STUMP, BOB (a Representative from Arizona)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4546), H2330 [9MY]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 4, Securing America's Future Energy (SAFE) Act, H3472 [12JN]

———H.R. 3295, Help America Vote Act, H2599 [16MY]

———H.R. 4546, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, H5607 [25JY]

———H.R. 4628, intelligence services appropriations, H7004 [3OC]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (see H.R. 4965), H3775 [20JN]

Animals: increase the availability of drugs for minor species and rare diseases in all animals (see H.R. 1956), H284 [12FE]

Arizona: authorize the Dept. of Agriculture to exchange certain land with the Yavapai Ranch Limited Partnership (see H.R. 5513), H6926 [1OC]

———exchange certain lands in the Coconino and Tonto National Forests (see H.R. 4919), H3513 [12JN]

Armed Forces: authorize use against Iraq (see H.J. Res. 114), H7304 [8OC]

———restore the tax-exempt status of death gratuity payments (see H.R. 3973), H3669 [18JN]

Aviation: amend certain laws relative to airport project streamlining (see H.R. 4481), H2235 [8MY]

———establish a program for Federal flight deck officers (see H.R. 4635), H3292 [6JN]

BLM: provide permanent funding for the payment in lieu of taxes program (see H.R. 1811), H4326 [27JN]

Crime: prevent trafficking in child pornography, condemn activities relating to sexually explicit visual depictions of minors, and prevent the use of child pornography to facilitate crimes against children (see H.R. 4623), H2165 [7MY]

Dept. of Commerce: make grants to States for advertising that promotes travel and tourism (see H.R. 3321), H781 [7MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: increase amounts available to State approving agencies to evaluate the qualifications of educational institutions to provide courses under department-administered education programs (see H.R. 3731), H688 [5MR]

Disasters: legal exemptions for certain National Park Service, Forest Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, or BLM activities undertaken in federally declared disaster areas (see H.R. 5248), H5993 [26JY] (see H.R. 5281), H6061 [4SE]

Diseases: expand and coordinate activities of NIH and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention relative to cancer survivorship research and programs (see H.R. 4963), H4069 [26JN]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: allow tax relief to continue as scheduled (see H. Con. Res. 303), H105 [29JA] (see H. Con. Res. 312), H141 [5FE]

———make marriage penalty relief provisions permanent (see H.R. 4019), H3454 [11JN]

Education Land Grant Act: require the Dept. of Agriculture to pay costs of environmental reviews relative to conveyances (see H.R. 3802), H688 [5MR]

Endangered Species Act: improve protection of habitats (see H.R. 3707), H932 [14MR]

———provide a public right-to-know for landowners in implementing (see H.R. 3706), H932 [14MR]

———require the Dept. of the Interior to give greater weight to scientific or commercial data that is empirical or has been field-tested or peer-reviewed (see H.R. 2829), H524 [14FE]

———require the Dept. of the Interior to use the best sound science available in implementing (see H.R. 3705), H932 [14MR]

English language: reaffirm as official language of U.S., establish uniform English language rule for naturalization, and avoid misconstructions of English language texts of U.S. laws (see H.R. 1984), H79 [24JA]

FDA: uniform food safety warning notification requirements (see H.R. 2649), H833 [12MR]

Fire prevention: allow Depts. of Agriculture and the Interior to enter into agreements with Federal agencies to acquire goods and services relative to improving or using the wildfire fighting capability of those agencies (see H.R. 5185), H6130 [9SE]

———encourage Federal land management agencies to reduce forest fuels that place national resources at high risk of catastrophic wildfire, and prepare a National Prescribed Fire Strategy (see H. Con. Res. 352), H932 [14MR]

Forests: authorize Regional Foresters to exempt tree-thinning projects from laws that give rise to legal action that delay or prevent such projects (see H.R. 5309), H6061 [4SE]

———establish institutes to conduct research on the prevention of, and restoration from, wildfires in forest and woodland ecosystems (see H.R. 5086), H4497 [10JY]

Government regulations: require agencies to take into consideration the impact of newly promulgated rules on the privacy of individuals (see H.R. 4561), H2662 [20MY]

Health: reduce the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system (see H.R. 4600), H3230 [5JN]

Immigration: oppose granting of amnesty to individuals who are in the U.S., or its territories, illegally (see H. Con. Res. 350), H1202 [10AP]

———secure borders against terrorists, drug traffickers, and other illegal aliens, remove illegal and criminal aliens, reduce fraud, and reform the legal immigration system (see H.R. 5013), H3927 [25JN]

Law enforcement officers: exclude availability pay for criminal investigators from the limitation on premium pay and modify levels of special pay for Federal officers in certain cities (see H.R. 4763), H6926 [1OC]

Medicare: coverage of medical nutrition therapy services for beneficiaries with cardiovascular diseases (see H.R. 2117), H1484 [18AP]

———establish minimum geographic cost-of-practice index value for physicians' services (see H.R. 3569), H227 [7FE]

Medicare/Medicaid: reform Federal survey and certification process for nursing facilities (see H.R. 4030), H1284 [11AP]

