COOPER, JIM (a Representative from Tennessee)

Appointments

Committee on Energy and Commerce (H. Res. 39), 244 [19JA]

Committee on Small Business (H. Res. 39), 244 [19JA]

Conferee: H.R. 3299, budget reconciliation, 25093 [18OC]

Articles and editorials

Shelbyville—Queens of the Court, Larry Taft, Nashville (TN) Tennessean, 4030 [13MR]

Stealing From the Future, Charles Krauthammer, Washington (DC) Post, 22224 [28SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Ecology: control acid rain (see H.R. 144), 200 [4JA]

FCC: protect consumers from unfair practices in the provision of operator services (see H.R. 971), 2068 [9FE]

Labeling: requirements relative to food or drink called lite or light (see H.R. 514), 266 [19JA]

Medicare: reimbursement for ambulance services (see H.R. 1586), 5270 [23MR]

National Center for Adult Literacy: establish (see H.R. 970), 2068 [9FE]

Rural Emergency Medical Services Improvement Act: enact (see H.R. 1587), 5270 [23MR]

Telephone: safeguards for subscribers of small companies relative to interstate service rates (see H.R. 1238), 3242 [2MR]

Television: local regulation of cable programming and rates (see H.R. 3826), 31243 [21NO]

TVA: employee retention relative to collective bargaining agreements and performance ratings (see H.R. 2027), 6880 [18AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Advertising: restrictions during children's television (see H.R. 1677), 5513 [5AP]

Afghanistan: removal of Soviet mines (see H. Con. Res. 46), 2619 [23FE]

Agriculture: allow producers to rotate program crop acreage bases (see H.R. 873), 2554 [22FE]

———soybeans producers' nationally coordinated program (see H.R. 2209), 10161 [24MY]

———sugar and sugar trade balance among sources (see H.R. 1055), 5945 [11AP]

Air pollution: clean air standards (see H.R. 3030), 16563 [27JY]

Alaska: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 39), 5515 [5AP]

American Heritage Trust: establish (see H.R. 876), 8208 [4MY]

Appalachian Highway Development Program: additional funding (see H.R. 1167), 10050 [23MY]

Appalachian Regional Development Act: extend (see H.R. 1166), 10050 [23MY]

Baltic Freedom Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 184), 11604 [13JN]

Banks and banking: extend period for issuing mortgage bonds and credit certificates (see H.R. 1200), 5172 [22MR]

Blind: adult dyslexics (see H.R. 2126), 10050 [23MY]

Broadcasting: codify the fairness doctrine (see H.R. 315), 205 [4JA]

Chaney, Goodman, and Schwerner Day: designate (see H. Con. Res. 141), 12494 [20JN]

Chemical warfare: nonproliferation of chemical, biological, and toxin weapons (see H.R. 2426), 9649 [18MY]

China, People's Republic of: readjust immigration status of certain nationals (see H.R. 2712), 12936 [22JN]

Clean Air Act: amend (see H.R. 99), 199 [4JA]

———ozone protection (see H.R. 2699), 12808 [21JN]

Coins and coinage: modernize (see H.R. 505), 10443 [31MY]

Computers: prohibit use of interstate communications networks to distribute viruses (see H.R. 3524), 25916 [25OC]

Congressional Gold Medal: award to Frank Capra, James Stewart, and Fred Zinnemann (see H.R. 1699), 21590 [26SE]

Country Music Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 401), 20204 [12SE]

Courts: compensation of justices and judges (see H.R. 2181), 18189 [2AU]

Deaf Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 140), 30117 [19NO]

Dept. of Commerce: development and use of new telecommunications technologies (see H.R. 2965), 15761 [21JY]

Dept. of Energy: environmental cleanup of hazardous substances at certain facilities (see H.R. 765), 1393 [2FE]

Dept. of Labor: make grants to public housing agencies and for training for literacy and employment skills (see H.R. 916), 8846 [10MY]

