BISHOP, ROB (a Representative from Utah)

Articles and editorials

Shoshones Finally Get Massacre Land, Kristen Moulten, Salt Lake City (UT) Salt Lake Tribune, E1560 [23JY]

This Hallowed Ground, Salt Lake City (UT) Salt Lake Tribune, H6258 [26JN]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (see H.R. 760), H698 [13FE]

———protect lives of born and unborn persons (see H.R. 3069), H9131 [1OC]

———require parental notification and intervention for minors seeking an abortion (see H.R. 1489), H4131 [14MY]

Armed Forces: exempt certain members from requirement to pay subsistence charges while hospitalized (see H.R. 2998), H8285 [16SE]

———express appreciation to members engaging in military action in Iraq and against terrorism and recognize communities, businesses, and organizations for their support (see H. Con. Res. 177), H4011 [13MY]

———reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (see H.R. 742), H3453 [29AP]

Aviation: allow the arming of pilots of cargo aircraft (see H.R. 1049), H4978 [4JN]

Aznar, Jose M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2131), H9819 [24OC]

Blair, Tony: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1511), H2823 [3AP]

BLM: provide permanent funding for the payment in lieu of taxes program (see H.R. 1005), H1642 [5MR]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 22), H704 [13FE]

Children and youth: establish certain requirements relative to provision of services to minors by certain family planning projects (see H.R. 2444), H5364 [12JN]

China, People's Republic of: require Dept. of the Treasury report on exchange rate policies and impose additional tariffs on products based on the rate of currency exchange manipulation (see H.R. 3058), H8174 [10SE]

Coal: development of Federal coal resources (see H.R. 794), H1396 [26FE]

Congress: require the posting of the Ten Commandments in the House and Senate Chambers (see H. Con. Res. 50), H2402 [26MR]

Contracts: prohibit discrimination in awarding Federal contracts on the basis of labor policies (see H.R. 106), H4738 [22MY]

Courts: appointment of additional bankruptcy judges (see H.R. 1428), H2310 [25MR]

———modify jurisdiction of Federal courts, inferior to the Supreme Court, over certain cases and controversies involving the Pledge of Allegiance (see H.R. 2028), H3856 [8MY]

———provide fair and efficient judicial consideration of personal injury and wrongful death claims due to asbestos exposure and ensure fair compensation for harm caused by asbestos exposure (see H.R. 1586), H4978 [4JN]

———provide that no court or judge shall dismiss any part of the Constitution or Bill of Rights as a legal defense in court (see H.R. 3126), H8491 [23SE]

Crime: protect unborn victims of violence (see H.R. 1997), H4740 [22MY]

Dept. of the Interior: anniversary of National Wildlife Refuge System (see H. Res. 173), H3454 [29AP]

———convey certain lands and facilities of the Provo River Project (see H.R. 3391), H10129 [29OC]

———issue separate leases for tar sand and oil and gas for the same area (see H.R. 3062), H9282 [7OC]

———limit authority to claim title or other rights to water absent specific direction of law or to abrogate, injure, or otherwise impair any right to the use of any quantity of water (see H.R. 2603), H6465 [9JY]

Diseases: issue commemorative postage stamp to promote public awareness of Down syndrome (see H. Con. Res. 247), H9282 [7OC]

District of Columbia: restore right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 3193), H9813 [21OC]

Ecology and environment: condemn actions by the Earth Liberation Front (organization) and ecological terrorists (see H. Con. Res. 126), H2515 [31MR]

———create the Federal crime of eco-terrorism (see H.R. 3307), H9613 [16OC]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make repeal of estate taxes permanent (see H.R. 8), H5364 [12JN] (see H.R. 57), H1396 [26FE]

Education: establish academies for teachers and students of American history and civics and a national alliance of teachers of American history and civics (see H.R. 1078), H7086 [17JY]

Endangered species: manage critical habitats of threatened species and apply resource laws on military installations in a manner compatible with demands of military readiness (see H.R. 1235), H2823 [3AP]

Endangered Species Act: 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. 1662), H3053 [9AP]

FCC: ruling in response to complaints regarding broadcast of program material containing indecent language (see H. Res. 482), H12920 [8DE]

FDA: withdraw approved application for the drug known as RU-486 and review process by which the FDA approved such drug (see H.R. 3453), H10977 [6NO]

Federal employees: treatment of retirement benefits for assistant U.S. attorneys (see H.R. 2260), H8083 [9SE]

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. 111), H245 [29JA]

