COX, CHRISTOPHER (a Representative from California)
Addresses
Freedom and Democracy in Taiwan: Lee Teng-hui, President of the Republic of China, E883
Amendments
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2160), H5301 [15JY], H5689 [24JY]
Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2159), H5298 [15JY]
Appointments
Committee To Escort Chilean President Eduardo Frei Into the House Chamber, H671 [27FE]
Committee To Escort the President, H273 [4FE]
Articles and editorials
China and Nuclear Trafficking, E2128 [30OC]
Face the Failure of Racial Preferences, Speaker Gingrich and Ward Connerly, New York (NY) Times, E1221
IRS Is Found To Have Retaliated Over an Insult, Margaret Katz, Associated Press (news service), E1224
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Agriculture: repeal peanut quotas and reduce peanut loan rates (see H.R. 1864), H5401 [16JY]
Air pollution: application of California State regulations relative to reformulated gasoline in certain areas (see H.R. 630), H392 [6FE]
Appropriations: establish automatic system for continuing appropriations (see H.R. 638), H392 [6FE]
Armed Forces: maintenance of military personnel in Asian and Pacific regions (see H. Res. 103), H1795 [23AP]
Armenia: anniversary of genocide (see H. Con. Res. 55), H1909 [28AP]
Augustus F. Hawkins Post Office Building, Los Angeles, CA: designate (see H.R. 2349), H9502 [23OC]
Bankruptcy: declare that donations made from a sense of religious obligation be considered to have been made in exchange for a reasonably equivalent value (see H.R. 2611), H10768 [12NO]
Budget: create a tax cut reserve fund to protect revenues generated by economic growth (see H.R. 2496), H7599 [18SE]
Business and industry: improve and expand employee health care programs (see H.R. 1515), H2155 [1MY]
Carlos J. Moorhead Post Office Building, Glendale, CA: designate (see H.R. 681), H3720 [11JN]
Children and youth: child labor provisions relative to the operation of automobiles and trucks (see H.R. 2327), H7601 [18SE]
China, People's Republic of: cease practice of harvesting and transplanting organs for profit from executed prisoners (see H. Con. Res. 180), H9729 [29OC]
———clarify U.S. commitment to security and democracy in the Republic of China (see H. Res. 252), H8160 [29SE]
———condemn officials involved in enforcement of forced abortions and prevent officials from entering or remaining in the U.S. (see H.R. 2570), H8160 [29SE]
———ensure that commercial activities of any Chinese military company are not extended normal tariff treatment (see H.R. 2188, 2580, 2647), H5486 [17JY], H8264 [30SE], H8832 [9OC]
———improve monitoring of human rights situation (see H.R. 2358), H6705 [31JY]
———increase international broadcasting activities (see H.R. 2232), H6798 [3SE]
———increase monitoring of items produced, grown, or manufactured with forced labor (see H.R. 2195), H5486 [17JY]
———most-favored-nation status (see H.J. Res. 79), H3274 [3JN]
———oppose assistance by international financial institutions (see H.R. 2196), H5486 [17JY]
———participation of officials in international activities relative to release of religious prisoners (see H.R. 967), H802 [6MR]
———require a report on intelligence activities directed against or affecting the interests of the U.S. (see H.R. 2190), H5486 [17JY]
———treatment of prisoners in Tibet (see H. Con. Res. 116), H5665 [23JY]
China, Republic of: cooperation with the U.S. relative to the development and acquisition of defensive military articles (see H.R. 2386), H6797 [3SE]
———membership in World Trade Organization relative to the admission of the People's Republic of China (see H. Con. Res. 56), H1288 [21MR]
———U.S. policy (see H. Res. 225), H7118 [9SE]
Citizenship: restrict citizenship of individuals based solely on birth in the U.S. (see H.R. 7), H6918 [4SE]
Civil rights: prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, or sex in Federal actions (see H.R. 1909), H3864 [17JN]
Computers: limit Federal and State regulation of the Internet and interactive computer services (see H.R. 2372), H6705 [31JY]
———use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (see H.R. 695), H3070 [20MY]
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]
Courts: access relative to Federal agency actions and State laws (see H.R. 1534), H5570 [22JY]
Crime: require opening of campus security crime logs at institutions of higher education (see H.R. 715), H7365 [16SE]
Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act: repeal Presidential authority relative to suspension of certain effective dates (see H.R. 2179), H5401 [16JY]
Dept. of Agriculture: regulate loans to certain processors of sugarcane and sugar beets (see H.R. 1387), H3865 [17JN]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for ballistic missile defense systems (see H.R. 2786), H9864 [31OC]
Dept. of Justice: identification of criminal and illegal aliens in local prisons (see H.R. 1493), H2089 [30AP]
Dept. of the Interior: moratorium on oil and gas development on certain portions of the Outer Continental Shelf (see H.R. 3073), H10954 [13NO]
