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

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Tariff: skateboard trucks (see H.R. 4752), H2290 [2AP]

———xylitol (see H.R. 4751), H2290 [2AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Abortion: availability of services under federally funded programs (see H.R. 766), H3644 [20MY]

———make FDA import alert on RU-486 ineffective (see H.R. 875), H10779 [2OC]

Agriculture: prevention of crimes against farmers, researchers, and other livestock-related professions (see H.R. 2407), H329 [5FE]

Armed Forces: prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation (see H.R. 5208), H9536 [25SE]

———rescind Dept. of Defense ban on gays, lesbians, and bisexuals (see H. Res. 271), H2498 [8AP]

Budget: consideration by Congress of Presidential proposals to rescind amounts of authority (see H.R. 2164), H7726 [6AU]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 290, 504), H2676 [9AP], H4447 [9JN]

———restructure process to require balanced (see H.R. 6089), H10100 [1OC]

Buffalo Soldiers Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 237), H6627 [24JY]

Cash Management Improvement Act: implementation (see H.R. 5377), H4678 [11JN]

Child Care Worthy Wage Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 440), H2811 [29AP]

Civil Rights Act: restore and strengthen laws that ban discrimination in employment (see H.R. 3975), H2673 [9AP]

Commission on Environment and Development: establish (see H.R. 5424), H8734 [17SE]

Country Music Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 520), H7533 [5AU]

Earthquakes: establish hazard reduction program (see H.R. 2806), H398 [7FE]

Ecology and environment: implementation of Earth Summit decisions and U.S. participation in U.N. Sustainable Development Commission (see H. Con. Res. 353), H8023 [11AU]

Education and Sharing Day, U.S.A.: designate (see H.J. Res. 410), H1134 [10MR]

Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act: Federal facilities compliance (see H.R. 4986), H2672 [9AP]

Endangered species: strengthen conservation programs (see H.R. 4045), H11197 [3OC]

ERISA: amend relative to preemption of certain State laws (see H.R. 2782), H5323 [25JN]

Foreign trade: relation of agreements to health, safety, labor, and environmental laws of the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 246), H1269 [12MR]

Forests: annual report on National Forest System reforestation activities (see H.R. 4980), H2672 [9AP]

Gillespie, John Birks (Dizzy): award the Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 5842), H10101 [1OC]

Government: reduction of worldwide military expenditures (see H. Res. 323), H2020 [30MR]

Government regulations: public disclosure of communications relative to regulatory actions (see H.R. 5702), H6860 [28JY]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 5936), H8575 [15SE]

Health care professionals: inform individuals about risks and complications associated with breast implant surgery (see H.R. 3783), H122 [28JA]

Hostages: condemn treatment of William F. Buckley, William Higgins, and Peter Kilburn (see H. Res. 322), H122 [28JA]

Income: treatment of Federal pay relative to garnishment and similar legal fees (see H.R. 643), H3729 [21MY]

International trade: strengthen U.S. position (see H.R. 5100), H3729 [21MY]

Ireland, Northern: appoint special envoy (see H. Con. Res. 295), H2677 [9AP]

Labor: reform protections from unscrupulous contracting practices (see H.R. 1987), H1346 [18MR]

Lower Salmon River: designate as a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see H.R. 4079), H479 [19FE]

Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program: funding (see H. Con. Res. 282), H3452 [19MY]

Medicare: payment for interpretation of electrocardiograms (see H.R. 3373), H1321 [17MR]

Mental health: inclusion of benefits in any health care reform legislation (see H. Con. Res. 296), H1380 [19MR]

National Agriculture Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 272), H330 [5FE]

National Customer Service Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 474), H6350 [21JY]

National Endometriosis Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 463), H8810 [18SE]

National Foster Care Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 388), H1778 [25MR]

National Radon Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 550), H12592 [5OC]

National Visiting Nurse Associations Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 484), H5623 [30JN]

National Women and Girls in Sports Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 395), H289 [4FE]

Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs and OMB: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 5702), H6860 [28JY]

OSHA: regulations (see H. Con. Res. 92), H5542 [29JN]

Polish-American Heritage Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 532), H7060 [30JY]

Printing: require that all Federal printing use soybean oil-based inks (see H.R. 5366), H4589 [10JN]

Public Service Recognition Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 430), H2885 [30AP]

Refuse disposal: preparation of rural community impact statements prior to construction permits (see H.R. 4212), H1181 [11MR]

———prevent lawsuits equating municipal solid waste and sewage sludge with industrial hazardous wastes (see H.R. 3026), H1134 [10MR]

Social Security: establish as an independent agency (see H.R. 2838), H933 [3MR]

———expand tax exemption for certain election officials and workers (see H.R. 1771), H5623 [30JN]

Spain: support the planting of 500 California redwood trees in commemoration of the quincentenary of Christopher Columbus' voyage (see H.J. Res. 529), H7533 [5AU]

Student loans: eligibility relative to default rates of institutions (see H.R. 327), H120 [28JA]

Taxation: health insurance costs of self-employed individuals (see H.R. 784), H141 [29JA]

U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child: ratification (see H. Res. 515), H7726 [6AU]

VietNow: grant charter (see H.R. 3849), H933 [3MR]

Volunteer workers: immunity from civil liability for certain individuals working for nonprofit organizations and governmental entities (see H.R. 911), H2407 [7AP]

World AIDS Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 538), H10014 [30SE]

World Population Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 458), H2201 [31MR]

Proposals

Tax reform, E164 [3FE]

Remarks by, on

Abortion: pro choice versus right to life, E71• [24JA]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 290), H4537 [10JN]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 504), H4438, H4439, H4440 [9JN]

Employment: entitle family leave involving a birth, adoption, or serious health condition with protection of benefits (S. 5), veto, E2895• [2OC]

Families and domestic relations: extend family planning services (H.R. 3090), E1217• [1MY]

Financial institutions: national economic objectives priority assignments (H.R. 6069), E2900• [2OC]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 5368), H5225 [25JN]

Haiti: protection of Haitians in the U.S. pending the resumption of democratic rule (H.R. 3844), H811• [27FE]

Health: human fetal tissue transplantation research, H3868• [28MY]

Higher Education Act: amend (H.R. 3553), H1975• [26MR]

———wait-out period for institutions receiving part A grants under Title III, H1975• [26MR]

Housing: extend certain laws relative to housing and community development (H.R. 5334), H7411, H7471 [5AU]

Mortgages: truth-in-lending disclosure for refinance transactions, H7471 [5AU]

NIH: revise and extend programs (H.R. 2507), conference report, H3868• [28MY]

Older Americans Act: consideration of a motion to suspend rules to dispose of Senate amendment to H.R. 2967, amendments (H. Res. 425), H2593 [9AP]

Taxation: rates, E164• [3FE]

Unemployment: emergency compensation (H.R. 4095), H240• [4FE]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H8809 [18SE]

Statements

Constitutional Amendment To Require Balanced Budget, H4538 [10JN]

———James M. Buchanan, H4538 [10JN]

———L. Douglas Wilder, Governor of Virginia, H4538-H4540 [10JN]

Testimonies

Committee on Public Works and Transportation: Public Building Designations, D637 [28MY]

Committee on Ways and Means: Social Security Notch Issue, D942 [28JY]

Tributes

Annunzio, Representative, E2893• [2OC]

Vander Bleek, Matthew, E3120• [9OC]