2106), H12109 [16NO]

Freedom of religion: constitutional amendment on protection (see H.J. Res. 66), H8665 [24SE]

Fulmer, Phillip: Football Writers Association of America Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year award recipient (see H. Res. 33), H377 [2FE]

Gambling: require certain notices in any mailing using a game of chance for the promotion of a product or service (see H.R. 170), H1163 [10MR]

Government: appointment of the Inspector General of certain Federal agencies by the President (see H.R. 2013), H4912 [24JN]

———require Congress and the President to fulfill their constitutional duty to take personal responsibility for Federal laws (see H.R. 2301), H4734 [22JN]

———separation of powers between Congress and the President (see H.R. 2655), H11645 [5NO]

———status of Executive Orders that infringe on the powers and duties of Congress or are not specifically funded (see H. Con. Res. 30), H1868 [12AP]

Hague Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption: implementation (see H.R. 2909), H9515 [6OC]

Health: application of antitrust laws to labor negotiations by groups of health care professionals with HMO's (see H.R. 1304), H2471 [28AP]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 719), H642 [11FE] (see H.R. 2824), H9410 [5OC]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and preserve against preemption of certain State causes of action (see H.R. 216), H644 [11FE]

———regulatory burdens on home health agencies (see H. Con. Res. 79), H1973 [13AP]

———revise and extend organ procurement and transplantation programs (see H.R. 2418), H8967 [28SE]

Hesburgh, Theodore M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1932), H3604 [25MY]

House Rules: prohibit consideration of legislation that designates or redesignates any building, highway, or other structure in honor of a serving Member of Congress (see H. Res. 343), H11068 [27OC]

Housing: expand homeownership (see H.R. 1776), H5335 [1JY]

Indianapolis (U.S.S.): award a Presidential Unit Citation to final crew (see H.J. Res. 48), H5839 [19JY]

Iran: impose sanctions on foreign persons who transfer items contributing to efforts to acquire, develop, or produce ballistic missiles (see H.R. 1883), H5839 [19JY]

Iron and steel industry: limit steel imports to the average monthly volume of such imports during the 3 years preceding July, 1997 (see H.R. 506), H892 [2MR]

———reduce the volume of steel imports (see H.R. 975), H1164 [10MR]

Israel: recognition of Jerusalem as capital (see H.R. 2785), H7883 [5AU]

———U.S. policy relative to recognition of Jerusalem as the capital (see H.R. 2529), H6843 [2AU]

Jay Hanna `Dizzy' Dean Post Office, Wiggins, MS: designate (see H.R. 2460), H5334 [1JY]

Kosovo: prohibit funding for deployment of U.S. Armed Forces unless authorized by law (see H.R. 647), H717 [23FE] (see H.R. 1368), H1866 [12AP]

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 792), H715 [23FE]

Lane Victory (S.S.): issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 112), H5688 [15JY]

Law enforcement officers: ensure that States provide due process in cases which could lead to dismissal, demotion, suspension, or transfer (see H.R. 3299), H11953 [10NO]

———exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H1697 [24MR]

Library of Congress: establish the National Recording Registry (see H.R. 3379), H12107 [16NO]

McVay, Charles B., III: court-martial conviction relative to sinking of the U.S.S. Indianapolis (see H.J. Res. 48), H5839 [19JY]

Medicaid: treatment of payments made as a result of tobacco industry liability settlement (see H.R. 351), H957 [3MR]

Medicare: coverage of medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 1187), H1471 [18MR]

———eliminate time limitation on benefits for immunosuppressive drugs (see H.R. 1115), H8468 [21SE]

———expand and make permanent the demonstration project for military retirees and dependents (see H.R. 1413), H2053 [14AP]

———modify restrictions on physician self-referral (see H.R. 2651), H7997 [8SE]

———repeal restriction on payment for hospital discharges to post-acute care (see H.R. 405), H8375 [15SE]

Medicare Eligible Military Retiree Health Care Consensus Task Force: establish (see H.R. 119), H378 [2FE]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (see H.J. Res. 2), H226 [6JA]

Mexico: disapprove foreign aid certification of drug enforcement efforts (see H.J. Res. 35), H1597 [23MR]

