COX, JOHN W., JR. (a Representative from Illinois)

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Advisory Council on Allied Health: establish (see H.R. 1466, H1848 [19MR])

Africa: protection of human rights and economic development in the Horn of Africa (see H.R. 1454, H4284 [11JN])

Alaska: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.J. Res. 239, H5050 [25JN])

———designate wilderness areas (see H.R. 39, H1758 [13MR])

Armed Forces: establish a commemorative medal for members serving in a combat zone during the Persian Gulf conflict (see H.R. 1107, H1475 [7MR])

Baltic States: most-favored-nation status for Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania (see H.R. 3314, H6538 [12SE])

Basketball Centennial Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 372, H11115 [23NO])

Bicentennial of the District of Columbia Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 356, H11893 [26NO])

Boats: fees for recreational vessels (see H.R. 534, H1914 [20MR])

Budget: discretionary spending limits (see H.R. 3732, H11892 [26NO])

Coins: mint and circulate $1 coin (see H.R. 1245, H7199 [1OC])

Coins and coinage: mint in commemoration of the quincentenary of the discovery of America by Christopher Columbus (see H.R. 500, H2016 [21MR])

Colleges and universities: oversight of college accrediting agencies (see H.R. 2246, H11288 [25NO])

Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Act: waive application to certain farm vehicles (see H.R. 1516, H6798 [24SE])

Committee on Children, Youth, and Families (Select): establish (see H. Res. 12, H994 [6FE])

Committee on the Organization of Congress (Joint): establish (see H. Con. Res. 192, H8577 [28OC])

Commodore John Barry Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 166, H6318 [1AU])

Congress: purchase of recycled paper and paper products (see H.R. 242, H2564 [25AP])

Copyrights: protection of industrial designs (see H.R. 1790, H7314 [2OC])

Diseases: reauthorizing research programs on Alzheimer's disease (see H.R. 3082, H6799 [24SE])

El Salvador: peace process (see H.R. 3782, H11892 [26NO])

———withhold military assistance (see H.R. 1346, H3371 [21MY])

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 3750, H9700 [12NO])

Employment: entitle family leave involving a birth, adoption, or serious health condition with protection of benefits (see H.R. 2, H1474 [7MR])

Equal rights: constitutional amendment to ensure (see H.J. Res. 1, H5050 [25JN])

Executive departments: options for shared services in Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HHS (see H. Con. Res. 146, H6139 [30JY])

Eximbank: financing foreign sale of defense articles (see H.R. 2175, H3371 [21MY])

FBI: regulate conduct (see H.R. 50, H5049 [25JN])

Federal Aviation Act: amend relative to bankruptcy transportation plans (see H.R. 66, H11891 [26NO])

Federal employees: early retirement requirements (see H.R. 1820, H7862 [15OC])

———tribute for contributions to Persian Gulf Conflict (see H. Con. Res. 147, H6388 [2AU])

———voluntary participation in the political process (see H.R. 20, H6456 [11SE])

Financial institutions: limit liability on holdings in violation of certain environmental laws (see H.R. 1450, H2953 [9MY])

———locations in distressed neighborhoods (see H.R. 2909, H5513 [16JY])

Foreign policy: recommittal to U.S. support of universal human rights and democracy (see H. Res. 284, H10365 [18NO])

Foreign trade: voluntary restraint agreements (see H. Res. 297, H10931 [22NO])

Forests: protection of remaining ancient forests on public lands (see H.R. 842, H4098 [6JN])

Freedom of religion: protect (see H.R. 2797, H5210 [26JN])

FRS: modernize (see H.R. 1130, H3710 [29MY])

Fuels: use of alcohol-enhanced gasoline in federally owned or leased vehicles (see H.R. 3231, H10723 [20NO])

German-American Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 180, H6458 [11SE])

Girl Scouts of the United States of America 80th Anniversary Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 343, H9701 [12NO])

Haiti: support democracy (see H. Res. 235, H7313 [2OC])

Health: access to telecommunications systems used to provide medical information to rural care providers (see H.R. 2232, H6386 [2AU])

———analysis of urban and rural area statistics (see H.R. 2238, H6386 [2AU])

———reduce infant mortality by improving services to pregnant women in rural areas (see H.R. 2229, H6386 [2AU])

———rural medical education projects (see H.R. 2233, H6386 [2AU]; H.R. 2236, H6457 [11SE])

Health care facilities: criminal penalties for interfering with access (see H.R. 1703, H7381 [3OC])

———exempt from antitrust laws, certain activities entered into by hospitals in low population areas (see H.R. 2406, H8496 [24OC])

