WAMP, ZACH (a Representative from Tennessee)

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 4516, legislative branch of the Government appropriations, H6711 [20JY]

———H.R. 4578, Dept. of the Interior and related agencies appropriations, H6928 [25JY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

American Folklife Center: collect video and audio recordings of personal histories and testimonials of U.S. war veterans (see H.R. 5212), H7870 [19SE]

Animals: provide for a system of sanctuaries for chimpanzees that are no longer needed in research conducted by the Public Health Service (see H.R. 3514), H7281 [6SE]

Armed Forces: declare the American GI as the ``Person of the Century'' for the 20th century (see H. Con. Res. 282), H2013 [10AP]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 2966), H48 [27JA] (see H.R. 3573), H219 [7FE]

———revise rules on retirement payments to former spouses (see H.R. 72), H209 [2FE]

Armstrong, Lance: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 5258), H9011 [5OC]

Belarus: human rights violations and democracy efforts (see H. Con. Res. 304), H2239 [12AP]

Boy Scouts: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 384), H7503 [12SE]

Children and youth: improve health and safety of children receiving child care outside the home (see H.R. 4750), H6600 [19JY]

———protect infants who are born alive (see H.R. 4292), H2967 [11MY]

———provide for a national media campaign to reduce and prevent underage drinking (see H.R. 5137), H7365 [7SE]

Citizenship: confer U.S. citizenship automatically and retroactively to foreign-born children adopted by U.S. citizens (see H.R. 2883), H997 [14MR]

Clean Air Act: prohibit the use of certain fuel additives including methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) in reformulated gasoline (see H.R. 1398), H219 [7FE]

Clinton, President: address issues of neighborhood crime prevention, community policing and reduction of school crime (see H. Res. 561), H6718 [20JY]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Act: revise and extend programs to provide access to health care and support services to individuals and families with HIV and AIDS (see H.R. 4807), H7003 [25JY]

Computers: prohibit gambling on the Internet (see H.R. 3125), H2012 [10AP]

———require schools and libraries to install and use Internet filtering or blocking technology to be eligible for Federal funds for computers (see H.R. 4600), H4592 [15JN]

Contracts: prohibit delinquent Federal debtors from being eligible to enter into Federal contracts (see H.R. 4181), H1851 [5AP]

Courts: legal definition of human life relative to presence of brain wave activity and spontaneous cardiac activity (see H. Con. Res. 305), H2341 [13AP]

———provide a civil action for a minor injured by exposure to explicit sexual or violent material (see H.R. 5045), H10473 [19OC]

Credit cards: prevent issuers from taking advantage of traditional college students and protect parents of such students (see H.R. 3142), H2770 [9MY]

Crime: encourage States to incarcerate individuals convicted of murder, rape, or child molestation (see H.R. 894), H2411 [2MY]

———improve information on, and protections against, child sexual abuse (see H.R. 2382), H50 [27JA]

———treatment of the interception of electronic communications (see H.R. 5018), H8406 [27SE]

Customs Service: prohibit import of diamonds from certain conflict regions in Africa (see H.R. 5147), H11195 [25OC]

DEA: funding to assist State and local efforts to clean up methamphetamine laboratories (see H.R. 4468), H3172 [16MY]

Dept. of Defense: protect citizen soldiers (see H.R. 4669), H7003 [25JY]

Dept. of Energy: establish compensation for employees at the Los Alamos, NM, facility sustaining beryllium, radiation-related, asbestos, and hazardous substances injury, illness, or death (see H.R. 4263), H4121 [8JN]

———establish compensation for employees sustaining beryllium and radiation-related injury, illness, or death (see H.R. 4398), H3050 [15MY]

———establish compensation programs for employees sustaining beryllium and radiation-related injury, illness, or death (see H.R. 5189), H7651 [14SE]

Dept. of Justice: establish Bureau of Immigration Services and the Bureau of Immigration Enforcement (see H.R. 3918), H4485 [14JN]

Dept. of Transportation: prohibit action to finalize, implement, or enforce a rule relative to the hours of service of drivers for motor carriers (see H.R. 4511), H4337 [13JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: assist claimants for benefits in developing claims and clarify the burden of proof for such claims (see H.R. 3193), H2411 [2MY]

———improve inpatient medical care services to veterans in areas remote from VA medical facilities (see H.R. 4575), H3868 [25MY]

———reaffirm and clarify duty of the Secretary to administer laws which assist claimants for benefits (see H.R. 4864), H6719 [20JY]

