    [Congressional Record Index (1998)]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

    COX, CHRISTOPHER (a Representative from California)
      Amendments
        Courts:  prevent Federal agencies from pursuing policies of
            unjustifiable nonacquiescence and relitigation of precedents
            established in the Federal judicial circuits (H.R. 1544), H591
            [25FE]
      Analyses
        Internet Tax Freedom Act (H.R. 4105), E1288<bullet>-E1290<bullet>
            [14JY]
      Appointments
        Committee on U.S. National Security and Military/Commercial Concerns
            With the People's Republic of China (House, Select), H4901
            [22JN]
        Committee To Escort President of Romania Emil Constantinescu Into
            the House Chamber, H5499 [15JY]
        Committee To Escort Republic of Korea President Kim Dae-Jung Into
            the House Chamber, H4333 [10JN]
        Committee To Escort the President, H30 [27JA]
        Conferee:  S. 1260, Securities Litigation Uniform Standards Act,
            H7888 [16SE]
        Sonny Bono funeral attendees, H18 [27JA]
      Articles and editorials
        One Enemy He Could Not Defeat, Tom Berg, Orange County (CA)
            Register, E1522<bullet> [3AU]
      Bills and resolutions cosponsored
        Armed Forces:  establish demonstration project relative to
            enrollment of certain beneficiaries in the Federal Employees
            Health Benefits Program, (see H.R. 1766), H7428 [7AU]
        Bilingual Education Act:  repeal, (see H.R. 3720), H2606 [29AP]
        Budget:  provide for expedited consideration of certain proposed
            rescissions of budget authority, (see H.R. 4174), H6880 [31JY]
        CERCLA:  clarify liability for certain recycling transactions, (see
            H.R. 2733), H8528 [23SE]
        China, Republic of:  affirm U.S. commitment to security and
            democracy, (see H. Con. Res. 301), H5859 [17JY]
        ------ participation in WHO, (see H.J. Res. 126), H6186 [22JY]
        ------ tribute to efforts relative to Asian financial crisis and for
            encouraging peace and stability in the region, (see H. Con. Res.
            270), H2706 [30AP]
        Computers:  encourage disclosure and exchange of information
            relative to the year 2000 problem, (see H.R. 4455), H7412 [6AU]
        ------ provide that actions, including ones to recover damages,
            resulting from a computer date failure shall be deemed to be
            based solely in contract when certain conditions have been met,
            (see H.R. 4240), H5736 [16JY]
        Crime:  prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State
            laws requiring parental notification of abortions, (see H.R.
            3682), H3247 [13MY]
        Dept. of Education:  prohibit funding of national testing proposals
            without explicit and specific legislation, (see H.R. 2846), H101
            [28JA]
        Dept. of Justice:  establish standards of conduct for employees and
            establish a review board to monitor compliance, (see H.R. 3396),
            H2120 [21AP]
        Diseases:  Medicare coverage and research funding for amyotrophic
            lateral sclerosis, (see H.R. 2009), H9345 [2OC]
        Education:  dedicate day of learning to study and understanding of
            the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the
            Federalist Papers, (see H. Con. Res. 316), H7178 [4AU]
        Energy Policy and Conservation Act:  eliminate certain plumbing
            supply regulations, (see H.R. 859), H4165 [4JN]
        Evans, Dale:  award Congressional Gold Medal, (see H.R. 2752), H2706
            [30AP]
        FCC:  authority, (see H. Con. Res. 217), H679 [26FE]
        Federal employees:  allow use of medical savings accounts under
            health benefits program, (see H.R. 3166), H385 [5FE]
        George H.W. Bush Center for Central Intelligence, Langely, VA:
            designate, (see H.R. 3821), H3013 [7MY]
        Gerald B.H. Solomon Saratoga National Cemetery, Saratoga, NY:
            designate, (see H.R. 4385), H6999 [3AU]
        Government regulations:  reduce Federal paperwork burden relative to
            small businesses, (see H.R. 3310), H1299 [18MR]
        House of Representatives:  authorize participation in State and
            local government transit programs, (see H. Res. 37), H2814 [5MY]
        House Rules:  require travel reports to include information on
            funding sources, (see H. Res. 424), H3014 [7MY]
        IMF:  eliminate policy of providing de facto tax-free salaries to
            certain employees, (see H.R. 3785), H3014 [7MY]
        ------ ensure transparency of operations, (see H.R. 3331), H1699
            [27MR]
        Immigration:  admittance of temporary and seasonal agricultural
            workers, (see H.R. 2377), H631 [25FE]
        Indian Self-Determination Act:  repeal a provision which exempts
            certain former officers and employees of the U.S. from
            restrictions related to aiding and advising Indian tribes, (see
            H.R. 3219), H496 [12FE], (see H.R. 3218), H579 [24FE]
        International Commission of Jurists:  report on the People's
            Republic of China and Tibet, (see H. Con. Res. 283), H3971
            [22MY]
        Iraq:  material and unacceptable breach of international obligations
            relative to weapons inspections, (see H.J. Res. 125), H5494
            [14JY]
        ------ support transition to democracy, (see H.R. 4655), H9188
            [29SE]
        Labor unions:  protect the free choice of individual employees
            relative to participation in labor organizations, (see H.R. 59),
            H64 [27JA]
        Lewis and Clark expedition:  mint coins in commemoration of
            bicentennial, (see H.R. 1560), H3247 [13MY]
        Library of Congress:  mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial,
            (see H.R. 3790), H6820 [30JY]
        Mandela, Nelson R.:  award Congressional Gold Medal, (see H.R.
