COOK, MERRILL (a Representative from Utah)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: prohibit coverage of tobacco by Federal crop insurance programs (see H.R. 1438), H1890 [24AP]

Airlines: provide protection for airline employees who provide certain air safety information (see H.R. 915), H2590 [13MY]

Animals: conservation of Asian elephants (see H.R. 1787), H3476 [4JN]

Arches National Park: expand boundaries (see H.R. 2283), H6025 [29JY]

Armed Forces: establish demonstration project relative to enrollment of certain beneficiaries in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (see H.R. 1766), H8265 [30SE]

———improve access to treatment facilities, provide Medicare reimbursement, and permit enrollment in Federal Employees Health Benefits Program for veterans and their dependents (see H.R. 1456), H6798 [3SE]

———permit certain beneficiaries to enroll in the Federal Employees Health Program and improve health benefits under CHAMPUS and TRICARE standard (see H.R. 1356), H6918 [4SE]

———procedures for determining status of certain missing members (see H.R. 409), H3568 [5JN]

Armenia: anniversary of genocide (see H. Con. Res. 55), H5022 [9JY]

Aviation: provide assistance and slots to air carriers providing service between high-density and underserved airports (see H.R. 2748), H9613 [28OC]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: prohibit use of appropriated Federal funds for the deployment of Armed Forces after a certain date (see H.R. 1172), H2091 [30AP]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 1), H154 [9JA]

———establish a deficit reduction trust fund and reduce discretionary spending limits (see H.R. 126), H286 [4FE]

———reform process (see H.R. 1372), H1704 [17AP]

———reform process and enforce the bipartisan balanced budget agreement (see H.R. 2003), H5570 [22JY]

Business and industry: improve and expand employee health care programs (see H.R. 1515), H2883 [19MY]

Capitol Building and Grounds: use of the rotunda for a ceremony honoring Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew (see H. Con. Res. 134), H6799 [3SE]

Civil rights: prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, or sex in Federal actions (see H.R. 1909), H3864 [17JN]

Computers: prohibit interference with interstate commerce on the Internet or interactive computer services (see H.R. 1054), H2254 [6MY]

———regulate use of personal information obtained by interactive computer services (see H.R. 98), H889 [11MR]

———use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (see H.R. 695), H670 [26FE]

Congress: constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue and a balanced budget (see H.J. Res. 52), H523 [12FE]

Contraceptives: require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and services under health insurance plans (see H.R. 2174), H5401 [16JY]

Contracts: prohibit discrimination in awarding Federal contracts on the basis of labor policies (see H.R. 1378), H1989 [29AP]

Courts: access relative to Federal agency actions and State laws (see H.R. 1534), H6407 [30JY]

———moratorium on certain class action lawsuits (see H.R. 1283), H1893 [24AP]

———prevent Federal agencies from pursuing policies of unjustifiable nonacquiescence and relitigation of precedents established in the Federal judicial circuits (see H.R. 1544), H4913 [8JY]

Crime: Federal penalties for the killing or attempted killing of a law enforcement officer of the District of Columbia (see H.R. 727), H5487 [17JY]

Dept. of Defense: allow military health care system beneficiaries the option to enroll in Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (see H.R. 76), H10768 [12NO]

———include certain beneficiaries in National Mail Order Pharmacy Program (see H.R. 1773), H7263 [11SE]

Dept. of Justice: identification of criminal and illegal aliens in local prisons (see H.R. 1493), H6707 [31JY]

Dept. of the Treasury: treatment of partnership distributions to limited partners (see H.R. 1247), H2157 [1MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve programs providing counseling and treatment for sexual trauma experienced by veterans (see H.R. 2253), H7199 [10SE]

Diseases: payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who contracted HIV due to contaminated blood products (see H.R. 1023), H1989 [29AP]

———research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1260), H6918 [4SE]

District of Columbia: enter into cooperative agreements with certain Federal agencies relative to crime prevention and law enforcement (see H.R. 1538), H2680 [14MY]