Diseases: increase research, treatment, and public education of Lyme disease (see H.R. 2790), H3925 [6JN]

———increased support and funding to combat juvenile diabetes (see H. Con. Res. 321), H3474 [19MY]

———issue special postage stamps to fund prostate cancer research (see H.R. 2562), H2905 [10MY]

———reduce burden of diabetes among children and youth (see H.R. 4594), H7503 [12SE]

———research programs for lymphangioleiomyomatosis (see H.R. 2527), H511 [16FE]

Drug abuse: combat methamphetamine production and abuse (see H.R. 2613), H3172 [16MY]

Drugs: combat manufacture, traffic, import, and export of methamphetamine (see H.R. 4248), H2238 [12AP]

———establish grants for drug treatment alternatives to prison programs administered by State or local prosecutors (see H.R. 4493), H3412 [18MY]

Education: improve character education programs (see H.R. 3681), H2341 [13AP]

———increase use of school resource officers by local educational agencies (see H.R. 3827), H641 [2MR]

———spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on children's classrooms (see H.R. 1494), H574 [29FE]

———support teachers (see H. Res. 492), H2655 [8MY]

———tribute to home educators and home schooled students (see H. Res. 578), H7933 [20SE]

Fair Labor Standards Act: prohibit issuance of a certificate for subminimum wages for individuals with impaired vision (see H.R. 3540), H212 [3FE]

Families and domestic relations: grants to carry out certain activities promoting adoption counseling (see H.R. 2511), H2411 [2MY]

FCC: follow normal rulemaking procedures in establishing additional requirements for noncommercial educational television broadcasters (see H.R. 3525), H50 [27JA]

———prohibit from establishing rules authorizing the operation of new, low power FM radio stations (see H.R. 3439), H1764 [4AP]

FDA: clarify certain responsibilities relative to importation of drugs into the U.S. (see H.R. 3240), H1120 [16MR]

———establish restrictions relative to the qualifications of physicians prescribing the abortion drug known as RU-486 (see H.R. 5385), H8799 [4OC]

———uniform food safety warning notification requirements (see H.R. 2129), H3925 [6JN]

Federal employees: establish program under which current and former employees may obtain long-term care insurance (see H.R. 1111), H50 [27JA] (see H.R. 4040), H2411 [2MY]

FEMA: make grants to fire departments for the acquisition of thermal imaging cameras (see H.R. 1839), H3172 [16MY]

———make grants to fire departments to improve public safety against fire and fire-related hazards (see H.R. 1168), H50 [27JA]

Firefighters: acknowledge the dedication and sacrifice made by men and women who have lost their lives in the line of duty (see H. Res. 203), H3309 [17MY]

GAO: conduct a comprehensive fraud audit of the Dept. of Education (see H.R. 4079), H1405 [23MR]

———require report to Congress on agency regulatory actions (see H.R. 4744), H5436 [28JN]

Health: establish Alzheimer's clinical research and training awards, expand Medicare definition of homebound relative to home health services, and revise tax treatment of long-term care insurance (see H.R. 4029), H2512 [3MY]

———minority health programs (see H.R. 3250), H4817 [21JN]

Health Care Financing Administration: revise performance standards and certification process for organ procurement organizations (see H.R. 4152), H2341 [13AP] (see H.R. 4592), H4175 [9JN]

Insurance: make the same health insurance options afforded to executive and judicial branch employees available to Federal annuitants, legislative branch employees, and Armed Forces members and retirees (see H.R. 4277), H10809 [24OC]

Iron and steel industry: provide relief from injury caused by steel imports and request the ITC to commence an expedited investigation for positive adjustment (see H. Res. 635), H10257 [18OC]

James H. Quillen U.S. Courthouse, Greeneville, TN: designate (see H.R. 4608), H4120 [8JN]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 3633), H2411 [2MY]

Korean War: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 86), H165 [1FE]

Law enforcement: authorize appropriations for the prosecution of obscenity cases (see H.R. 4710), H6599 [19JY]

Law enforcement officers: clarify procedures and conditions for the award of matching grants for the purchase of armor vests (see H.R. 4033), H2013 [10AP]

———provide grants to agencies to ensure due process in cases which could lead to dismissal, demotion, suspension, or transfer (see H.R. 4550), H3867 [25MY]

Library of Congress: establish the National Recording Registry (see H.R. 4846), H6051 [13JY]

Medicaid: coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment services for certain women screened under federally funded programs (see H.R. 1070), H2606 [4MY]

———establish a new prospective payment system for federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics (see H.R. 2341), H7652 [14SE]