Motor vehicles: provide for greater fairness in the motor vehicle franchise contract arbitration process (see H.R. 1296), H141 [5FE]

National Center on Liver Disease Research: establish (see H.R. 5047), H6061 [4SE]

National Drought Council: establish (see H.R. 4754), H3514 [12JN]

Patriot Day: support by writing to men and women serving in the Armed Forces (see H. Con. Res. 450), H5790 [25JY]

Pharmaceuticals: importation of certain prescription drugs (see H.R. 5186), H5194 [23JY]

Pledge of Allegiance: circuit court decision on inclusion of phrase ``under God'' (see H. Res. 459), H4326 [27JN]

Public lands: establish time limits for completion of wilderness studies on Federal lands (see H.R. 4620), H1768 [30AP]

———limit acquisition by the U.S. of land located in counties in which 50 percent or more of the land is already owned by the U.S. (see H.R. 3962), H2945 [22MY]

———provide consistent enforcement authority by Federal agencies that respond to violations of regulations governing public lands, and clarify the purpose of fines collected for violations (see H.R. 3808), H1675 [25AP]

Robert J. Dole Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Wichita, KS: designate (see H.R. 4608), H2356 [9MY]

Ships and vessels: require houseboats that have electric power generators on board to have a carbon monoxide venting system (see H.R. 3377), H36 [23JA]

Social Security: earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 498), H524 [14FE]

States: permit individuals to operate commercial motor vehicles within State borders after meeting minimum standards (see H.R. 2466), H1284 [11AP]

Taxation: clarify that the parsonage allowance exclusion is limited to the fair rental value of the property (see H.R. 4156), H1339 [16AP]

———constitutional amendment on tax limitations (see H.J. Res. 96), H3291 [6JN]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 2714), H1484 [18AP] (see H.R. 4716), H2470 [14MY]

———treatment of elementary and secondary education expenses (see H.R. 5193), H6061 [4SE]

———treatment of forestry activities (see H.R. 1581), H2511 [15MY]

———treatment of tips (see H.R. 1274), H3229 [5JN]

Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century: provide highway infrastructure investment at the guaranteed funding level (see H.R. 3694), H562 [26FE]

Treaties and agreements: support withdrawal from the Antiballistic Missile Treaty (see H. Con. Res. 420), H3602 [17JN]

U.S. Institute for Environmental Conflict Resolution: reauthorize (see H.R. 4670), H2164 [7MY]

U.S. Military Academy: bicentennial (see H.J. Res. 83), H634 [27FE]

Veterans: increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (see H.R. 4085), H2356 [9MY]

———revise and improve employment, training, and placement services (see H.R. 4015), H2472 [14MY]

Veterans Day: issue annual commemorative postage stamp (see H. Res. 429), H5454 [24JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Agua Fria National Monument: modify boundaries to clarify BLM administrative responsibilities (see H.R. 4076), H1089 [20MR]

Arizona: conveyance of certain Federal lands in Maricopa County, AZ, in exchange for private lands located in Yavapai County, AZ (see H.R. 5494), H6776 [26SE]

Arlington National Cemetery: enact into law eligibility requirements for interment (see H.R. 4940), H3561 [13JN]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (see H.R. 4546), H1532 [23AP]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (see H.R. 4547), H1532 [23AP]

Essays: Voice of Democracy

Boess, Alison, E1350 [25JY]

Letters

Arizona national monuments' boundary modifications: Jane Dee Hull, Governor of Arizona, E411 [21MR]

Motions

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4546), H5608 [25JY]

Poems

``In Flanders Field,'' John McCrae, E914 [24MY]

Remarks

Agua Fria National Monument: modify boundaries to clarify BLM administrative responsibilities (H.R. 4076), E410 [21MR]

Arlington National Cemetery: enact into law eligibility requirements for interment (H.R. 4940), E1379 [25JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4546), H2265, H2330, H2383 [9MY]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4546), Senate amendment with an amendment, H5480 [25JY]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4546), corrections in engrossment, H2386 [9MY]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4546), motion to instruct conferees, H5603 [25JY]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4546), unanimous-consent agreement, H5602 [25JY]

———establish a Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Team in each State, H5603 [25JY]

Memorial Day: observance, E914 [24MY]

Remarks in House relative to

Tribute, H8537 [12NO]

Reports filed

Armed Forces Assessment of Strengths Needed To Fight the War on Terrorism: Committee on Armed Services (House) (H.R. 5132) (H. Rept. 107-771), H8054 [4NO]

Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Activities, Prescribing Personnel Strengths, and Military Construction: Committee of Conference (H.R. 4546) (H. Rept. 107-772), H8545 [12NO]

———Committee on Armed Services (House) (H.R. 4546) (H. Rept. 107-436), H2104 [3MY], H2108 [6MY]

Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Activities and Prescribing Personnel Strengths: Committee on Armed Services (House) (H.R. 4547) (H. Rept. 107-603), H5193 [23JY]

Export Administration Act: Committee on Armed Services (House) (H.R. 2581) (H. Rept. 107-297), H785 [11MR]

Tributes

Gertler, Poco and Gene, E1764 [4OC]