STUMP, BOB (a Representative from Arizona)

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 4205, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, H7134 [27JY]

Herbert H. Bateman funeral attendees, H7631 [14SE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (see H.R. 3660), H454 [15FE]

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

Americans With Disabilities Act: require that any civil action against a place of public accommodation or commercial facility allow an opportunity for alleged violations to be corrected (see H.R. 3590), H2122 [11AP]

Arizona: provide for adjustments to the Central Arizona Project (see H.R. 5529), H10808 [24OC]

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

Aviation: ensure general aviation aircraft access to Federal land and to the airspace over that land (see H.R. 3661), H3173 [16MY]

Boy Scouts: prohibit use of Federal funds to discriminate against the Boy Scouts of America on the basis of organizational, associational, or constitutional beliefs (see H.R. 5306), H8736 [3OC]

———tribute (see H. Con. Res. 384), H7723 [18SE]

Census: establish a policy relative to the constitutional requirement of a decennial census for purposes of congressional apportionment (see H.R. 4198), H3050 [15MY]

China, Republic of: congratulations on elections and reaffirmation of U.S. commitment to security and democracy (see H. Con. Res. 292), H1407 [23MR]

Clean Air Act: methyl bromide phaseout schedule (see H.R. 4215), H2341 [13AP]

Computers: prohibit gambling on the Internet (see H.R. 3125), H4174 [9JN]

Courts: legal definition of human life relative to presence of brain wave activity and spontaneous cardiac activity (see H. Con. Res. 305), H3649 [23MY]

———provide a civil action for a minor injured by exposure to explicit sexual or violent material (see H.R. 5045), H7207 [27JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: agricultural trade programs funding (see H.R. 3593), H2122 [11AP]

———make grants to assist low and moderate income individuals to finance construction, refurbishing, and servicing of household water well systems in rural areas (see H.R. 3910), H3049 [15MY]

Dept. of Defense: deny educational assistance funds to local educational agencies that deny access to secondary school students for military recruiting purposes (see H.R. 4660), H4784 [20JN]

———protect citizen soldiers (see H.R. 4669), H7503 [12SE]

———terminate the practice of euthanizing military working dogs at the end of their working life and facilitate the adoption of such dogs (see H.R. 5314), H9505 [6OC]

———use of facilities as polling places for Federal, State, and local elections (see H.R. 5174), H7650 [14SE]

Dept. of Energy: require an inventory of documents and devices containing restricted data at national security laboratories and improve security procedures for access to vaults containing such data (see H.R. 4737), H5737 [10JY]

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

Dept. of the Interior: National Park Service snowmobile regulations (see H.R. 4560), H3867 [25MY]

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), H3474 [19MY]

Diseases: address problems associated with polycystic kidney disease (see H. Res. 537), H7366 [7SE]

———increase public awareness of tuberous sclerosis (see H. Con. Res. 337), H10809 [24OC]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: reauthorize Impact Aid Program (see H.R. 3616), H340 [10FE]

Endangered Species Act: reauthorize and improve (see H.R. 3160), H575 [29FE]

FAA: limit age restrictions for the issuance or renewal of certain airman certificates (see H.R. 4352), H7932 [20SE]

FCC: follow normal rulemaking procedures in establishing additional requirements for noncommercial educational television broadcasters (see H.R. 3525), H219 [7FE]

———prohibit from establishing rules authorizing the operation of new, low power FM radio stations (see H.R. 3439), H48 [27JA]

FDA: compel compliance with court decision relative to disclosure of certain information on the labeling of dietary supplements (see H.R. 4604), H4120 [8JN]

———restrict authority to issue clinical holds on investigational drugs or to deny patients expanded access to such drugs (see H.R. 3677), H509 [16FE]

———uniform food safety warning notification requirements (see H.R. 2129), H209 [2FE]

Fire prevention: development of a strategy by Federal land management agencies to reduce forest fuels that place natural resources at a high risk of catastrophic wildfire (see H. Con. Res. 406), H7996 [22SE]