Fire prevention: improve capacity to plan and conduct hazardous fuels reduction projects and enhance efforts to protect watersheds and address threats to forest and rangeland health (see H.R. 1904), H3634 [1MY]

Firearms: clarify that federally licensed dealers may transfer firearms to other federally licensed dealers at places other than business premises specified on license (see H.R. 2906), H8382 [17SE]

———permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see H.R. 990), H6264 [26JN]

———prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (see H.R. 1036), H1464 [27FE]

———protect and enforce the right to obtain and use firearms for security, self-defense, and other legitimate purposes (see H.R. 648), H4978 [4JN]

———protect right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 3125), H10978 [6NO]

Firefighters: establish the SAFER Firefighter Grant Program (see H.R. 1118), H9377 [8OC]

———provide death and disability benefits to certain contracted aerial firefighters who suffer death or disability in the line of duty (see H.R. 977), H2473 [27MR]

Franklin, Benjamin: mint coins in commemoration of tercentenary of birth (see H.R. 3204), H12921 [8DE]

Freedom of religion: constitutional amendment on protection (see H.J. Res. 46), H3052 [9AP]

———safeguard religious liberties (see H.R. 3190), H11652 [19NO]

GAO: conduct a study on price controls of foreign governments on pharmaceuticals (see H.R. 2577), H5813 [24JN]

Head Start Program: require parental consent for nonemergency intrusive physical examinations (see H.R. 3130), H9215 [2OC]

Health: provide for availability of contact lens prescriptions (see H.R. 2221), H7329 [22JY] (see H.R. 3140), H8490 [23SE]

Home Investment Partnerships Act: provide downpayment assistance (see H.R. 1276), H4205 [15MY]

Insurance: establish a Federal program to provide reinsurance to improve the availability of homeowners' insurance (see H.R. 1552), H4205 [15MY]

James V. Hansen Federal Building, Ogden, UT: designate (see H.R. 3147), H8490 [23SE]

Jamestown, VA: mint coins in commemoration of settlement anniversary (see H.R. 1914), H11392 (see H.R. 1914), H11515 [18NO]

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 391), H1812 [12MR]

Land use: improve relationships between Federal land managers and gateway communities to support compatible land management of both Federal and adjacent lands (see H.R. 1014), H1463 [27FE]

Law enforcement officers: exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H7949 [4SE]

Marine Corps: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 3277), H11652 [19NO]

Medicaid: permit additional States to enter into long-term care partnerships in order to promote the use of long-term care insurance (see H.R. 1406), H2269 [20MR]

———provide the disabled and elderly with equal access to community-based attendant services (see H.R. 2032), H8284 [16SE]

Medicare: repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 1125), H5815 [24JN]

Monuments and memorials: prohibit extension or establishment of any national monument without an express act of Congress (see H.R. 2386), H6265 [26JN]

Music and dance: designate the square dance as the national folk dance of the U.S. (see H.R. 645), H9687 [17OC]

NASA: make certain workforce authorities available (see H.R. 1085), H2132 [19MR]

National Guard: provide relief to mobilized military reservists from certain Federal agricultural loan obligations (see H.R. 3298), H9477 [15OC]

National Labor Relations Act: protect employer rights (see H.R. 1793), H4877 [3JN]

Native Americans: improve services and facilities of Federal Indian health programs and encourage maximum participation of Indians in such programs (see H.R. 2440), H6349 [8JY]

———provide a Federal land exchange for the environmental, educational, and cultural benefit of the general public and the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (see H.R. 1409), H2864 [7AP]

NLRB: inflation adjustments to the mandatory jurisdiction thresholds (see H.R. 1909), H6348 [8JY]

Owens, Wayne: tribute (see H. Res. 18), H60 [7JA]

Patriotism: recognize public need for fasting and prayer to secure blessings and protection for citizens and Armed Forces during conflict with Iraq (see H. Res. 153), H2270 [20MR]

Pornography: support vigorous enforcement of Federal obscenity laws (see H. Con. Res. 298), H12922 [8DE]

Reagan, Ronald: provide for dime coins to bear likeness (see H.R. 3633), H12309 [21NO]

Rehabilitation Act: provide for equitable allotment of funds to States for centers for independent living (see H.R. 2385), H8382 [17SE]

Religion: defend the Ten Commandments (see H.R. 2045), H9130 [1OC]

Science: prohibit the cloning of humans (see H.R. 534), H392 [11FE]

SEC: require enhanced disclosures of employee stock options and require study on economic impact of broad-based employee stock option plans (see H.R. 1372), H3572 [30AP]

Social Security: repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 594), H6264 [26JN]