Drugs: provide a mandatory life penalty for certain offenses involving methamphetamine (see H.R. 2363), H7263 [11SE]

Drunken driving: add vehicle confiscation to criteria for State eligibility for Federal drunk driving countermeasure grants (see H.R. 108), H5826 [25JY]

———national standard to prohibit the operation of motor vehicles by intoxicated individuals (see H.R. 981), H6918 [4SE]

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2248), H6918 [4SE]

Education: ensure that funding is not used to promote the teaching or use of regional or group dialects (see H.R. 1203), H1289 [21MR]

———establish State infrastructure banks for education (see H.R. 1822), H5401 [16JY]

———permit certain nonimmigrant aliens to study in publicly funded adult education programs (see H.R. 1543), H2446 [8MY]

———spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on children's classrooms (see H. Res. 139), H6799 [3SE]

Employment: provide compensatory time for all employees (see H.R. 1), H889 [11MR]

English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 123), H3568 [5JN]

EPA: limit authority to ban metered-dose inhalers (see H.R. 2627), H9866 [31OC]

Fair Debt Collection Practices Act: reduce the cost of credit (see H.R. 1059), H5487 [17JY]

Families and domestic relations: child custody order enforcement (see H.R. 1690), H7119 [9SE]

FDA: allow low-dose irradiation of red meat (see H.R. 2480), H7831 [24SE]

Federal agencies and departments: review of efficiency and need for certain agencies (see H.R. 2939), H10419 [8NO]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: authorize compounding of certain drugs and devices (see H.R. 1060), H8929 [21OC]

———development, clearance, and use of certain devices (see H.R. 1710), H5826 [25JY]

Financial institutions: applicability of host State laws to any branch in such State of an out-of-State bank (see H.R. 1306), H1439 [10AP]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 54), H768 [5MR]

Food industry: ensure that all persons who benefit from the dairy promotion and research program contribute to the cost of the program (see H.R. 2139), H10421 [8NO]

Freedom of religion: constitutional amendment on protection (see H.J. Res. 78), H2445 [8MY]

Government: reduce spending and regulatory programs (see H. Con. Res. 102), H4135 [21JN]

Health: allow marketing of Sensor Pad medical device to aid in breast self-examination (see H.R. 964), H1392 [9AP]

———increase the legal smoking age (see H.R. 2519), H8834 [9OC]

———insurance coverage of bone mass measurements (see H.R. 2693), H9038 [22OC]

———liability protection for suppliers of raw material and component parts to medical device manufacturers (see H.R. 872), H3274 [3JN]

———prohibit restriction of certain medical communications between health care providers and their patients (see H.R. 586), H1707 [17AP]

———revise and extend bone marrow donation and transplantation program (see H.R. 2202), H5665 [23JY]

———revise and extend mammography quality standards programs (see H.R. 1289), H7263 [11SE]

———standardize relationships between group health plans and health insurers relative to enrollees, health professionals, and providers (see H.R. 1415), H8300 [1OC]

Health care professionals: exempt physician office laboratories from clinical laboratory requirements (see H.R. 2250), H7263 [11SE]

Homeless: housing programs for veterans (see H.R. 1754), H8300 [1OC]

Hope, Bob: confer honorary Armed Forces veteran status (see H.J. Res. 75), H2090 [30AP]

House of Representatives: authorize participation in State and local government transit programs (see H. Res. 37), H5401 [16JY]

———implementation of Office Waste Recycling Program (see H. Res. 119), H6963 [5SE]

Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans (see H.R. 815), H1795 [23AP]

———coverage of minimum hospital stays and reconstructive surgery relative to breast cancer and of second opinions for any cancer diagnosis (see H.R. 616), H9502 [23OC]

———prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 306), H5569 [22JY]

Iran: impose sanctions on foreign persons who transfer items contributing to efforts to acquire, develop, or produce ballistic missiles (see H.R. 2930), H10418 [8NO]