Middle East: oppose unilateral declaration of a Palestinian State (see H. Con. Res. 24), H1268 [15MR]

National Center for Research on Domestic Health Disparities: establish (see H.R. 2391), H11196 [1NO]

New York, NY: Brooklyn Museum of Art funding termination (see H. Con. Res. 191), H9241 [1OC]

NIH: biomedical research funding (see H. Res. 89), H1973 [13AP]

NLRB: inflation adjustments to the mandatory jurisdiction thresholds (see H.R. 1620), H2544 [29AP]

Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact: reauthorize and modify conditions (see H.R. 1604), H3606 [25MY]

Nuclear Waste Policy Act: amend (see H.R. 45), H957 [3MR]

Panama: prohibit U.S. assistance upon conveyance of any military facility built or operated by the U.S. to any foreign government-owned entity (see H.R. 2244), H10340 [19OC]

Panama Canal: consider as sovereign U.S. territory (see H. Con. Res. 231), H12796 [18NO]

———negotiate renewed presence of U.S. Armed Forces and review contract bidding process for lease of port facilities by People's Republic of China (see H. Con. Res. 186), H10612 [20OC]

———U.S. control relative to treaties (see H.J. Res. 77), H12227 [17NO]

Panama Canal Act: establish conditions on the payment of certain balances (see H.R. 3452), H12791 [18NO]

Patents: provide term restoration review procedure for certain drug products (see H.R. 1598), H2468 [28AP]

Pensions: reform (see H.R. 1102), H4024 [9JN]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 417), H271 [19JA]

Postal Service: guidelines for renovation, relocation, closing, or consolidation of post offices (see H.R. 670), H3392 [19MY]

Poultry Products Inspection Act: cover certain birds for use as human food (see H.R. 765), H8290 [14SE]

Privacy: protect the integrity and confidentiality of Social Security numbers and prohibit the establishment of any uniform national identifying number (see H.R. 220), H4912 [24JN]

Real property: compensate owners of private property for the effect of certain regulatory restrictions (see H.R. 2550), H7887 [5AU]

———preserve Federal sovereignty of certain public lands and preserve certain State and private property rights (see H.R. 883), H824 [1MR]

Senior citizens: limit hardship endured when meeting prescription drug needs (see H. Con. Res. 152), H5456 [13JY]

Small business: establish minimum standards of fair conduct in franchise sales and franchise business relationships (see H.R. 3308), H11953 [10NO]

Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds (see H.R. 1803), H8967 [28SE]

———earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 1601), H2468 [28AP]

Southern Dairy Compact: congressional consent (see H.R. 1604), H3606 [25MY]

Surplus Government property: make certain equipment available to State and local governments to assist in emergency law enforcement and rescue operations (see H.R. 1442), H6759 [30JY]

Taxation: allow a deduction for State and local sales taxes in lieu of State and local income taxes (see H.R. 1433), H4616 [17JN]

———allow a refundable credit to certain low-income members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 1055), H6424 [26JY]

———allow individuals to designate percentage of their tax overpayments or to make contributions for units of the National Park System (see H.R. 1154), H1406 [17MR]

———allow penalty-free withdrawals from individual retirement plans for adoption expenses and expand and extend permanently the exclusion allowed for employer adoption assistance programs (see H.R. 2282), H11145 [28OC]

———constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (see H.J. Res. 37), H1258 [11MR]

———credit for rehabilitating historic homes or purchasing newly rehabilitated historic homes for use as principal residence (see H.R. 1172), H3606 [25MY]

———deductibility of the old-age, survivors, and disability insurance taxes paid by employees and self-employed individuals (see H.R. 1458), H2131 [15AP]

———designate renewal communities (see H.R. 815), H3461 [20MY]

———eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts (see H.R. 6), H583 [10FE]

———exclusion from gross income for foster care payments relative to certain nongovernmental placement agencies (see H.R. 1194), H4342 [15JN]

———expand S corporation eligibility for banks (see H.R. 242), H2133 [15AP]

———increase charitable contribution deduction, and allow such deductions to individuals who do not itemize other deductions (see H.R. 969), H1867 [12AP]