Dept. of the Treasury: treatment of partnership distributions to limited partners (see H.R. 1247), H1339 [8AP]
Diseases: research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1260), H5778 [24JY]
District of Columbia: provide scholarship assistance for elementary and secondary school students (see H.R. 1797), H7730 [23SE]
Drug abuse: national policy to combat the distribution, sale, and use of illegal drugs by young people (see H. Res. 267), H9502 [23OC]
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2248), H7008 [8SE]
Edison, Thomas A.: mint coins in commemoration of sesquicentennial of birth (see H.R. 678), H6706 [31JY]
Education: ensure that funding is not used to promote the teaching or use of regional or group dialects (see H.R. 1203), H1289 [21MR]
Employment: provide compensatory time for all employees (see H.R. 1), H669 [26FE]
English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 123, 622, 1005), H6798 [3SE], H6918 [4SE], H7008 [8SE]
Federal employees: access to hearing care services by audiologists (see H.R. 176), H9800 [30OC]
Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: improve sanctions against providers and provide coverage for the FDIC and Federal Reserve Board (see H.R. 1836), H5487 [17JY]
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: development, clearance, and use of certain devices (see H.R. 1710), H3201 [22MY]
Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 54), H588 [13FE]
Government: reduce spending and regulatory programs (see H. Con. Res. 102), H4135 [21JN]
Health: allow patients to receive any medical treatment they want under certain conditions (see H.R. 746), H585 [13FE]
———liability protection for suppliers of raw material and component parts to medical device manufacturers (see H.R. 872), H1040 [17MR]
Hong Kong: support autonomous governance after reversion to the People's Republic of China (see H.R. 750), H585 [13FE]
Hope, Bob: confer honorary Armed Forces veteran status (see H.J. Res. 75), H2090 [30AP]
House of Representatives: require that excess amounts from Members' official allowances be applied to deficit reduction (see H.R. 80), H1706 [17AP]
Insurance: provide consumers choice of auto insurance relative to compensation for economic and non-economic losses (see H.R. 2021), H4338 [24JN]
Iran: impose sanctions on foreign persons who transfer items contributing to efforts to acquire, develop, or produce ballistic missiles (see H.R. 2709), H9501 [23OC]
———sanctions relative to acquisition of certain missiles (see H. Res. 188), H5487 [17JY]
IRS: restructure (see H.R. 2292), H8633 [7OC]
Labor unions: inform workers of their rights relative to the payment of dues or fees to labor organizations (see H.R. 1625), H8300 [1OC]
Line Item Veto Act: eliminate the requirement that a budget deficit must exist in order for the President to use the line-item veto authority (see H.R. 2424), H7118 [9SE]
Lister, Sara E.: request resignation as Assistant Sec. of the Army for Manpower and Reserve Affairs relative to remarks about Marine Corps (see H. Con. Res. 197), H10955 [13NO]
Long Beach, CA: prohibit conveyance of naval station property to a commercial shipping company owned by a foreign country (see H.R. 1138), H1612 [16AP]
Medicare: allow beneficiaries to enter into private contracts for services (see H.R. 2497), H8161 [29SE]
Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (see H.J. Res. 2), H154 [9JA]
Mother Teresa: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1650), H2873 [16MY]
Motor vehicles: titling and registration requirements relative to salvage, nonrepairable, and rebuilt vehicles (see H.R. 1839), H5664 [23JY]
National cemeteries: penalties for theft and malicious vandalism (see H.R. 1532), H2590 [13MY]
NATO: ensure enlargement is consistent with U.S. interests, strengthens relations with Russia, and preserve prerogatives of arms control agreements (see H.R. 1431, 1758), H1890 [24AP], H3273 [3JN]
———recommend the integration of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania (see H. Con. Res. 10), H1707 [17AP]
Office of Religious Persecution Monitoring: establish (see H.R. 1685, 2431), H5022 [9JY], H8727 [8OC]
Patents: restore term of patent protection and retain confidentiality relative to the publication of patent applications (see H.R. 811), H627 [25FE]
Political campaigns: require worker approval for use of labor organization dues and fees for political activities (see H.R. 2608), H8437 [6OC]
Postal Service: limit commercial nonpostal services (see H.R. 198), H145 [9JA]
———privatization (see H.R. 1717), H7119 [9SE]
Princess Diana (Wales): condolences on death in car accident in Paris (see H. Res. 219), H6917 [4SE]
Religion: protect certain charitable contributions (see H.R. 2604), H8320 [2OC]
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport: designate (see H.R. 2625), H9039 [22OC]
Securities: limit the conduct of securities class actions under State law (see H.R. 1689), H3169 [21MY]
Shipping industry: reform coastwise, intercoastal, and noncontiguous trade shipping laws (see H.R. 1991), H4086 [19JN]
Sinatra, Francis A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 279), H1289 [21MR]