IRS: accountability in tax collection practices and procedures (see H.R. 1227), H1338 [8AP]

———restructure and reform (see H.R. 2676), H9559 [24OC]

Israel: condemn terrorist bombing in Jerusalem (see H. Con. Res. 146), H6962 [5SE]

Labor unions: inform workers of their rights relative to the payment of dues or fees to labor organizations (see H.R. 1625), H4836 [26JN]

———protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 59), H10768 [12NO]

Law enforcement officers: exemption from State laws prohibiting carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H286 [4FE]

———issue postage stamp in commemoration of officers killed in the line of duty (see H. Con. Res. 41), H804 [6MR]

Medicaid: coverage of community-based attendant services (see H.R. 2020), H7830 [24SE]

Medicare: allow beneficiaries to enter into private contracts for services (see H.R. 2497), H10956 [13NO]

———coverage of diabetes outpatient self-management training services and blood-testing strips (see H.R. 58), H949 [12MR]

———coverage of multiple sclerosis drug treatments (see H.R. 1329), H6918 [4SE]

———hospice care reform (see H.R. 521), H1611 [16AP]

———multiple sclerosis drug treatments (see H.R. 1018), H6918 [4SE]

———reimbursement for services provided to eligible veterans by certain Dept. of Veterans Affairs facilities (see H.R. 1362), H7119 [9SE]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (see H.J. Res. 2), H154 [9JA]

Money: use of tactile currency for the blind and visually impaired (see H. Res. 122), H2785 [15MY]

Monuments and memorials: prohibit establishment of any national monument without an express act of Congress and the concurrence of the Governor and State legislature (see H.R. 1127), H1186 [19MR]

Mother Teresa: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1650), H2873 [16MY]

National Historic Trails Interpretive Center: authorize assistance (see H.R. 2186), H10421 [8NO]

National Institute of Biomedical Imaging: establish (see H.R. 1715), H3201 [22MY]

National Mammography Day: support goals (see H. Res. 235), H7600 [18SE]

NIST: improve computer security (see H.R. 1903), H3864 [17JN]

Paperwork Reduction Act: use of term ``multiracial'' or ``multiethnic'' on classification lists (see H.R. 830), H1019 [13MR]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 965, 2183), H1707 [17AP], H5485 [17JY]

———require worker approval for use of labor organization dues and fees for political activities (see H.R. 2608), H8437 [6OC]

Princess Diana (Wales): condolences on death in car accident in Paris (see H. Res. 219), H6917 [4SE]

Privacy: protection of Social Security numbers and other personal information (see H.R. 1813), H3567 [5JN]

Railroads: modify the guaranteed minimum benefit for widows and widowers relative to conversion from spouse to widow or widower annuity (see H. Con. Res. 52), H6799 [3SE]

Real property: preserve Federal sovereignty of certain public lands and preserve certain State and private property rights (see H.R. 901), H1392 [9AP]

Religion: protect certain charitable contributions (see H.R. 2604), H8320 [2OC]

Roosevelt, Theodore: posthumous awarding of Medal of Honor (see H.R. 2263), H6798 [3SE]

Russia: protection of religious rights (see H. Con. Res. 176), H9558 [24OC]

Science: prohibit cloning of humans (see H.R. 923), H3660 [10JN]

———prohibit Federal funding for human cloning research (see H.R. 922), H3660 [10JN]

Shipping industry: reform coastwise, intercoastal, and noncontiguous trade shipping laws (see H.R. 1991), H6918 [4SE]

Sinatra, Francis A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 279), H804 [6MR]

Social Security: ensure integrity of trust funds (see H.R. 857), H7119 [9SE]

States: constitutional amendment to grant power to propose constitutional amendments (see H.J. Res. 84), H4338 [24JN]

Stewart, Jimmy: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 109), H4913 [8JY]

Taxation: allow married couples to file combined return under which each spouse is taxed using rates applicable to single filers (see H.R. 2456), H7261 [11SE]