Developing countries: encourage integration of women into development (see H.R. 951), 3857 [9MR]

Drug abuse: newsletter containing directories of State and local private programs of counseling, treatment and information (see H. Res. 206), 20404 [13SE]

Earth Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 338), 28336 [9NO]

Education: adult literacy (see H.R. 3123), 18671 [3AU]

82d Airborne Division Association, Inc.: charter (see H.R. 82), 18672 [3AU]

El Salvador: condemnation of violence (see H. Con. Res. 236), 30409 [20NO]

Elections: establish a series of seven Presidential primaries (see H.R. 1371), 4990 [20MR]

Electric power: investment in more efficient use of energy (see H. Res. 298), 31244 [21NO]

Emergency Medical Services Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 133), 5516 [5AP]

Enterprise Zone Improvements Act: enact (see H.R. 6), 7649 [1MY]

EPA: data on toxic chemical emissions (see H.R. 1457), 4200 [15MR]

Fasteners: inspection, testing, and certification (see H.R. 3000), 16202 [25JY]

FCC: determine the effects of price cap regulation on interstate telephone rates (see H.R. 1572), 5170 [22MR]

———geographic toll rate averaging in the regulation of interstate long distance telephone rates (see H.R. 2056), 6881 [18AP]

FDA: labeling requirement for food containing vegetable oils (see H.R. 1441), 7545 [26AP]

Federal employees: participation in political process (see H.R. 20), 5274 [23MR]

Fish and fisheries: oyster disease research (see H.R. 161), 2553 [22FE]

Food: labeling (see H.R. 2051), 9408 [16MY]

———labeling to show amounts of sodium and potassium (see H.R. 1712), 21217 [21SE]

Foods: prescribe nutrition labeling (see H.R. 3562), 26589 [31OC]

Franklin, Benjamin: commemorative coin for bicentennial of death (see H.R. 3056), 17096 [31JY]

FRS: adoption of monetary policies leading to zero inflation (see H.J. Res. 409), 28018 [8NO]

GAO: investigation on conditions of displaced Nicaraguans and Salvadorans (see H.R. 45), 6331 [12AP]

Geography Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 142), 21217 [21SE]

Graduate and Professional Student Awareness Weekend: designate (see H.J. Res. 77), 2269 [21FE]

Hazardous substances: require local educational agencies to conduct testing for radon contamination in schools (see H.R. 3370), 22291 [28SE]

———transportation in crude oil pipelines (see H.R. 2417), 10790 [5JN]

Health: national nutrition monitoring program (see H.R. 677), 1149 [27JA]

———prevention and treatment of substance abuse (see H.R. 3630), 28335 [9NO]

Higgins, William R.: execution in Lebanon (see H. Con. Res. 190), 19331 [4AU]

Holidays: commission to advise President on proposals for national observances (see H.R. 746), 8073 [3MY]

House of Representatives: official expenses allowance of Members available for printing (see H. Res. 206), 20404 [13SE]

———voluntary expenditure limits and partial public financing of campaigns (see H.R. 14), 103 [3JA]

Hungary: political and economic reform (see H.R. 3402), 23300 [4OC]

Industry: conformance of certain fasteners to specifications (see H.R. 777), 1394 [2FE]

Insurance: deduction for health insurance of self-employed individuals (see H.R. 694), 1150 [27JA]

Iran: persecution of the Bahais (see H. Con. Res. 87), 12937 [22JN]

Jewish Heritage Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 136), 2902 [28FE]

Labeling: prescribe nutrition labeling for foods (see H.R. 3028), 16563 [27JY]

Lithuanian Independence Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 149), 13846 [28JN]

Little League Baseball: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 123), 25240 [19OC]

Lyme Disease Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 138), 14992 [18JY]

Margaret Walker Alexander National African-American Research Center: establish (see H.R. 3252), 20204 [12SE]

