COX, CHRISTOPHER (a Representative from California)

Addresses

Freedom and Democracy in Taiwan: Lee Teng-hui, President of the Republic of China, E883 [8MY]

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 [17JN]

IRS Is Found To Have Retaliated Over an Insult, Margaret Katz, Associated Press (news service), E1224 [17JN]

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 [5JN]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (H. Con. Res. 84), H2969, H3015 [20MY]

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 [8MY]

Civil rights: affirmative action policies, E1221 [17JN]

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, H4169, H4189, H4198, H4201 [23JN]

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 [20MY]