WAMP, ZACH (a Representative from Tennessee)

Amendments

Education: close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), H2616 [23MY]

Appointments

Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, H401 [26FE]

Conferee: H.R. 2217, Dept. of the Interior and related agencies appropriations, H5857 [20SE]

———H.R. 2311, energy and water development appropriations, H5857 [20SE]

———H.R. 2647, legislative branch of the Government appropriations, H5857 [20SE]

Articles and editorials

How To Improve U.S. Air Security, Jim Hall, H7676 [1NO]

Newspapers' Recount Shows Bush Prevailed in Florida Vote, Dennis Cauchon, USA Today, H1459 [4AP]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Adams Memorial Foundation: authorize establishment of a commemorative work in the District of Columbia to honor John Adams and family (see H.R. 1668), H3151 [13JN]

Agriculture: repeal peanut quotas, reduce peanut loan rates, and require the Dept. of Agriculture to purchase peanuts for nutrition programs (see H.R. 2164), H3150 [13JN]

Armed Forces: restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 179), H112 [30JA]

———revise rules on retirement payments to former spouses (see H.R. 1983), H2999 [7JN]

Army: prohibit the purchasing, issuing, or wearing of berets as standard headgear until certification that the ammunition shortfall has been eliminated (see H.R. 1770), H2956 [6JN]

Baltic States: independence anniversary of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania (see H. Con. Res. 131), H2142 [10MY]

Boy Scouts: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 33), H2680 [23MY]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 8), H741 [7MR]

———establish 2-year cycle (see H.R. 981), H875 [13MR]

Bush, President: address issues of neighborhood crime prevention, community policing, and reduction of school crime (see H. Res. 193), H4013 [16JY]

Cemeteries and funerals: allow State placement of supplemental guide signs for veterans cemeteries on Federal-aid highways (see H.R. 2521), H4429 [23JY]

Children and youth: improve academic and social outcomes for students by providing productive activities during after-school hours (see H.R. 1822), H2142 [10MY]

———protect infants who are born alive (see H.R. 2175), H3201 [14JN]

———provide for a national media campaign to reduce and prevent underage drinking (see H.R. 1509), H1497 [4AP]

———tribute to Clear Channel Communications, Inc., and the American Football Coaches Association for efforts to locate missing, kidnapped, and runaway children (see H. Con. Res. 100), H2890 [5JN]

China, People's Republic of: human rights violations (see H. Con. Res. 68), H1558 [24AP]

———improve human rights situation before Olympic games are held in Beijing (see H. Con. Res. 73), H1060 [21MR]

———withdraw normal trade relations status (see H.R. 1467), H1485 (see H.R. 1467), H1495 [4AP]

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Awareness Month: designate (see H. Con. Res. 197), H6781 [12OC]

Commission for the Comprehensive Study of Privacy Protection: establish (see H.R. 583), H1190 [27MR]

Congressional Gold Medal: award posthumously to passengers and crew of United Airlines flight 93 in the aftermath of the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 2917), H8843 [4DE]

Consumers: require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase agreements (see H.R. 1701), H1923 [3MY]

Credit cards: prevent issuers from taking advantage of traditional college students and protect parents of such students (see H.R. 184), H112 [30JA]

Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see H.R. 476), H1717 [1MY]

———protect unborn victims of violence (see H.R. 503), H1295 [28MR]

———provide incentives for States to enact mandatory minimum sentences for certain firearms offenses (see H.R. 534), H1295 [28MR]

Cyprus: membership in European Union (see H. Con. Res. 164), H3259 [19JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: regulate loans to certain processors of sugarcane and sugar beets (see H.R. 2081), H2955 [6JN]

Dept. of Energy: authorize appropriations for environmental research and development, scientific and energy research, development, and demonstration, and commercial application of energy technology bioenergy programs (see H.R. 2358), H3802 [28JN]

———develop plan for magnetic fusion burning plasma experiment to accelerate scientific understanding and development of fusion as a long term energy source (see H.R. 1781), H2081 [9MY]

Dept. of HHS: establish an Office on Men's Health (see H.R. 632), H394 [14FE]

Dept. of HUD: increase mortgage loan limits for multifamily housing mortgage insurance (see H.R. 1629), H3358 [20JN]

Dept. of Labor: congressional disapproval of ergonomic regulations (see H.J. Res. 35), H740 [7MR]