———provide families and disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 4825), H7129 [26JY]

———State funding for disproportionate share hospitals (see H.R. 3698), H3869 [25MY]

———waive disproportionate share hospital designation for certain rural hospitals relative to obstetrician requirements (see H.R. 4793), H5654 [29JN]

Medicare: coverage of medically necessary pancreas transplantation procedures (see H.R. 4495), H5657 [29JN]

———coverage of screening pap smears and pelvic exams (see H.R. 4571), H9505 [6OC]

———eliminate reduction in payment rates to home health agencies for home health services (see H.R. 4219), H9635 [10OC]

———expand coverage of certain self-injected biologicals (see H.R. 2892), H3925 [6JN]

———revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see H.R. 3580), H1764 [4AP]

———revise the calculation of base payment rates for the prospective payment system for home health services (see H.R. 5163), H7577 [13SE]

Middle East: condemn current level of violence between Israelis and Palestinians (see H. Con. Res. 426), H10257 [18OC]

———prohibit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority if a Palestinian state is declared unilaterally (see H.R. 4976), H8062 [25SE]

Montgomery, G.V. (Sonny): name an honorary room in the House of Representatives wing of the Capitol (see H. Res. 491), H2606 [4MY]

National Apprenticeship Act: ensure that applications relating to apprenticeship programs are processed in a fair and timely manner (see H.R. 4781), H5435 [28JN]

National Center for Rural Law Enforcement: funding (see H.R. 2564), H50 [27JA]

National Law Enforcement Museum: establish (see H.R. 2710), H7281 [6SE]

National Trails System Act: clarify Federal authority relative to land acquisition from willing sellers for the majority of trails (see H.R. 2267), H1119 [16MR]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: waive applicability to employment performed in an employee's residence (see H.R. 3530), H48 [27JA]

O'Connor, John Cardinal: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3557), H89 [31JA]

Ohio: constitutionality of State motto (see H. Res. 494), H2967 [11MY]

Olympic games: mint commemorative coins to support the 2002 Salt Lake Olympic Winter Games and U.S. Olympic Committee programs (see H.R. 3679), H7003 [25JY]

Pensions: exclude the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund from the Federal budget (see H.R. 82), H50 [27JA]

Political campaigns: prohibition against political fundraising activities in Federal buildings (see H.R. 4845), H7003 [25JY]

Pope John Paul II: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3544), H998 [14MR]

Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see H.R. 3842), H4592 [15JN]

Privacy: strengthen and clarify prohibitions on electronic eavesdropping (see H.R. 4987), H8469 [28SE]

Public debt: allow individuals to designate a portion of their income tax return for deficit reduction (see H.R. 5349), H8551 [29SE]

Public Health Service: permit family planning projects to offer adoption services (see H.R. 2485), H2012 [10AP]

Reagan, Ronald and Nancy: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3591), H253 [8FE]

Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument: establish (see H.R. 3676), H5084 [23JN]

Schulz, Charles M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3642), H341 [10FE]

Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of the National Museum of the American Indian (see H.R. 4259), H4337 [13JN]

Social Security: eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (see H.R. 5), H574 [29FE]

———extend availability of State Children's Health Insurance Program allotments (see H.R. 4393), H3926 [6JN]

States: permit funding of prescription drugs for minors relative to parental consent (see H.R. 3302), H7211 [27JY]

———permit individuals to operate commercial motor vehicles within State borders after meeting minimum standards (see H.R. 3219), H2239 [12AP]

Taxation: allow credit for elementary and secondary school teachers who provide classroom materials (see H.R. 4025), H7871 [19SE]

———allow small business employers a credit for certain expenses for long-term training of employees in highly skilled small business trades (see H.R. 1824), H1406 [23MR]

———change basis for determination of refinery limitation on oil depletion deduction (see H.R. 870), H1764 [4AP]

———clarify the definition of contribution in aid of construction (see H.R. 4308), H7578 [13SE]

———constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (see H.J. Res. 94), H1957 [6AP]

———exclude from self-employment earnings certain payments under the Conservation Reserve Program (see H.R. 4064), H2341 [13AP]

———increase annual limitation on nondeductible contributions and adjust for inflation the amount of deductible contributions to individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 1322), H2967 [11MY]

———provide a shorter recovery period for depreciation of certain restaurant buildings (see H.R. 2894), H3049 [15MY]

———provide relief for payment of asbestos-related claims (see H.R. 4543), H7652 [14SE]