Health care professionals: incentives for physicians to practice in rural areas (see H.R. 2230, H6386 [2AU])

———protections from legal liability in Public Health Service (see H.R. 2239, H6138 [30JY])

———requirements relative to training in family medicine (see H.R. 2231, H6675 [17SE])

———training of medical rehabilitation health personnel (see H.R. 1466, H1848 [19MR])

Homosexuality: prohibit discrimination based on affectional or sexual orientation (see H.R. 1430, H6798 [24SE])

Iraq: release portion of frozen assets for UNICEF medical and humanitarian assistance to Iraqi citizens (see H. Con. Res. 168, H5050 [25JN])

Labor: prevent discrimination based on participation in disputes (see H.R. 5, H1080 [20FE])

Law enforcement officers: educational assistance (see H.R. 3172, H6316 [1AU])

———increase numbers (see H.R. 3172, H6316 [1AU])

Local government: Federal payments for public needs assistance (see H.R. 3601, H8187 [22OC])

Lyme Disease Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 138, H3495 [22MY])

Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act: authorize seizure of vessels in violation (see H.R. 1239, H7648 [8OC])

Medicaid: cervical and breast cancer programs (see H.R. 1393, H9493 [6NO])

———drug treatment of pregnant women and certain family members (see H.R. 1189, H8662 [29OC])

———Federal payments relative to State expenditures made from revenues derived from provider-specific taxes (see H.R. 3595, H7726 [9OC]; H. Con. Res. 208, H8662 [29OC])

Medicare: coverage for colerectal screening examinations and certain immunizations (see H.R. 2565, H6602 [16SE])

———due process protections to institutions subject to State certifications (see H.R. 2240, H6457 [11SE])

———home care and extended care services coverages (see H.R. 1200, H6385 [2AU])

———penalty for late enrollment (see H.R. 1335, H6456 [11SE])

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment on compensation (see H. Con. Res. 194, H6317 [1AU])

National Accessible Housing Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 326, H7107 [30SE])

National American Indian Heritage Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 182, H3038 [14MY])

National POW/MIA Recognition Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 233, H3495 [22MY])

National Red Ribbon Week for a Drug-Free America: designate (see H.J. Res. 340, H8102 [17OC])

National Sarcoidosis Awareness Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 309, H5819 [24JY])

National Student Loan Data System: revise operation (see H.R. 3372, H11289 [25NO])

National Tax Freedom Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 220, H2261 [16AP])

National Visiting Nurse Associations Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 212, H7314 [2OC])

Nuclear weapons: moratorium on testing (see H.R. 3636, H8494 [24OC])

———test ban on underground nuclear explosions (see H. Con. Res. 16, H1476 [7MR])

Petroleum: anticompetitive pricing practices by refiners (see H.R. 2966, H7981 [16OC])

Polish American Heritage Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 227, H6139 [30JY])

Printing: use of ink pigments made with soybean oil in Federal products (see H.R. 1736, H4284 [11JN])

Public Health Service: alcohol and drug abuse residential treatment services to pregnant and postpartum women and their children (see H.R. 2678, H8662 [29OC])

———establish Office of Rural Mental Health (see H.R. 2237, H6386 [2AU])

Public Health Service Act: family planning counseling (see H.R. 392, H3805 [3JN])

Real property: tax treatment under the limitations on losses from passive activities (see H.R. 1414, H1757 [13MR])

Recycling: automobile components (see H.R. 3369, H7726 [9OC])

———State opportunities for citizens' participation (see H.R. 945, H1417 [5MR])

Refuse disposal: ensure safety of solid waste exported to foreign countries (see H.R. 2358, H3710 [29MY])

———reduce use of toxic chemicals (see H.R. 2880, H10842 [21NO])

Resolution Trust Corp.: abolish oversight board and provide for operation independent of FDIC (see H.R. 2682, H4612 [18JN])

———additional resources and operating requirements (see H.R. 3422, H6940 [26SE])

———audit of operations and financial condition (see H.R. 3055, H8189 [22OC])

Securities: require disclosure of short positions of major short position holders (see H.R. 3317, H6799 [24SE])

———statute of limitations for private rights of action arising from certain legal violations (see H.R. 3185, H8189 [22OC])

Social Security: administration of the Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance Program (see H.R. 2898, H5513 [16JY])

———long-term care insurance policies (see H.R. 1916, H6690 [19SE])

———medical assistance for medicare cost-sharing (see H.R. 3251, H6799 [24SE])

———payment for physicians' services (see H.R. 3070, H6720 [23SE])