Dept. of the Interior: establish the Ronald Reagan Boyhood Home National Historic Site (see H.R. 400), H1116 [22MR]

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. 1008), H876 [13MR]

Diseases: expand research activities relative to Duchenne muscular dystrophy (see H.R. 717), H1346 [29MR]

———increase public awareness of tuberous sclerosis (see H. Con. Res. 25), H3619 [26JN]

———increased support and funding to combat juvenile diabetes (see H. Con. Res. 36), H1861 [2MY]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make tax benefits permanent (see H.R. 2316), H4217 [18JY]

Education: improve and refocus civic education (see H.R. 611), H1013 [20MR]

———improve character education programs (see H.R. 228), H64 [6JA]

———increase use of school resource officers by local educational agencies (see H.R. 1231), H1188 [27MR]

———provide grants for training of realtime court reporters and closed captioners to meet the requirements for closed captioning set forth in the Telecommunications Act (see H.R. 2527), H5704 [14SE]

———spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on children's classrooms (see H.R. 1944), H10055 [12DE]

Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Act: designate Federal agencies responsible for implementation (see H.R. 1534), H1499 [4AP]

Energy Policy and Conservation Act: eliminate certain plumbing supply regulations (see H.R. 1479), H1661 [26AP]

English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 280), H1717 [1MY]

FAA: relax maximum age requirements for certain pilots (see H.R. 448), H3863 [10JY]

FDA: establish restrictions relative to the qualifications of physicians prescribing the abortion drug known as RU-486 (see H.R. 482), H2184 [15MY]

Federal employees: treatment of retirement benefits for assistant U.S. attorneys (see H.R. 1090), H1717 [1MY]

Federal Prison Industries: eliminate Federal agency requirement to purchase products and require commercial competition for Federal contracts (see H.R. 1577), H4378 [20JY]

Financial institutions: prohibit financial holding companies and national banks from engaging, directly or indirectly, in real estate brokerage or real estate management activities (see H.R. 3424), H9076 [6DE]

Firearms: applicability of domestic violence-related possession prohibitions to convictions that predate enactment of such prohibitions (see H.R. 21), H1410 [3AP]

———prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (see H.R. 123), H167 [31JA]

———protect and enforce the right to obtain and use firearms for security, self-defense, and other legitimate purposes (see H.R. 31), H112 [30JA]

———protect manufacturers and sellers in the firearms and ammunition industry from restrictions on interstate or foreign commerce (see H.R. 2037), H3358 [20JN]

———protect right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 1460), H4014 [16JY]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 36), H929 [14MR]

Foreign policy: impose sanctions on the PLO, or the Palestinian Authority, if the President determines that these entities have not complied with certain commitments (see H.R. 1795), H3203 [14JN]

———recognize important relationship between the U.S. and the Philippines (see H. Con. Res. 273), H8949 [5DE]

———support aspirations of the Tibetan people to safeguard their distinct identity (see H.R. 1779), H8746 [30NO]

Foreign trade: implement an importation requirement system for diamonds (see H.R. 2722), H8181 [14NO]

———prohibit importation of diamonds unless the countries exporting the diamonds have in place certain controls to verify the source of the diamonds (see H.R. 918), H2387 [21MY]

Freedom of religion: constitutional amendment on protection (see H.J. Res. 81), H10966 [20DE]

Gambling: expand and modernize the prohibition against interstate gambling (see H.R. 3215), H7717 [1NO]

GAO: conduct a comprehensive fraud audit of the Dept. of Education (see H.R. 353), H2712 [24MY]

Health: develop the field of health promotion and disease prevention and develop strategies to integrate health and lifestyle improvement programs into national policy (see H. Res. 115), H1487 (see H. Res. 115), H1499 [4AP]

———establish Dept. of Defense and Dept. of Veterans Affairs demonstration project on the integrated management of health care resources (see H.R. 2667), H4779 [27JY]

———provide programs for the prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation of stroke (see H.R. 3431), H9077 [6DE]

Health care professionals: alleviate nursing profession shortage by improving educational programs and partnerships and supporting additional training (see H.R. 1436), H9239 [11DE]

Incentive Grants for Local Delinquency Prevention Programs Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1023), H928 [14MR]

INS: establish a suboffice in Nashville, TN (see H.R. 329), H163 [31JA]

Insurance: provide nondiscriminatory coverage of substance abuse treatment services under private group and individual health coverage (see H.R. 1194), H3151 [13JN]