Firearms: applicability of domestic violence-related possession prohibitions to convictions that predate enactment of such prohibitions (see H.R. 59), H647 [6MR]

———prohibit funding to give or withhold a preference to a seller of firearms or ammunition relative to an agreement on enhanced safety of handguns and pistols (see H.R. 4257), H3309 [17MY]

———repeal permanent ban on possession of firearms by persons convicted of certain felonies (see H.R. 3444), H575 [29FE]

Firefighters: authorize equal overtime pay for all Federal employees engaged in wildfire suppression operations (see H.R. 2814), H997 [14MR]

Forest Service: Recreational Fee Demonstration Program termination (see H.R. 786), H1764 [4AP]

Forests: establish mandatory procedures to be followed in advance of the permanent closure of any forest road (see H.R. 1523), H1852 [5AP]

Friedman, Milton: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4672), H4590 [15JN]

GAO: require report to Congress on agency regulatory actions (see H.R. 3669), H4121 [8JN]

Health: cooperation between the Dept. of Veterans Affairs and the Dept. of Defense in the procurement of medical items (see H. Con. Res. 413), H8468 [28SE]

Information services: deregulate Internet and high speed data services (see H.R. 2420), H1077 [15MR]

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), H8200 [26SE]

International law: protect U.S. military personnel and other U.S. officials from criminal prosecution by an international court to which the U.S. is not a party (see H.R. 4654), H4484 [14JN]

Jamestown 400th Commemoration Commission: establish (see H.R. 4907), H7282 [6SE]

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

Liberty Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 376), H8552 [29SE]

Marshall Islands: name the Army missile range at Kwajalein Atoll for former President Ronald Reagan (see H.R. 3554), H455 [15FE]

Medicare: coverage of medically necessary pancreas transplantation procedures (see H.R. 4495), H7652 [14SE]

———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see H.R. 5151), H8617 [2OC]

———revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see H.R. 3580), H2411 [2MY]

Medicare/Medicaid: waive certain nurse aide training requirements (see H.R. 4547), H11207 [26OC]

Merchant marine industry: tribute to service and sacrifice during periods of war (see H. Con. Res. 327), H5241 [27JN]

Middle East: prohibit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority if a Palestinian state is declared unilaterally (see H.R. 4976), H7503 [12SE]

Migratory Bird Treaty Act: restore certain penalties (see H.R. 4296), H2338 [13AP]

Money: prohibit inclusion of any information storage capability on U.S. currency or the imposition of any fee or penalty on any person for the holding of such currency (see H.R. 3399), H255 [8FE]

Montgomery, G.V. (Sonny): name an honorary room in the House of Representatives wing of the Capitol (see H. Res. 491), H2655 [8MY]

Monuments and memorials: prohibit extension or establishment of any national monument without an express act of Congress (see H.R. 4121), H1587 [29MR]

———require input from stakeholders, State and local governments, and the Congress prior to designation of any national monument (see H. Con. Res. 254), H922 [9MR]

National Guard: anniversary of initial activation of personnel for Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm (see H. Res. 549), H6053 [13JY]

National Law Enforcement Museum: establish (see H.R. 2710), H7002 [25JY]

National Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD) Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 420), H8407 [27SE]

National School Lunch Act: ensure an adequate level of commodity purchases under the school lunch program (see H.R. 3614), H1285 [22MR]

National security: U.S. policy relative to deployment of a national missile defense system (see H.R. 5536), H10808 [24OC]

New York: reintroduce the Eastern Timber Wolf to the Catskill Mountains and authorize the Dept. of the Interior to acquire lands through the BLM to facilitate the reintroduction (see H.R. 4496), H3412 [18MY]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: waive applicability to employment performed in an employee's residence (see H.R. 3539), H90 [31JA]

Olympic games: mint commemorative coins to support the 2002 Salt Lake Olympic Winter Games and U.S. Olympic Committee programs (see H.R. 3679), H509 [16FE]