———increase State cap on private activity bonds (see H.R. 864), H1014 [4MR]

———modify the low-income housing credit (see H.R. 175), H1259 [11MR]

———permanently extend research credit and adjust the alternative incremental credit rates (see H.R. 835), H1867 [12AP]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 8), H957 [3MR]

———provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain leasehold improvements (see H.R. 844), H5335 [1JY]

———repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see H.R. 86), H234 [7JA]

———repeal information reporting requirement imposed on educational institutions and certain other trades and businesses relative to the Hope Scholarship and Lifetime Learning Credits (see H.R. 1389), H5367 [12JY]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 1041), H1069 [9MR]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code and abolish IRS (see H. Con. Res. 148), H5334 [1JY]

———treatment of adoption expenses (see H.R. 531), H11144 [28OC]

———treatment of employer-provided educational assistance (see H.R. 323), H5179 [30JN]

———treatment of golf caddies (see H.R. 19), H891 [2MR]

———treatment of individual health insurance costs and employees who elect not to participate in employer subsidized health plans (see H.R. 1687), H2809 [5MY]

———treatment of tips (see H.R. 1329), H6199 [21JY]

Tennessee: include additional counties as part of Appalachian region (see H.R. 1718), H3171 [13MY]

Transportation: provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds (see H.R. 111), H796 [24FE]

———provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 111), H1868 [12AP]

Treaties and agreements: conditions for the U.S. becoming a signatory to any international agreement relative to Kyoto Protocol (see H.R. 2221), H12795 [18NO]

Turkey: compliance with U.N. resolutions relative to Cyprus (see H. Con. Res. 100), H5839 [19JY]

———end restrictions on freedoms and human rights of the enclaved people of Cyprus (see H. Con. Res. 80), H6583 [27JY]

U.N.: terminate U.S. membership (see H.R. 1146), H1868 [12AP]

University of Tennessee: tribute to football team (see H. Res. 33), H377 [2FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Aviation: provide slot exemptions for nonstop regional jet service (see H.R. 1738), H2920 [6MY]

Entertainment industry: develop and enforce a system for labeling violent content in audio and visual media products (see H.R. 2248), H4470 [16JN]

Remarks

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 1906), E1184 [9JN]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2000-2009 (H. Con. Res. 68), H1723 [25MR]

———treatment of any budget surpluses, H1723 [25MR]

Children and youth: assessment of causes of violence, H4479 [17JN]

Constitution—U.S.: distinction between the premise of ``separation of church and state'' and free exercise of religion, H9299 [4OC]

Crime: promote accountability for violent and repeat juvenile offenders (H.R. 1501), H4479, H4492, H4494, H4498 [17JN]

Dept. of Energy: weatherization assistance grants funding, H5478, H5481 [14JY]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2466), H5478, H5481 [14JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2466), conference report, H10680 [21OC]

Education: grants for public policy programs at certain institutes and schools (S. 440), H12124 [17NO]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2605), H6518 [27JY]

Entertainment industry: develop and enforce a system for labeling violent content in audio and visual media products, H4492, H4494, H4498 [17JN]

FDA: Food Contact Notification Program funding, E1184 [9JN]

House of Representatives: establishment of bipartisan working group on youth violence, H5578 [15JY]

Oak Ridge, TN: Y-12 nuclear weapons plant funding, H6518 [27JY]

Political campaigns: application of term ``express advocacy'' relative to communications providing voting records or positions taken by candidates for public office, H8239 [14SE]

———ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 417), H8192, H8239, H8266, H8280 [14SE]

———ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 417), consideration (H. Res. 283), H8183 [14SE]

Renewal Alliance: tribute, E1323 [17JN]

Renewal Week: observance, E1323 [17JN]

Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, H1723 [25MR]

———use of budget surplus to ensure solvency, H1723 [25MR]

Tennessee: tribute, H222 [6JA]

University of Tennessee: tribute to football team, H222 [6JA]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H223 [6JA], H4821 [23JN], H5089 [29JN], H5685 [15JY]

Tributes

Hall, James C. (Jim), H5048 [29JN]

Tittsworth, Tollye W., E1458 [1JY]