Intermountain Dairy Compact: congressional consent (see H.R. 1827), H2147 [14MY]

Iran and Libya Sanctions Act: extend authorities (see H.R. 1954), H2677 [23MY]

Iron and steel industry: provide certain safeguards relative to the domestic steel industry (see H.R. 808), H1346 [29MR]

Israel: recognition of Jerusalem as capital (see H.R. 598), H1925 [3MY]

Judiciary: provide for automatic annual increases in judicial salaries (see H.R. 570), H741 [7MR]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 1184), H2184 [15MY]

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 1109), H5488 [10SE]

Law enforcement officers: exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H112 [30JA]

———tribute for efforts in battling the use and production of methamphetamine (see H. Res. 114), H1487 (see H. Res. 114), H1499 [4AP]

Lumber industry: importation of unfairly traded Canadian lumber (see H. Con. Res. 54), H1296 [28MR]

Medicaid: provide families of disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 600), H1489 [4AP]

Medicare: coverage of cholesterol and blood lipid screening (see H.R. 3278), H10910 [19DE]

———coverage of medical nutrition therapy services for beneficiaries with cardiovascular diseases (see H.R. 2117), H6056 [25SE]

———coverage of screening pap smears and pelvic exams (see H.R. 1202), H4541 [24JY]

———provide guidance to health care providers attempting to properly submit claims and target truly fraudulent activity for enforcement of billing regulations rather than inadvertent errors (see H.R. 868), H1557 [24AP]

———specify the update for physician fee schedule payments and conduct a study on replacing the use of the sustainable growth rate as a factor in such update (see H.R. 3351), H8732 [29NO]

———standardize payment amounts for inpatient hospital services (see H.R. 1609), H3713 [27JN]

Military Selective Service Act: repeal (see H.R. 1597), H4634 [25JY]

Monuments and memorials: prohibit extension or establishment of any national monument without an express act of Congress (see H.R. 2114), H3359 [20JN]

National Character Counts Week: designate (see H. Con. Res. 204), H4948 [31JY]

National Day of Reconciliation: designate (see H. Con. Res. 184), H6920 [16OC]

National Day of Remembrance: designate (see H. Con. Res. 230), H5928 [21SE]

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to the etiology of breast cancer (see H.R. 1723), H2849 [25MY]

NIH: biomedical research funding (see H. Res. 72), H1718 [1MY]

Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact: reauthorize (see H.R. 1827), H2147 [14MY]

NTSB: require investigation of all fatal railroad grade crossing accidents (see H.R. 1942), H4353 [19JY]

Nuclear energy: ensure continued contribution to the U.S. electricity supply (see H.R. 1679), H1860 [2MY]

Pacific Northwest Dairy Compact: congressional consent (see H.R. 1827), H2147 [14MY]

Patriotism: mint coins in commemoration of the Spirit of America and to establish the Victims of September 11th Fund (see H.R. 3244), H7909 [7NO]

Pensions: exclude the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund from the Federal budget (see H.R. 572), H828 [8MR]

———reform (see H.R. 10), H927 [14MR]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 380), H165 [31JA]

Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see H.R. 250), H5405 [5SE]

———protection of post offices (see H. Con. Res. 181), H6381 [4OC]

Presidents of the U.S.: require disclosure of funding sources and amounts relative to creation of a Presidential archival depository (see H.R. 577), H741 [7MR]

Privacy: prohibit the establishment of any uniform national health care identifying number or health information database (see H.R. 2615), H4540 [24JY]

———protect the integrity and confidentiality of Social Security numbers and prohibit the establishment of any uniform national identifying number (see H.R. 220), H1860 [2MY]

Project Apollo: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 631), H624 [1MR]

Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor: award to officers killed, injured, or involved in rescue efforts in the aftermath of terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H. Con. Res. 243), H6781 [12OC]

Reagan, Ronald: tribute (see H.J. Res. 7), H166 [31JA]

Russia: anniversary of emigration of Kalmyk community to the U.S. from displaced persons camps in Germany after World War II (see H. Res. 137), H2022 [8MY]

Science: prohibit the cloning of humans (see H.R. 1644), H2148 [14MY]

Securities: issue War Bonds in response to the acts of terrorism perpetrated against the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 2899), H6138 [2OC]

Small business: improve access and choice relative to employee health care (see H.R. 1774), H2081 [9MY]

Smithsonian Institution: establish National Museum of African American History and Culture (see H.R. 1718), H2712 [24MY]