Maternal and Child Health Improvement Act: enact (see H.R. 1584), 5270 [23MR]

Medicare: improve health services in rural areas (see H.R. 762), 5274 [23MR]

———physician reimbursement by geographic location (see H. Con. Res. 83), 5273 [23MR]

Mental Illness Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 164), 14906 [17JY]

Minimum wage: adjust (see H.R. 1392), 5086 [21MR]

Mount Rushmore National Memorial: commemorative coins (see H.R. 1028), 14475 [12JY]

NASA: termination liability for the Advanced Solid Rocket Motor Program (see H.R. 2197), 10869 [6JN]

National Academies of Practice: recognize (see H.R. 1047), 11819 [14JN]

National Agriculture Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 117), 3858 [9MR]

National Alcohol and Drug Treatment Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 217), 15850 [24JY]

National Arab American Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 241), 19558 [6SE]

National Check-Up Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 227), 12936 [22JN]

National Cities Fight Back Against Drugs Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 416), 31245 [21NO]

National D.A.R.E. Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 276), 9650 [18MY]

National Day To Commemorate the Bastille Day Bicentennial: designate (see H.J. Res. 298), 12283 [19JN]

National Diabetes Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 210), 25146 [18OC]

National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 320), 20775 [19SE]

National Drunk and Drugged Driving Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 429), 31246 [21NO]

National Family Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 126), 15762 [21JY]

National Glaucoma Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 397), 25499 [23OC]

National Job Skills Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 195), 21500 [25SE]

National Law Enforcement Training Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 273), 12494 [20JN]

National Literacy Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 277), 13279 [23JN]

National Military Families Recognition Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 385), 27192 [6NO]

National Osteoporosis Prevention Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 108), 8209 [4MY]

National Philanthropy Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 230), 25240 [19OC]

National Quality Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 204), 18673 [3AU]

National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution Centennial Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 150), 5086 [21MR]

National Trauma Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 120), 7437 [25AP]

National Visiting Nurse Associations Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 255), 30035 [17NO]

Natural gas: eliminate wellhead price controls (see H.R. 1595, 1722), 5271 [23MR], 5682 [6AP]

Natural resources: national policy for the conservation of biological diversity (see H.R. 1268), 3243 [2MR]

NSF: funding for science and technology development (see H.R. 3122), 18671 [3AU]

Nuclear powerplants: standardize designs and improve the licensing and regulatory process (see H.R. 2078), 7434 [25AP]

Occupational health and safety: system to identify and notify persons at high risk (see H.R. 3067), 17333 [1AU]

Pepper, Claude: commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 149), 30035 [17NO]

Petroleum: protect the used oil recycling system (see H.R. 1593), 5270 [23MR]

Poland: political and economic reform (see H.R. 3402), 23300 [4OC]

Power resources: effectiveness of State energy conservation programs (see H.R. 711), 7436 [25AP]

———national energy policy to reduce global warming (see H.R. 3143), 19328 [4AU]

Radon: nationwide testing for contamination in schools (see H.R. 2210), 11243 [7JN]

Raoul Wallenberg Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 47), 4113 [14MR]

Recycling of waste products: encourage scientific research and development of technologies (see H.R. 500), 2269 [21FE]

Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Technology Act: enact (see H.R. 1216), 7436 [25AP]

Rural areas: business assistance and emergency water project grants (see H.R. 3382), 22292 [28SE]

Rural Health Clinics Act: amend (see H.R. 1585), 5270 [23MR]

Rural Hospital Recovery Act: enact (H.R. 1583) (see H.R. 1583), 5270 [23MR]

SEC: authority to prevent disruptions to the securities markets (see H.R. 1609), 5945 [11AP]

Securities: facilitate cooperation with foreign countries in law enforcement (see H.R. 1396), 4111 [14MR]

Social Security: establish State offices of rural health (see H.R. 3204), 28846 [14NO]

———place the Office of Rural Health Policy under a Deputy Under Sec. for Rural Health (see H.R. 1589), 5270 [23MR]