———repeal modification of capital gains tax payments relative to small businesses sold on the installment sales method (see H.R. 3594), H575 [29FE]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 4199), H1956 [6AP]

———treatment of certain farmland sold with a principal residence (see H.R. 4421), H3413 [18MY]

———treatment of computers provided to employees for personal use (see H.R. 4274), H3413 [18MY]

———treatment of contributions of computers to schools and public libraries (see H.R. 2308), H2967 [11MY]

———treatment of flexible spending arrangements relative to long-term care insurance (see H.R. 3872), H7932 [20SE]

Telephones: prohibit telemarketers from interfering with a consumers caller identification service (see H.R. 3100), H6599 [19JY]

Television: ensure local service to small, rural markets by satellite providers (see H.R. 3615), H339 [10FE]

Tennessee (U.S.S.): tribute for accomplishments during World War II (see H. Con. Res. 421), H10473 [19OC]

Turkey: call for the release of certain Kurdish members of the Parliament from prison, and for the recognition of full cultural and language rights for the Kurdish people (see H. Res. 461), H4675 [19JN]

U.S.: reaffirm as a republic (see H. Con. Res. 443), H12095 [14DE]

Unemployment: improve the collection of Federal unemployment taxes and the provision of such revenues for employment security administration (see H.R. 3174), H922 [9MR]

Veterans: issue commemorative postage stamp honoring Purple Heart recipients (see H. Con. Res. 77), H50 [27JA]

———mint coins in commemoration and use proceeds of surcharges imposed on the sale of such coins to fund the transport of veterans to and from Dept. of Veterans Affairs hospitals (see H.R. 5397), H9010 [5OC]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H2606 [4MY]

———presumption of service connection for hepatitis C in certain veterans (see H.R. 1020), H3925 [6JN]

Veterans Health Administration: improve personnel system (see H.R. 5109), H7578 [13SE]

Volunteer firefighters: remove civil liability barriers surrounding donating fire equipment to volunteer fire companies (see H.R. 4736), H7281 [6SE]

Voting: prohibit States from determining that a ballot submitted by an absent uniformed services voter was improperly or fraudulently cast unless the State finds clear and convincing evidence of fraud (see H.R. 5642), H12021 [6DE]

Water pollution: exempt discharges from certain silviculture activities from permit requirements of the national pollutant discharge elimination system (see H.R. 3625), H2341 [13AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

American Museum of Science and Energy: designate (see H.R. 4940), H6777 [24JY]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H2018 [11AP]

Remarks

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 3660), H1790 [5AP]

American Museum of Science and Energy: designate (H.R. 4940), H10625 [24OC]

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental appropriations (H.R. 3908), H1540 [29MR]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), H5864 [12JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), veto, H7516 [13SE]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (H. Con. Res. 290), H1396 [23MR]

Campus Crusade for Christ (organization): anniversary of Christian Embassy, E469 [30MR]

Coverdell, Paul: tribute (H. Res. 558), H6546 [19JY]

Customs Service: monitoring for radioactivity in imported scrap metals funding through reductions in the Dept. of the Treasury Inspector General's office, H6646 [20JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), H3374 [18MY]

Dept. of Energy: establish compensation programs for employees sustaining beryllium and radiation-related injury, illness, or death, H3374 [18MY]

———Spallation Neutron Source funding, H5219 [27JN]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4871), H6646 [20JY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4690), H4965 [22JN]

Drug abuse: combat methamphetamine production and abuse, H1540 [29MR]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4733), H5219 [27JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4733), conference report, H8421 [28SE]

Law enforcement: authorize appropriations for the prosecution of obscenity cases (H.R. 4710), H6944 [25JY]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 4516), H4937 [22JN]

Montgomery, G.V. (Sonny): name an honorary room in the House of Representatives wing of the Capitol (H. Res. 491), H2981 [15MY]

Prayer: voluntary school prayer, E1543 [20SE]

Small Business Innovation Research Program: extend authorization (H.R. 2392), concur with Senate amendment (H. Res. 590), H8018 [25SE]

Taxation: eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts (H.R. 6), H267 [9FE]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), H4029 [7JN]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), veto, H7329 [7SE]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (H.R. 4199), H2274 [13AP]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H3307 [17MY], H7719 [18SE]

Special order: granted, H9816 [11OC]

Statements

Voluntary School Prayer: Jody McLoud, E1543 [20SE]

Tributes

Lasch, Ronald, H5820 [11JY]

Masingill, Luther, E266 [9MR]

Packard, Representative, H5219 [27JN]

Page, Melvin, E1547 [20SE]