SSI: clarify that the value of certain funeral and burial arrangements are not to be considered available resources (see H.R. 803), H2312 [25MR]

Stockton, John: tribute (see H. Res. 274), H6465 [9JY]

Syria: halt support for terrorism, end occupation of Lebanon, stop development of weapons of mass destruction, and cease illegal importation of Iraqi oil (see H.R. 1828), H8175 [10SE]

Tariff: impose tariff-rate quotas on certain casein and milk protein concentrates (see H.R. 1160), H2822 [3AP]

Tariff Act: expedite antidumping investigations when imports increase materially from new suppliers after an antidumping order and amend provisions on export prices and constructed export prices (see H.R. 2092), H4877 [3JN]

Tax Reform Action Commission: establish (see H.R. 3215), H9129 [1OC]

Taxation: allow Farm and Ranch Risk Management Accounts (see H.R. 927), H4528 [21MY]

———allow Federal civilian and military retirees to pay health insurance premiums on a pretax basis and allow a deduction for TRICARE supplemental premiums (see H.R. 1231), H3571 [30AP]

———allow tax credit for contributions to charitable organizations which provide scholarships for children to attend elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 2347), H8284 [16SE]

———expand bonus depreciation to expensing (see H.R. 771), H699 [13FE]

———expand rules for involuntary conversions of livestock sold due to weather-related conditions (see H.R. 478), H392 [11FE]

———increase age limit for the child tax credit (see H.R. 1050), H2312 [25MR]

———increase the deduction for host families of foreign exchange and other students (see H.R. 869), H9282 [7OC]

———permit churches and other houses of worship to engage in political campaigns (see H.R. 235), H9478 [15OC]

———provide a credit for expenditures for the maintenance of railroad tracks of certain railroads (see H.R. 876), H9738 [20OC]

———provide a credit to promote homeownership and community development (see H.R. 839), H4205 [15MY]

———repeal Internal Revenue Code and replace with a flat tax (see H.R. 1783), H6465 [9JY]

———suspend tax-exempt status of designated foreign terrorist groups (see H.R. 3002), H9478 [15OC]

———treatment of certain Armed Forces enlistment, accession, reenlistment, and retention bonuses (see H.R. 1518), H3637 [1MY]

———treatment of unused nontaxable benefits under cafeteria plans and flexible spending arrangements (see H.R. 1177), H5929 [25JN]

Telecommunications: equitably distribute universal service support throughout rural areas (see H.R. 1582), H2819 [3AP]

Veterans: increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses and provide for an open season under that plan (see H.R. 548), H4739 [22MY]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H3354 [11AP]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: authorize design and construction of a visitor center (see H.R. 1442), H2864 [7AP]

World Trade Organization: disapprove report which concluded that U.S. safeguards on imports of certain steel products were in violation of certain agreements and call for reforms in dispute settlement system (see H. Res. 441), H11359 [17NO]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of the Interior: construct an education and administrative center at the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge in Box Elder County, UT (see H.R. 512), H267 [31JA]

Mount Naomi Wilderness Area: adjust boundaries (see H.R. 511), H267 [31JA]

Utah: ensure continued availability of Utah Test and Training Range to support readiness and training needs of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 2909), H7781 [25JY]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H5667 [23JN], H8405 [23SE]

Remarks

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (S. 3), conference report, H9135 [2OC]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: oil and gas exploration, H2568 [1AP], H3032, H3033, H3034, H3036, H3038 [9AP]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2691), H7099 [17JY]

Hyrum, UT: tribute to Mountain Crest High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, E807 [30AP]

Idaho: development of interpretive center by Northwestern Band of Shoshone Nation on site of 1863 massacre, E1559 [23JY]

Iron and steel industry: respond to the surge of steel imports, E383 [6MR]

Medicare: reform and provide prescription drug coverage (H.R. 2473), H5396, H5397 [16JN]

Mount Naomi Wilderness Area: adjust boundaries (S. 278), H8421 [23SE]

Native Americans: tribute to the Northwestern Band of the Shoshone Nation, H6257 [26JN]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), H3032, H3033, H3034, H3036, H3038 [9AP]

———national energy policy, H2568 [1AP]

Public lands: provide a means of resolving claims regarding the continued existence of rights-of-way, H7099 [17JY]

Votes: position on missed, H2325 [26MR]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H7450 [23JY], H7613 [24JY]

Tributes

Bergren, Scott C., E1430 [9JY]

Bradford-Glover, Delone, E922 [9MY]

Julander, Rod, E777 [12AP]