COOPER, JIM (a Representative from Tennessee)

Articles and editorials

VFW Announces National VOD Scholarship Winners, E541-E543 [24MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Child support: improve collection system (see H.R. 4897), H6983 [4AU]

Courts: admissibility of certain evidence (see H.R. 4830), H6252 [26JY]

Families and domestic relations: paternal identification programs (see H.R. 4898), H6983 [4AU]

Public Health Service: require informed consent from human research subjects (see H.R. 3878), H679 [23FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

African-American Music Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 364), H6550 [1AU]

Agriculture: tribute to U.S. rice industry (see H.J. Res. 405), H10727 [4OC]

Airline industry: mandatory retirement age for pilots (see H.R. 1532), H4220 [8JN]

Belleville, NJ: recognize as birthplace of industrial revolution (see H. Con. Res. 35), H9441 [21SE]

Budget: deficit (see H.R. 4057), H5872 [19JY]

———discretionary spending limits (H.R. 3266), consideration (see H. Res. 445), H4165 [26MY]

———reform baseline budgeting, consideration of rescissions, use of spending cuts for deficit reduction, and treatment of emergency designation in legislation (see H.R. 4434), H6253 [26JY]

CERCLA: assignment of shares of liability at Superfund sites (see H.R. 3624, 4351), H2583 [20AP], H3345 [12MY]

Children of Alcoholics Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 230), H3345 [12MY]

Colleges and universities: extend the cohort default rate exemption for historically Black and Native American colleges (see H.R. 4025), H2219 [12AP]

Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House): investigation of House Post Office activity relative to violations of House Rules or embezzlement of public funds by Members of Congress (see H. Res. 238), H411 [9FE]

Consumers: require disclosure of service and other charges on tickets (see H.R. 4995), H10007 [28SE]

Courts: establish time limitation on civil actions against aircraft manufacturers (see H.R. 3087), H866 [24FE]

———product liability law uniformity (see H.R. 1910), H3223 [10MY]

Crime: inclusion of peonage and slavery offenses as Racketeer-Influenced and Corrupt Organization predicates (see H.R. 2720), H501 [10FE]

———national policy to control crime and reform court procedures (see H.R. 5008), H9008 [21AU]

———penalty enhancement for the use of juveniles in Federal offenses (see H.R. 439), H1323 [11MR]

———prevention and punishment of domestic and sexual violence (see H. Res. 473), H10446 [30SE]

———provide postage for information mailings of active abduction investigations (see H.R. 3940), H4390 [13JN]

———sentencing for Social Security fraud relative to illegal immigration (see H.R. 3795), H9161 [16SE]

———telemarketing fraud (see H.R. 4399), H4220 [8JN]

———treatment of hardcore juvenile offenders (see H.R. 4491), H5350 [29JN]

Dept. of HUD: assistance program eligibility for organizations that promote prejudice or bias based on race, religion, or ethnicity (see H.R. 4036), H4343 [10JN]

Dept. of the Interior: sale of certain real and personal property (see H.R. 4919), H7992 [11AU]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: adjudication of claims for veterans benefits (see H.R. 3269), H4220 [8JN]

Education: establish incentives to improve the use of telecommunications and technology (see H.R. 5013), H9008 [21AU]

Education and Sharing Day, U.S.A.: designate (see H.J. Res. 329), H1541 [17MR]

EEOC: guidelines relative to religious harassment in employment (see H. Res. 446), H4391 [13JN]

Export Administration Act: action for damages against those violating antiboycott provisions relative to discrimination or loss of business (see H.R. 2544), H889 [28FE]

Fair Labor Standards Act: exemptions for inmates of penal or other correctional institutions relative to certain programs (see H.R. 3705), H10446 [30SE]

Firefighters: exempt firefighters and rescue squad workers from certain provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act relative to volunteer work in a professional capacity (see H.R. 3949), H3791 [20MY]

Freedom Summer Remembrance Day: designate (see H. Res. 457), H4721 [17JN]

Government regulations: assessments relative to the taking of private property (see H.R. 561), H559 [22FE]

Guam: mint coins in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the liberation of Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands (see H.R. 3372), H680 [23FE]

Haiti: presence of U.S. Armed Forces (see H. Con. Res. 269, 276), H6253 [26JY], H7075 [5AU]

Hall, James N.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 215), H3682 [18MY]

Health: ability of Members to strike employer mandates from health care reform legislation (see H. Res. 424), H6550 [1AU]

———inclusion of medical technology advancement in health care reform legislation (see H. Res. 485), H8596 [17AU]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 5228), H11200 [6OC]

———research funding (see H.R. 4260), H2582 [20AP]

Health care professionals: incentives for service in rural areas (see H.R. 4555), H4292 [9JN]

House of Representatives: official travel requirements (see H. Res. 451), H4996 [24JN]

Immigration: status of the visa waiver program (see H.R. 4413), H5872 [19JY]

Immigration and Nationality Act: deportation and exclusion of criminal aliens (see H.R. 723), H6380 [27JY]

Israel: anniversary of the reunification of Jerusalem (see H. Con. Res. 239), H3345 [12MY]

———relocation of U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem (see H. Con. Res. 281), H9088 [12SE]