———allow taxpayers to request receipts for income tax payments which itemizes the allocable portions used for Federal spending (see H.R. 2827), H10768 [12NO]

———application of the alternative minimum tax to installment sales of farm property (see H.R. 426), H153 [9JA]

———capital gains rates (see H.R. 14), H1706 [17AP]

———constitutional amendment relative to certain tax limitations (see H.J. Res. 62), H889 [11MR]

———deductions for business use of the home (see H.R. 955), H4647 [25JN]

———exempt certain small businesses from use of electronic fund transfer system for depository taxes (see H.R. 722), H4087 [19JN]

———extend research and development tax credit (see H.R. 947), H767 [5MR]

———permit the issuance of tax-exempt bonds by certain organizations providing rescue and emergency medical services (see H.R. 2613), H8728 [8OC]

———repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see H.R. 902), H708 [3MR]

———restore the deduction for two-earner married couples (see H.R. 2593), H10956 [13NO]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 2483), H9559 [24OC]

———treatment of contributions of computer technology and equipment to elementary or secondary schools (see H.R. 1153), H1258 [20MR]

———treatment of individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 446), H153 [9JA]

Tobacco products: treatment of excise taxes relative to costs incurred by tobacco industry liability settlement (see H.R. 2387), H7528 [17SE]

Transportation: funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs (see H.R. 2400), H7911 [25SE]

Truth in Lending Act: require notice of cancellation rights relative to private mortgage insurance (see H.R. 607), H702 [27FE]

Veterans: authorize the Pyramid of Remembrance Foundation to establish a memorial dedicated to soldiers who have died in foreign conflicts other than declared wars (see H.R. 1608), H8265 [30SE]

———determination of active military service for certain merchant mariners who served during World War II (see H.R. 1126), H3660 [10JN]

———expand range of criminal offenses resulting in forfeiture of benefits (see H.R. 1955), H4087 [19JN]

World War II: recognize and commend U.S. airmen held as prisoners at the Buchenwald concentration camp in Germany (see H. Con. Res. 95), H3660 [10JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave for parent-teacher conferences (see H.R. 2842), H10170 [6NO]

FEC: require electronically filed reports and to make such reports available to the public within 24 hours of receipt (see H.R. 2109), H4912 [8JY]

Utah: prohibit shipment of spent nuclear fuel to Goshute Indian Reservaton (see H.R. 2083), H4834 [26JN]

Remarks

Agriculture: prohibit coverage of tobacco by Federal crop insurance programs, H5695 [24JY]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2160), H5695 [24JY]

Birth control: family participation in the decision of minors to seek family planning services from federally-funded clinics, H7062 [9SE]

Budget: allocation of funds, H2497 [13MY]

———balance, H858 [11MR]

Chicago Bulls (basketball team): tribute, H4381 [25JN]

Dept. of Defense: disapproval of line-item vetoes in military construction appropriations legislation (H.R. 2631), H10383 [8NO]

Dept. of Education: national testing standards, H7287 [16SE]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2264), H7062 [9SE]

Education: national policy to improve system, H6805 [4SE]

Housing: deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs and increase community control over such programs (H.R. 2), H2046 [30AP], H2132 [1MY]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (H.J. Res. 2), H477 [12FE]

Monuments and memorials: prohibit establishment of any national monument without an express act of Congress and the concurrence of the Governor and State legislature (H.R. 1127), consideration (H. Res. 256), H8284 [1OC]

NIST: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1274), H1806 [24AP]

Public housing: prohibit eviction of families relative to community work requirements, H2132 [1MY]

Republican Party: national agenda, H858 [11MR]

Taxation: establish flat tax rates for individuals and businesses, H783 [6MR]

———rates, H2337 [7MY], H2497 [13MY], H3810 [17JN]

———rates (H. Res. 109), H1469 [15AP]

———reform laws and filing procedures, H783 [6MR]

Utah Jazz (basketball team): tribute, H4381 [25JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H801 [6MR]