Social Security: choice of benefit payment method for certain workers affected by changes in benefit computation rules (see H.R. 97), H1190 [27MR]

———earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 498), H2956 [6JN]

———ensure solvency (see H. Con. Res. 214), H5338 [2AU]

Southern Dairy Compact: congressional consent (see H.R. 1827), H2147 [14MY]

Taxation: allow a deduction for State and local sales taxes in lieu of State and local income taxes (see H.R. 322), H224 [7FE]

———allow advanced applied technology equipment to be expensed and reduce the depreciation recovery periods for certain other property (see H.R. 2485), H6056 [25SE]

———allow an exclusion from gross income for certain amounts of capital gains distributions from regulated investment companies (see H.R. 168), H325 [13FE]

———allow deduction for charitable contributions to individuals who do not itemize other deductions (see H.R. 824), H1351 [30MR]

———allow small business employers a credit for certain expenses for long-term training of employees in highly skilled small business trades (see H.R. 877), H741 [7MR]

———allow small business employers a credit for certain expenses for long-term training of employees in highly skilled small business trades, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 877), H1490 [4AP]

———allow tax credit to businesses who employ members of the military Reserves and a comparable credit to self-employed military Reserve participants (see H.R. 394), H6380 [4OC]

———clarify the definition of contribution in aid of construction (see H.R. 582), H2022 [8MY]

———constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (see H.J. Res. 41), H1115 [22MR]

———credit for rehabilitating historic homes or purchasing newly rehabilitated historic homes for use as principal residence (see H.R. 1172), H2712 [24MY]

———exclusion from gross income for foster care payments relative to certain nongovernmental placement agencies (see H.R. 586), H1717 [1MY]

———exclusion of gain from the sale of farmland (see H.R. 294), H2022 [8MY]

———exempt State and local political committees from certain notification and reporting requirements applicable to political organizations (see H.R. 527), H741 [7MR]

———extend the work opportunity credit and the welfare-to-work credit (see H.R. 1238), H8338 [16NO]

———extension of the credit for producing electricity from wind (see H.R. 876), H2889 [5JN]

———incentives for renewable and alternative electric energy, alternative fuels and alternative fuel vehicles, energy efficiency and conservation, and demand management and distributive energy generation (see H.R. 2392), H3803 [28JN]

———increase limitation on contributions to individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 12), H111 [30JA]

———make repeal of estate taxes permanent (see H.R. 2143), H3067 [12JN]

———permanently extend research credit and adjust the alternative incremental credit rates (see H.R. 41), H1717 [1MY]

———provide a credit for energy-efficient appliances (see H.R. 1316), H3466 [21JN]

———provide a refundable credit for education and training of developmentally disabled children (see H.R. 2339), H3807 [28JN]

———provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain leasehold improvements (see H.R. 1030), H1717 [1MY]

———provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain restaurant buildings (see H.R. 826), H622 [1MR]

———provide Federal reimbursement to State and local governments for a limited tax holiday (see H.R. 3301), H8248 [15NO]

———provide incentives and job training grants for communities affected by migration of businesses and jobs to Canada or Mexico as a result of NAFTA (see H.R. 1819), H4949 [31JY]

———provide tax and other incentives to maintain a vibrant travel and tourism industry, to keep working people working, and to stimulate economic growth (see H.R. 3041), H7723 [5NO]

———provide tax credit for elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 369), H1346 [29MR]

———provide tax relief to elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 516), H1116 [22MR]

———reduce estate and gift tax rates (see H.R. 42), H1190 [27MR]

———reduce marriage tax penalty by adjusting the income tax rate brackets, standard deduction amounts, and earned income tax credit and allow nonrefundable credits against certain tax liability (see H.R. 6), H952 [15MR]

———repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see H.R. 330), H163 [31JA]

———repeal estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 8), H926 [14MR]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 236), H167 [31JA]

———repeal tax increase on Social Security benefits (see H.R. 122), H3805 [28JN]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 2714), H5332 [2AU]

———treatment of adoption expenses (see H.R. 622), H393 [14FE]

———treatment of charitable contributions to public charities for use in medical research (see H.R. 744), H651 [6MR]

———treatment of flexible spending arrangements relative to long-term care insurance (see H.R. 831), H4009 [12JY]

———treatment of prepayments for natural gas (see H.R. 1986), H5340 [2AU]