Medicare: extend issuance period for select policies (see H.R. 5082), H10373 [29SE]

Mental health: inclusion of benefits in comprehensive health care plan (see H. Con. Res. 52), H288 [3FE]

Mental Illness Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 349), H1996 [24MR]

National Agriculture Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 317), H1088 [8MR]

National Arbor Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 322), H1440 [16MR]

National Breast Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 311), H4959 [23JN]

National Character Counts Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 366), H5463 [30JN]

National Children's Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 389), H5761 [14JY]

National Crime Victims' Rights Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 342), H1556 [18MR]

National Flag Celebration Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 286), H4166 [26MY]

National Gang Violence Prevention Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 391), H6550 [1AU]

National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 332), H5872 [19JY]

National League of Families POW/MIA: display of flag (see H.J. Res. 369), H7195 [8AU]

National Mammography Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 418), H10007 [28SE]

National Men's Health Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 209), H2914 [28AP]

National Neighborhood Crime Watch Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 374), H4884 [22JN]

National Penny Charity Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 415), H10446 [30SE]

National Walking Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 276), H2995 [3MY]

National Women and Girls in Sports Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 385), H5762 [14JY]

Northern Mariana Islands: mint coins in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the liberation of Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands (see H.R. 3372), H680 [23FE]

Parents' Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 398), H9441 [21SE]

Persian Gulf Conflict: compensation for veterans and increased research relative to illnesses attributed to service during conflict (see H.R. 4386, 4540), H4219 [8JN], H4293 [9JN]

Police Athletic League: tribute (see H. Res. 557), H11430 [7OC]

Program on Social Ethics and Community Service: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 4464), H4166 [26MY]

Public Service Recognition Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 253), H1541 [17MR]

Roads and highways: conversion of signs to metric units (see H.R. 3766), H3964 [24MY]

SBA: modify the small business and capital ownership development program (see H.R. 2662), H4293 [9JN]

Schneerson, Menachem Mendel: award a Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4497), H5547 [12JY]

Securities: unlisted trading privileges for corporate securities (see H.R. 4535), H4165 [26MY]

Small business: extend deductions for health insurance costs of self-employed individuals (see H.R. 162), H10446 [30SE]

Special Olympics World Games: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 3879), H1997 [24MR]

Tariff: footwear (see H.R. 795), H4958 [23JN]

Taxation: treatment of dues paid to tax-exempt agricultural or horticultural organizations (see H.R. 3951), H1157 [9MR]

———treatment of health insurance costs of self-employed individuals (see H.R. 5062), H10007 [28SE]

Telephones: treatment of 800 numbers (see H.R. 4802), H6454 [28JY]

Terrorism: condemn attacks relative to Middle East peace agreements (see H. Res. 496), H7075 [5AU]

———condemn speech by PLO leader Yasser Arafat (see H. Con. Res. 287), H8754 [19AU]

Time for the National Observance of the Fiftieth Anniversary of World War II: designate (see H.J. Res. 315), H2219 [12AP]

Veterans: cost-of-living adjustments (see H.R. 3023), H287 [3FE]

Weapons: prohibit arms sales to countries that are participating in the boycott of Israel (see H.R. 3656), H2219 [12AP]

World War II: disclosure of information relative to Nazi war crimes (see H.R. 4955), H8052 [12AU]

———treatment of Cadet Nurse Corps training periods relative to Federal retirement credit (see H.R. 1968), H43 [25JA]

Year of the Grandparent: designate (see H.J. Res. 355), H5548 [12JY]

Essays: Voice of Democracy

Cartmill, Autumn, E541 [24MR]

Motions offered by

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 103), consideration (H. Res. 331), H862 [24FE]

Remarks by, on

Appropriations: line-item veto (H.R. 1578), H5445 [30JN]

Budget: consideration of budget authority rescission proposals (H.R. 4600), H5725 [14JY]

Child support: improve collection system (H.R. 4897), H6771 [4AU], E1651 [4AU]

Communications: promote a national infrastructure to encourage deployment of advanced services through competition (H.R. 3636), H5245 [28JN]

Courts: admissibility of certain evidence (H.R. 4830), H6207 [26JY], E1567 [26JY]

Families and domestic relations: paternal identification programs (H.R. 4898), H6771 [4AU], E1651 [4AU]

Haiti: U.S. policy, H8044 [12AU]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, H8507 [17AU]

Legislative Branch of the Government: application of certain laws (H.R. 4822), H7345 [10AU]

Memphis, TN: tribute to the Memphis and Shelby County Community Conference on Youth Gangs, E1702 [10AU]

Public Health Service: require informed consent from human research subjects (H.R. 3878), E231 [23FE]

States: limit out-of-State solid waste disposal (H.R. 4779), H9929 [28SE]

Remarks in House relative to

Congressional Record: revise and extend remarks, H677 [23FE], H6251 [26JY], H6982 [4AU], H7505 [10AU]

Special order: granted, H8050 [12AU]

Schedules

Committee on Education and Labor (House): health care reform relative to insurance procedures, D194 [3MR]

Committee on Energy and Commerce (House): Subcommittee on Health and the Environment: health care reform, D63 [2FE]

Committee on Public Works and Transportation (House): Subcommittee on Surface Transportation: national highway system, D194 [3MR]