———qualifications for certain blind or disabled children eligible for SSI benefits (see H.R. 874), 2554 [22FE]

Solid waste: clarify the regulation of certain Federal facility waste (see H.R. 2708), 14017 [10JY]

Southeast Interstate Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management Compact: congressional consent to amendments (see H.R. 2642), 11818 [14JN]

Space Exploration Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 362), 14474 [12JY]

Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act: emergency supplemental appropriations (see H.J. Res. 31), 3858 [9MR]

Taxation: delay implementation of certain reforms relative to employer benefit plans (see H.R. 518), 1153 [27JA]

———permanent exclusion of funding for employee educational assistance (see H.R. 2037), 6881 [18AP]

———repeal nondiscrimination rules relative to employee benefit plans (see H.R. 634), 346 [24JA]

Telephone: prohibit certain practices involving the commercial use of facsimile machines (see H.R. 2184), 10443 [31MY]

———prohibit certain practices relative to automatic dialing devices (see H.R. 2131), 10243 [25MY]

Television: improve competition and services relative to programming and prohibit discrimination (see H.R. 2437), 9996 [22MY]

Tobacco industry: require cigarette advertisers to include nicotine warning labels (see H.R. 1171), 2900 [28FE]

Tongass National Forest, AK: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 987), 2068 [9FE]

U.S. flag: Supreme Court ruling on desecration (see H. Res. 186), 13622 [27JN]

Vocational-Technical Education Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 367), 31245 [21NO]

Washington Centennial Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 410), 25615 [24OC]

World Population Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 248), 19333 [4AU]

Remarks by, on

Air pollution: clean air standards (H.R. 3030), 16557 [27JY]

Banks and banking: reform Federal deposit insurance system (H.R. 1278), 11813 [14JN], 12076 [15JN]

Budget: reconciliation (H.R. 3299), 22224 [28SE]

Clean Air Act: amend (H.R. 99), 15809 [24JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2990), 18112 [2AU]

Ecology: control acid rain (H.R. 144), 180 [3JA]

Fair Food Labeling and Advertising Act: enact (H.R. 514), 285 [19JA]

FCC: protect consumers from unfair practices in the provision of operator services (H.R. 971), 2039-2043 [9FE], 21468 [25SE]

Health: improve emergency medical services and trauma care (H.R. 1602), 28806 [14NO]

House of Representatives: adjournment, 11817 [14JN]

Individual retirement accounts: expansion of deduction, 22224 [28SE]

Minimum wage: adjust (H.R. 2), 5220 [23MR]

Northern Telecom, Inc.: optical fiber technology, 30707 [21NO]

Rural Health Clinics Act: amend (H.R. 1585), 5173 [22MR]

Shelbyville, TN: tribute to Central High School girls basketball team, 4030 [13MR]

Taxation: capital gains, 22224 [28SE]

Telephone: safeguards for subscribers of small companies relative to interstate service rates (H.R. 1238), 3411 [2MR]

Television: local regulation of cable programming and rates (H.R. 3826), 31798 [21NO]

Tennessee: Pulaski and Giles County efforts against racism, 24766 [17OC]

TVA: employee retention relative to collective bargaining agreements and performance ratings (H.R. 2027), 7074 [19AP]

Remarks in House relative to

Congressional Record: revise and extend remarks, 5169 [22MR], 16562 [27JY]

Special order: granted, 2061 [9FE], 11816 [14JN]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Environmental and Energy Study Conference: election of executive committee, 14360 [12JY]

Testimonies

Committee on Education and Labor: Adult Literacy and Employability Act (H.R. 3123), D723 [2NO]

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Trauma Care Systems Planning and Development Act (H.R. 436), D107 [13MR]

Committee on Government Operations: FCC Regulation of Alternative Operator Services, D112 [14MR]

———Information Age to Rural America, D657 [12OC]