———treatment of the sale of a principal residence by a member of the Armed Forces while on official extended duty (see H.R. 356), H4113 [17JY]

———treatment of tips (see H.R. 1274), H1411 [3AP]

Telephones: prohibit telemarketers from interfering with a consumers caller identification service (see H.R. 90), H112 [30JA]

Terrorism: authorize issuance of letters of marque and reprisal to respond to acts of air piracy (see H.R. 3076), H8181 [14NO]

———compensate victims of bombings of U.S. embassies in East Africa on the same basis as compensation is provided to victims of attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 3375), H10910 [19DE]

———improve the ability of the U.S. to prepare for and respond to a biological threat or attack (see H.R. 3310), H8336 [16NO]

———issue commemorative postage stamp to assist families of victims of attacks at the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 2907), H5925 [21SE]

———update definition of piracy to include air piracy to allow for punishment and issuance of letters of marque and reprisal (see H.R. 3074), H8181 [14NO]

U.S.: reaffirm as a republic (see H. Con. Res. 48), H1861 [2MY]

Veterans: issue commemorative postage stamp honoring Purple Heart recipients (see H. Con. Res. 104), H6138 [2OC]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H443 [27FE]

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. 159), H112 [30JA]

———require States to find convincing evidence of fraud before rejecting ballots submitted by absent military voters and direct the Dept. of Defense to develop an electronic voting plan for such voters (see H.R. 311), H224 [7FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Entertainment industry: develop, use, and enforce a system for labeling violent content in audio and visual media products and services (see H.R. 1916), H2334 [17MY]

Moccasin Bend National Historic Site: establish (see H.R. 980), H875 [13MR]

Letters

Prohibit oil and gas leasing activities in certain areas of the Gulf of Mexico: Alabama congressional delegation, H3425 [21JN]

———Don Siegelman, Governor of Alabama, H3425 [21JN]

Petitions and memorials

Alabama: Gulf of Mexico oil and gas leasing activities, H3426 [21JN]

Remarks

Albania: elections, E1174 [21JN]

Aviation: Federal versus private employment status for aviation security personnel, H7676 [1NO]

———improve security (H.R. 3150), H7676 [1NO]

Budget: revising and setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2011 (H. Con. Res. 83), H1233 [28MR]

Cleveland, TN: tribute to Scott C. Ratterman/C. Edward Shell Memorial Scholarship Fund Board of Directors, E1763 [2OC]

Congress: National Prayer Breakfast, H1097 [22MR]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 3338), H8503 [28NO]

Dept. of Energy: National Ignition Facility funding, H3673, H3675 [27JN]

———Spallation Neutron Source funding, H1233 [28MR]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2217), H3425 [21JN]

Education: close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), H2616 [23MY]

———improve character education programs, H2616 [23MY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2311), H3671, H3673, H3675 [27JN]

Friends of Chickamauga & Chattanooga National Military Park (organization): tribute, E1710 [24SE]

Goro Hokama Post Office Building, Lanai City, HI: designate (H.R. 132), H187 [6FE]

Gulf of Mexico: prohibit oil and gas leasing activities in certain areas, H3425 [21JN]

House of Representatives: authority of officials during adjournment, H1458 [4AP]

———moment of silence for Postal Service employees, H7157 [23OC]

Kazakhstan: freedom of religion violations, E1882 [12OC]

Kyrgyzstan: freedom of religion violations, E1882 [12OC]

Lowrey, Dorene: Tennessee Teacher of the Year award recipient, E530 [3AP]

Moccasin Bend National Historic Site: establish (H.R. 980), H7152 [23OC]

Power resources: renewable energy funding through reductions in Dept. of Energy missile program funding, H3671 [27JN]

Terrorism: condemn and respond to hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (H.J. Res. 61), H5529 [11SE]

———making emergency appropriations for disaster and antiterrorism initiatives surrounding the crashing of aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, H8503 [28NO]

Votes: position on missed, H2364 [21MY]

Year for All America To Read Through the Bible: observance, E1766 [2OC]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H646 [6MR], H9237 [11DE]

Special order: granted, H1110 [22MR]

Resignations

Committee on the Budget (House), H708 [7MR]

Transcripts

National Prayer Breakfast, H1097-H1102 [22MR]

Tributes

Hammett, Thomas, E811 [16MY]

Haun, James E., E916 [23MY]

Kopper, Henry L. (Dick), E1306 [11JY]

McKee, O.D., E616 [24AP]