            3156), H1643 [26MR]
        Medicaid:  expand county-operated health insurance organizations
            authorized to enroll beneficiaries, (see H.R. 3014), H3247
            [13MY]
        Medicare:  coverage of medical nutrition therapy services, (see H.R.
            1375), H1236 [17MR]
        Members of Congress:  follow the examples of self-sacrifice and
            devotion to character displayed by Jacob J. Chestnut and John M.
            Gibson of the Capitol Police, (see H. Con. Res. 317), H7178
            [4AU]
        Motor vehicles:  treatment of foreign vehicles relative to State
            emission standards, (see H.R. 8), H1699 [27MR]
        National forests:  suspend development of a roadless area policy
            pending determinations that such a policy will not adversely
            affect forest health, (see H.R. 3297), H677 [26FE]
        National security:  national missile defense system, (see H.R.
            4402), H7289 [5AU]
        Panama Canal:  negotiation of a new agreement relative to the
            presence of U.S. Armed Forces, (see H.R. 4858), H11694 [20OC]
        Refuse disposal:  provide conditional exemption relative to
            discharges of dredged or fill materials for maintenance of
            certain flood control projects, (see H.R. 2741), H65 [27JA]
        Rogers, Roy:  award Congressional Gold Medal, (see H.R. 2752), H2706
            [30AP]
        Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport:  require use of full name
            on new signs, (see H.R. 4014), H4241 [5JN]
        SEC:  limit collection of certain fees, (see H.R. 4213), H7495 [9SE]
        Taxation:  capital gains rates, (see H.R. 4125), H5494 [14JY]
        ------ constitutional amendment relative to certain tax limitations,
            (see H.J. Res. 111), H677 [26FE]
        ------ designate renewal communities, (see H.R. 3865), H7178 [4AU]
        ------ elimination of estate and gift taxes, (see H.R. 3879), H3311
            [14MY]
        ------ repeal information reporting requirement imposed on
            educational institutions and certain other trades and businesses
            relative to the Hope Scholarship and Lifetime Learning Credits,
            (see H.R. 3127), H2120 [21AP]
        ------ restore the deduction for two-earner married couples, (see
            H.R. 2593), H447 [11FE]
        ------ terminate Internal Revenue Code, (see H.R. 3097), H447 [11FE]
        ------ treatment of Internet and online services fees, (see H.R.
            995), H1112 [11MR]
        Telephones:  reduce rates and provide advanced telecommunications
            services to schools, libraries, and certain health care
            facilities, (see H.R. 4324), H6282 [23JY]
        Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo:  determine validity of certain land
            claims involving the descendants of persons who were Mexican
            citizens, (see H.R. 2538), H631 [25FE]
        U.N. Commission on Human Rights:  resolution relative to human
            rights in the People's Republic of China, (see H. Res. 364),
            H631 [25FE]
      Bills and resolutions introduced
        Computers:  prohibit interference with interstate commerce on the
            Internet or interactive computer services, (see H.R. 3849),
            H3105 [12MY], (see H.R. 4105), H4961 [22JN]
      Letters
        Internet Tax Freedom Act:  Internet Tax Fairness Coalition,
            E1231<bullet> [25JN]
        ------ Lawrence H. Summers, Dept. of the Treasury, E1230<bullet>
            [25JN]
        ------ R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, E1230<bullet>
            [25JN]
        ------ several organizations, E1231<bullet> [25JN]
      Papers
        How D.C.'s Schools Can Lead the Nation:  by, H2664 [30AP]
      Pledge of Allegiance
        House of Representatives, H683 [2MR]
      Remarks
        Appropriations:  making emergency supplemental appropriations and
            rescissions (H.R. 3579), motion to instruct conferees, H2291
            [23AP]
        Bono, Sonny:  tribute (H. Res. 338), H14 [27JA]
        Bosnia and Herzegovina:  withdrawal of U.S. Armed Forces (H. Con.
            Res. 227), H1269 [18MR]
        China, People's Republic of:  ensure that commercial activities of
            any Chinese military company are not extended normal tariff
            treatment, H8570<bullet> [24SE]
        ------ increase international broadcasting activities, H8570<bullet>
            [24SE]
        ------ increase monitoring of items produced, grown, or manufactured
            with forced labor, H8570<bullet> [24SE]
        ------ transfer of strategic nuclear missile technology, H4768
            [18JN], H4770 [18JN]
        China, Republic of:  cooperation with U.S. relative to the
            development and acquisition of defensive military articles,
            H8569 [24SE], H8570<bullet> [24SE]
        ------ participation in the World Health Organization (H. Con. Res.