———reduction in payments to spouses and surviving spouses who are receiving certain Government pensions (see H.R. 53, H9043 [1NO])

Soviet Union: agricultural export credits to the Republics (see H. Res. 222, H6721 [23SE])

———military action against Baltic States (see H. Con. Res. 40, H685 [23JA])

———U.N. response relative to military action against Baltic States (see H. Con. Res. 50, H1081 [20FE])

Taxation: low-income housing credit (see H.R. 413, H3624 [23MY])

———permanently extend qualified mortgage bonds (see H.R. 1067, H3855 [4JN])

———provide exceptions from certain rules for determining contributions in aid of construction (see H.R. 118, H3036 [14MY])

———small issue bonds (see H.R. 673, H9144 [4NO])

———volume cap on private activity bonds used to finance high-speed intercity rail facilities (see H.R. 3348, H11892 [26NO])

Veterans: medical treatment and services (see H.R. 2899, H5513 [16JY])

Welk, Lawrence: repeal authority to use appropriations for rural development grants for the restoration of birthplace (see H.R. 772, H1417 [5MR])

Women: reproduction rights (see H.R. 25, H3805 [3JN])

Women's History Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 149, H1916 [20MR])

World AIDS Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 376, H10843 [21NO])

World Population Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 261, H7726 [9OC])

World War II: contributions of Federal civilian employees during the attack on Pearl Harbor (see H.J. Res. 368, H11893 [26NO])

———contributions of the people of Guam and Hawaii (see H. Res. 293, H11894 [26NO])

———establish in the District of Columbia a memorial to veterans (see H.R. 1624, H4187 [7JN])

———issue 50th anniversary commemorative coin (see H.R. 1623, H4186 [7JN])

Year of the Gulf of Mexico: designate (see H.J. Res. 327, H8121 [21OC])

Remarks by, on

Abortion: pro choice versus right to life, H5127 [26JN]

Capital punishment: use of as crime deterrent, H7860 [15OC]

Civil Rights Act: restore and strengthen laws that ban discrimination in employment (H.R. 1), H3953 [5JN]

Courts: habeas corpus reform, H8003 [17OC]

Crime: national policy to control crime and reform court procedures (H.R. 3371), H8003 [17OC]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military functions and to prescribe military personnel levels (H.R. 2100), H3243 [20MY]

———authorizing appropriations for military functions and to prescribe military personnel levels (H.R. 2100), conference report, E4020 [22NO]

Dept. of Transportation: making appropriations (H.R. 2942), conference report—amendments in disagreement, H7679 [9OC]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2707), H5127 [26JN]

Diseases: research associated with exposure to dioxin and other chemicals in herbicides (H.R. 556), H737 [29JA]

El Salvador: State-sponsored terrorism, H10850 [22NO]

Employment: quotas, H3953 [5JN]

Financial institutions: deposit insurance premiums, H9075 [4NO]

———recapitalize the Federal deposit insurance fund and reform the regulatory and service systems (H.R. 3768), H10766 [21NO]

———recapitalize the Federal deposit insurance fund and reform the regulatory and service systems (H.R. 6), H9075, H9090 [4NO]

Haiti: support democracy (H. Res. 235), H7252 [2OC]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, H4426 [12JN], H6200 [1AU]

Jews: anniversary of massacre at Babi Yar, E3278 [3OC]

Lithuania: political reform, H1045 [20FE]

Medicaid: Federal payments relative to State expenditures made from revenues derived from provider-specific taxes (H.R. 3595), H10531 [19NO]

Middle East: military action to enforce U.N. Security Council resolution against Iraq, H301 [11JA]

Nuclear warfare: strategic defense initiative, H3243 [20MY]

Resolution Trust Corp.: additional resources and operating requirements (H.R. 3422), H7123 [1OC]

———funding (H.R. 1315), H1615 [12MR]

Soviet Union: military action against Baltic States (H. Con. Res. 40), H629 [22JA]

Taxation: refundable credit in lieu of deductions for children and increased earned income credit, H3040 [15MY]

Transportation: establish a national comprehensive surface transportation system (H.R. 2950), H8252 [23OC]

Unemployment: emergency compensation (H.R. 3575), H10224 [14NO]

Vietnam: U.S. relations, E3558 [25OC]

Votes: position on missed, H1588 [12MR]

Remarks in House relative to

Congressional Record: revise and extend remarks, H8464 [23OC]

Special order: granted, H4282 [11JN], H7861 [15OC], H8493 [24OC]

Statements

Capital Punishment: Gabriel Tarde, H7861 [15OC]

Tributes

McLoughlin, James W., H2189 [16AP]