Postal Service: issue a semipostal in order to afford the public a convenient way to contribute to funding for the establishment of the World War II Memorial (see H.R. 4492), H3412 [18MY]

Power resources: establish and implement competitive, environmentally sound, and job creating oil and gas leasing program for the Coastal Plain (see H.R. 2250), H2340 [13AP]

Presidents of the U.S.: permit congressional review of certain Presidential orders (see H.R. 3131), H4174 [9JN]

Pueblo, CO: recognize Heroes Plaza for honoring Medal of Honor recipients (see H. Con. Res. 351), H4174 [9JN]

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

Roads and highways: issue commemorative postage stamp honoring anniversary of commissioning of U.S. Route 66 (see H. Res. 436), H757 [8MR]

Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of the National Museum of the American Indian (see H.R. 4259), H7991 [21SE]

States: permit funding of prescription drugs for minors relative to parental consent (see H.R. 3302), H7365 [7SE]

Taxation: allow a refundable credit to certain low-income members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 1055), H1163 [21MR]

———allow a refundable credit to individuals who donate their organs at death (see H.R. 4048), H2341 [13AP]

———allow credit for elementary and secondary school teachers who provide classroom materials (see H.R. 4025), H7652 [14SE]

———allow credit to businesses who employ military reservists and a comparable credit to self-employed military reservists, and restore deductions for services performed by military reservists (see H.R. 3915), H1764 [4AP]

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

———exclude from gross income payments made under Dept. of Defense programs for the repayment of student loans of members of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 3663), H1589 [29MR]

———exempt State and local political committees from certain notification and reporting requirements applicable to political organizations (see H.R. 5265), H9505 [6OC]

———increase annual limitation on nondeductible contributions and adjust for inflation the amount of deductible contributions to individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 1322), H632 [1MR]

———repeal modification of capital gains tax payments relative to small businesses sold on the installment sales method (see H.R. 3594), H342 [10FE]

———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 certain franchise operation property (see H.R. 2451), H2606 [4MY]

———treatment of charitable donation of food by businesses and farmers (see H.R. 1325), H574 [29FE]

———treatment of gold, silver, and platinum in the same manner as stocks and bonds for purposes of maximum capital gains rates (see H.R. 4170), H3173 [16MY]

U.S.: reaffirm as a republic (see H. Con. Res. 443), H11954 [4DE]

Unemployment: improve the collection of Federal unemployment taxes and the provision of such revenues for employment security administration (see H.R. 3174), H165 [1FE]

Utah: transfer certain oil shale reserves to the Ute Indian Tribe and protect the Colorado River by remediating Atlas uranium milling site near Moab, UT (see H.R. 4165), H1762 [4AP]

Veterans: require certain employment centers use measurable performance outcomes to improve employment and training services provided to veterans and disabled veterans (see H.R. 4765), H5240 [27JN]

———require employers to give employees who are members of reserve components leave of absence to participate in an honor guard for veterans' funerals (see H.R. 284), H8468 [28SE]

Veterans Health Administration: improve personnel system (see H.R. 4759), H5169 [26JN] (see H.R. 5109), H7280 [6SE]

Water: Federal payment of fees and costs in proceedings relative to State water rights adjudications (see H.R. 4196), H7281 [6SE]

Water pollution: exempt discharges from certain silviculture activities from permit requirements of the national pollutant discharge elimination system (see H.R. 3625), H2512 [3MY]

World War II: support Day of Honor 2000 to honor and recognize the service of minority veterans (see H.J. Res. 98), H3413 [18MY]

———war crimes committed by the Japanese military (see H. Con. Res. 357), H5169 [26JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Armed Forces: improve Montgomery GI Bill benefits by improving and expanding educational assistance programs (see H.R. 4268), H2336 [13AP]

———permit certain members of the Individual Ready Reserve to participate in the Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance Program (see H.R. 4376), H2605 [4MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide cost-of-living adjustment for service-connected disability benefits and enhance programs providing compensation and life insurance benefits for veterans (see H.R. 4850), H6051 [13JY]