Taxation: allow married couples to file combined return under which each spouse is taxed using rates applicable to single filers (see H.R. 2456), H7601 [18SE]
———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), H1261 [20MR]
———constitutional amendment to abolish Federal income tax (see H.J. Res. 70), H5778 [24JY]
———constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (see H.J. Res. 62), H1441 [10AP]
———permanent extension of the transition rule for certain publicly traded partnerships (see H.R. 1443), H2590 [13MY]
———reduce rates for certain wines (see H.R. 1612), H2679 [14MY]
———repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see H.R. 525), H7600 [18SE]
———repeal estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 802), H7830 [24SE]
———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 2490), H8834 [9OC]
———treatment of beer (see H.R. 158), H144 [9JA]
———treatment of charitable contributions (see H.R. 1338), H1541 [15AP]
———treatment of computer software exports (see H.R. 143), H2680 [14MY]
Telecommunications: increase competitiveness of electronic interconnection industry (see H. Res. 110), H1707 [17AP]
———promote competition and privatization in satellite communications (see H.R. 1872), H7281 [15SE]
Tobacco products: limit tobacco settlement attorneys' fees (see H.R. 2740), H9558 [24OC]
Treaties and agreements: limits on certain missile defense systems (see H. Res. 98), H1018 [13MR]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Budget: reform process (see H.R. 1372), H1704 [17AP]
China, Republic of: membership in World Trade Organization relative to the admission of the People's Republic of China (see H. Res. 190), H5487 [17JY]
Computers: prohibit interference with interstate commerce on the Internet or interactive computer services (see H.R. 1054), H1017 [13MR]
Taxation: repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see H.R. 902), H708 [3MR]
———require child support delinquent parents to include their unpaid obligation in gross income, and allow custodial parents a deduction for unpaid child support (see H.R. 869), H700 [27FE]
———treatment of estate tax for family farms and small businesses (see H.R. 1841), H3659 [10JN]
Motions
China, People's Republic of: oppose concessional loans by international financial institutions (H.R. 2605), H10168 [6NO]
Remarks
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2160), H5689 [24JY]
———making appropriations (H.R. 2160), consideration (H. Res. 193), H5660 [23JY]
Appropriations: making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations (H.R. 1469), conference report, H3542
Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (H. Con. Res. 84), H2969, H3015
China, People's Republic of: oppose concessional loans by international financial institutions (H.R. 2605), H10165, H10166 [6NO]
China, Republic of: cooperation with the U.S. relative to the development and acquisition of defensive military articles (H.R. 2386), H10155 [6NO]
———political reform, E883
Civil rights: affirmative action policies, E1221
Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House): investigation of Federal election campaign fundraising and expenditure practices, H4101 [20JN]
———special investigative authorities (H. Res. 167), H4098, H4101 [20JN]
Dept. of State: Office of Inspector General investigative functions, H3331, H3332, H3333 [4JN]
Dept. of State and related agencies: authorizing appropriations and consolidating certain agencies (H.R. 1757), H3331, H3332, H3333 [4JN]
Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2159), H6401 [30JY]
Hermandad Mexicana Nacional (organization): filing of criminal charges by the U.S. Attorney in California for failure to comply with a subpoena relative to contested election (H. Res. 244), H8257 [30SE]
———filing of criminal charges by the U.S. Attorney in California for failure to comply with a subpoena relative to contested election (H. Res. 244), consideration (H. Res. 253), H8248 [30SE]
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: limit aid to food assistance distributed by the U.N. or other certified organizations, H5689 [24JY]
———third-party inspection of nuclear program, H6401 [30JY]
Lithuania: independence anniversary, H569 [13FE]
Mexico: disapprove foreign aid certification of drug enforcement efforts (H.J. Res. 58), H986 [13MR]
NATO: ensure enlargement is consistent with U.S. interests, strengthens relations with Russia, and preserve prerogatives of arms control agreements (H.R. 1758), H3715 [11JN]
Taxation: capital gains rates, H871, H873, H874 [11MR]
———constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (H.J. Res. 62), H1496 [15AP]
———repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (H.R. 902), H869, H870, H874 [11MR]
Votes: position on missed, H4168
Wei Jingsheng: tribute to book of letters written while in prison in People's Republic of China, H2497 [13MY]
Remarks in House relative to
Leave of absence: granted, H4219 [23JN], H4644 [25JN]
Tables
Growth in annual Federal spending—10-year comparison reflecting Clinton-Congress 1997 budget agreement, H3015