            334), H10265 [9OC]
        Clinton, President:  Committee on the Judiciary (House) inquiry into
            whether grounds exist to impeach (H. Res. 581), H10025 [8OC]
        ------ impeachment (H. Res. 611), H11975 [19DE]
        ------ reconsider decision to be formally received in Tiananmen
            Square during visit to the People's Republic of China (H. Con.
            Res. 285), H4118 [4JN]
        Colleges and universities:  prohibit discrimination and preferential
            treatment in admissions based on sex, race, or national origin,
            H2900 [6MY]
        Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House):  granting of
            immunity relative to investigation of Federal election campaign
            fundraising and expenditure practices (H. Res. 440), H3452
            [19MY], H3458 [19MY]
        Committee on U.S. National Security and Military/Commercial Concerns
            With the People's Republic of China (House, Select):  establish
            (H. Res. 463), H4768 [18JN], H4770 [18JN]
        Computers:  prohibit interference with interstate commerce on the
            Internet or interactive computer services (H.R. 4105), H5034
            [23JN], H5036 [23JN], E1230<bullet> [25JN], E1288<bullet> [14JY]
        Courts:  prevent Federal agencies from pursuing policies of
            unjustifiable nonacquiescence and relitigation of precedents
            established in the Federal judicial circuits (H.R. 1544), H591
            [25FE]
        Dept. of Defense:  authorizing appropriations for military
            activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3616),
            conference report, H8569 [24SE], H8570<bullet> [24SE]
        Dept. of Justice:  establish standards of conduct for employees,
            including any appointed independent counsel, and establish a
            review board to monitor compliance, H7235 [5AU]
        ------ establish standards of conduct for employees and establish a
            review board to monitor compliance, H7235 [5AU]
        Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related
            agencies:  making appropriations (H.R. 4276), H7235 [5AU]
        Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies:
             making appropriations (H.R. 4194), consideration of conference
            report (H. Res. 574), H9606 [6OC]
        District of Columbia:  scholarship vouchers to provide school choice
            (S. 1502), H2664 [30AP]
        Drugs:  support existing Federal legal process for determining
            safety and efficacy of using marijuana and other drugs for
            medicinal purposes (H.J. Res. 117), H7722 [15SE]
        Federal highway program:  replace affirmative action policies with
            emerging business enterprise programs, H2004 [1AP]
        Higher Education Act:  reauthorize (H.R. 6), H2900 [6MY]
        IMF:  funding, H2291 [23AP]
        Petroleum:  reduce gasoline tax, H2025 [1AP]
        Political campaigns:  investigate campaign fundraising practices
            relative to transfer of strategic nuclear missile technology to
            People's Republic of China, H3452 [19MY], H3458 [19MY]
        ----- investigate campaign fundraising practices relative to
            transfer of strategic nuclear missile technology to the People's
            Republic of China, H4770 [18JN]
        Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport:  designate (H.R. 2625),
            H218 [3FE]
        Roosevelt, Theodore:  posthumous awarding of Medal of Honor (H.R.
            2263), H10125 [8OC]
        Schiff, Steven:  tribute (H. Res. 395), H1506 [25MR]
        Securities:  limit the conduct of securities class actions under
            State law (H.R. 1689), H6059 [21JY], H6061 [21JY], H6064 [21JY]
        ------ limit the conduct of securities class actions under State law
            (S. 1260), conference report, H10780 [13OC], H10781 [13OC]
        Taxation:  constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority
            on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (H.J. Res. 111),
            H2148 [22AP], H2149 [22AP], H2151 [22AP]
        Telecommunications:  clarify under the fifth amendment the
            constitutionality of uncompensated takings of real property from
            COMSAT, H2844 [6MY]
        ------ promote competition and privatization in satellite
            communications (H.R. 1872), H2832 [6MY], H2844 [6MY]
        Transportation:  funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety
            programs, and transit programs (H.R. 2400), H2004 [1AP], H2025
            [1AP]
        Votes:  position on missed, H609<bullet> [25FE], H7264<bullet> [5AU]
      Remarks in House relative to
        Leave of absence:  granted, H4048 [3JN]
        Special order:  granted, H437 [11FE], H2235 [22AP], H6997 [3AU]
      Rules
        Committee on U.S. National Security and Military/Commercial Concerns
            With the People's Republic of China (House, Select), H5397-H5401
            [25JN]
      Statements
        Internet Tax Freedom Act:  Citizens Against Government Waste
            (organization), E1231<bullet> [25JN]
        ------ several State officials, E1230<bullet> [25JN]
      Tributes
        Cox, Charles C. and Marilyn A., E1338<bullet> [17JY]
        McDade, Representative, H9249 [1OC]
        Paxon, Representative, H10827 [13OC]
        Riley, Thomas F., H683 [2MR]
        Solomon, Representative, H9606 [6OC]
        Walsh, Kenneth A., E1522<bullet> [3AU]