———reaffirm and clarify duty of the Secretary to administer laws which assist claimants for benefits (see H.R. 4864), H6354 [17JY]

Monuments and memorials: support construction and completion of a World War II Memorial in the District of Columbia (see H. Con. Res. 419), H9504 [6OC]

Veterans: increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (see H.R. 4131), H1628 [30MR]

Conference reports

Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Activities, Prescribing Personnel Strengths, and Military Construction (H.R. 5408), H9053-H9453 [6OC]

Explanations

Veterans Benefits and Health Care Improvement Act (S. 1402), H9931-H9941 [17OC]

Veterans Claims Assistance Act (H.R. 4864), H9913-H9916 [17OC]

Letters

Dept. of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel Act: Bobby L. Harnage, Sr., American Federation of Government Employees, H7957 [21SE]

Poems

``War's Glow,'' Steven R. Schutt, E882 [25MY]

Remarks

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), H3394 [18MY]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), conference report, E1784 [13OC]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4578), H4479 [14JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide cost-of-living adjustment for service-connected disability benefits and enhance programs providing compensation and life insurance benefits for veterans (H.R. 4850), H6783, H6784 [25JY], H9911 [17OC]

———reaffirm and clarify duty of the Secretary to administer laws which assist claimants for benefits (H.R. 4864), H6786, H6787 [25JY], H9913, H9917 [17OC]

Donald J. Mitchell Dept. of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic, Rome, NY: designate (H.R. 1982), H6790, H6791 [25JY]

Dublin, GA: convey certain real property at the Carl Vinson Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center (H.R. 5139), H8630, H8631 [3OC]

Korean War: anniversary (H.J. Res. 86), H728 [8MR]

Maricopa County, AZ: tribute to Election Dept. Vote-By-Mail Technology Program, E473 [3AP]

Marine Corps: reactivation of Iowa-class battleships to provide naval surface fire support, H3394 [18MY]

Memorial Day: observance, E882 [25MY]

Monuments and memorials: support construction and completion of a World War II Memorial in the District of Columbia (S. Con. Res. 145), H9956 [17OC]

National monuments: prohibit funding to establish or manage certain national monuments, H4479 [14JN]

Palo Alto, CA: tribute to the VA Western Blind Rehabilitation Center Orientation and Mobility Section for receipt of the Olin E. Teague Award, E1654 [3OC]

———VA Palo Alto Health Care Facility's Western Blind Rehabilitation Center recipient of the Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) Olin E. Teague Award, E2155 [8DE]

Pueblo, CO: recognize Heroes Plaza for honoring Medal of Honor recipients (H. Con. Res. 351), H6791 [25JY]

Veterans: enhance education benefits programs (S. 1402), H3548, H3552, H3557, H3558 [23MY], H9931, H9943 [17OC]

———require employers to give employees who are members of reserve components leave of absence to participate in an honor guard for veterans' funerals (H.R. 284), H8631, H8632, H8633 [3OC]

Veterans Health Administration: improve personnel system (H.R. 5109), H7951, H7957, H7963 [21SE]

Wellton-Mohawk Irrigation and Drainage District: convey certain works, facilities, and titles of the Gila Project (S. 356), E917 [8JN]

World War II: support Day of Honor 2000 to honor and recognize the service of minority veterans (H.J. Res. 98), H3558, H3561 [23MY]

———support Day of Honor 2000 to honor and recognize the service of minority veterans (S.J. Res. 44), H3563 [23MY]

Reports filed

Activities During the 106th Congress: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H. Rept. 106-1041), H12534 [2JA]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel Act: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 5109) (H. Rept. 106-863), H7722 [18SE]

Veterans and Dependents Millennium Education Act: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 4268) (H. Rept. 106-628), H3473 [19MY]

Veterans Benefits Act: Committee on Veterans Affairs' (House) (H.R. 4850) (H. Rept. 106-783), H6776 [24JY]

Veterans Claims Assistance Act: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 4864) (H. Rept. 106-781), H6776 [24JY]