COOKSEY, JOHN (a Representative from Louisiana)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: improve crop insurance coverage and administration (see H.R. 2239), H4470 [16JN]

———protect agricultural producers who applied for Crop Revenue Coverage PLUS supplemental endorsement (see H.R. 1212), H1477 [22MR]

———strengthen safety net for agricultural producers and improve efficiency and integrity of the Federal crop insurance program (see H.R. 2559), H6965 [3AU]

Aldrin, Edwin E. (Buzz): award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2815), H11145 [28OC]

American Discovery Trail: designate (see H.R. 2339), H6424 [26JY]

Armed Forces: restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 2966), H11372 [2NO]

Armstrong, Lance: tribute (see H. Res. 264), H6600 [29JY]

Armstrong, Neil A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2815), H11145 [28OC]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (see H.R. 833), H892 [2MR]

Budget: establish 2-year cycle (see H. Res. 396), H12793 [18NO]

Business and industry: recovery of attorneys' fees by small businesses and labor organizations who prevail in proceedings brought by NLRB or OSHA (see H.R. 1987), H6353 [22JY]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for Earth Force Youth Bike Summit bike rodeo (see H. Con. Res. 49), H1162 [10MR]

Capitol Police: increase mandatory retirement age (see H.R. 424), H379 [2FE]

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: surveillance and research of autism and related developmental diseases to implement effective treatment and prevention strategies (see H.R. 274), H10724 [21OC]

Children and youth: establish programs for early detection, diagnosis and intervention of hearing loss in newborns (see H.R. 1193), H3606 [25MY]

Clean Air Act: prohibit listing of liquefied petroleum gas (see H.R. 1301), H2055 [14AP]

Collins, Michael: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2815), H11145 [28OC]

Computers: use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (see H.R. 850), H814 [25FE]

Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act: eliminate funding for loans for qualified beginning farmers or ranchers (see H.R. 882), H892 [2MR]

Consumers: require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase agreements (see H.R. 1634), H4912 [24JN]

Courts: encourage efficient resolution of litigation arising from year 2000 computer problem (see H.R. 775), H1803 [25MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: establish an electronic filing and retrieval system to improve public access to certain information (see H.R. 852), H892 [2MR]

———implementation of certain milk price structures as part of the implementation of the final rule to consolidate Federal milk marketing orders (see H.R. 1402), H2053 [14AP]

———provide assistance for the rehabilitation of watershed dams built for flood protection and water resource projects (see H.R. 728), H11557 [4NO]

Dept. of Defense: allow Medicare-eligible military health care system beneficiaries to enroll in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (see H.R. 113), H644 [11FE]

———Navy Theater-Wide Missile Defense system and Theater High-Altitude Area Defense system testing program development (see H.R. 2596), H7997 [8SE]

———requirements for honor guard details at funerals of veterans (see H. Con. Res. 23), H1597 [23MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve health care programs and provide extended care services for veterans (see H.R. 2116), H4736 [22JN]

———provide long-term nursing care at public expense to veterans with extensive service-connected disabilities (see H.R. 1432), H2130 [15AP]

Disabled Veterans' LIFE Memorial Foundation: establish a memorial in the District of Columbia or its environs to honor veterans who became disabled while serving in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 1509), H2272 [21AP]

Education: improve and transfer the jurisdiction of the Troops-to-Teachers Program (see H.R. 1326), H3860 [8JN]

———percentage of Federal education dollars spent in the classroom (see H. Res. 303), H9077 [30SE]

———provide for a rural education development initiative (see H.R. 1868), H10033 [13OC]

———spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on children's classrooms (see H.R. 1494), H2202 [20AP]

FAA: reauthorizing programs (see H.R. 1000), H1260 [11MR]

Families and domestic relations: child abuse and neglect prevention (see H.R. 764), H2546 [29AP]

FCC: preserve low-power television stations that provide community broadcasting (see H.R. 486), H4222 [14JN]

Federal agencies and departments: review of efficiency and need for certain agencies (see H.R. 2128), H4126 [10JN]

Federal employees: establish program under which current and former employees may obtain long-term care insurance (see H.R. 1111), H2133 [15AP]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: provide for enhanced implementation of Food Quality Protection Act amendments (see H.R. 1334), H7886 [5AU]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 33), H795 [24FE]

Food Quality Protection Act: establish certain requirements (see H.R. 1592), H3503 [24MY]

Food Security Act: authorize enrollment of land in the Wetlands Reserve Program (see H.R. 2066), H4736 [22JN]

Foreign trade: promote agricultural commodities, livestock, and value-added products, and prepare for future bilateral and multilateral trade negotiations (see H.R. 817), H1070 [9MR]

Freedom of religion: constitutional amendment on protection (see H.J. Res. 66), H8665 [24SE]

Gambling: require certain notices in any mailing using a game of chance for the promotion of a product or service (see H.R. 170), H1163 [10MR]

———restore the effectiveness of State laws over gambling cruises-to-nowhere (see H.R. 316), H481 [8FE]

Government: status of Executive Orders that infringe on the powers and duties of Congress or are not specifically funded (see H. Con. Res. 30), H718 [23FE]

Government regulations: analyze impact and improve congressional deliberation of proposed Federal private sector mandates (see H.R. 350), H379 [2FE]

GSA: Federal Protective Service reform (see H.R. 809), H8556 [22SE]

Hague Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption: implementation (see H.R. 2909), H8555 [22SE]

Health: application of antitrust laws to labor negotiations by groups of health care professionals with HMO's (see H.R. 1304), H1800 [25MR]

———assure coverage of emergency services under group health plans and health insurance (see H.R. 904), H889 [2MR]

———importance of education, early detection, and treatment in the prevention of breast cancer (see H. Res. 278), H9023 [29SE]

———increase public awareness of the dangers of pediatric cancer (see H. Con. Res. 115), H10770 [25OC]

———limit medical malpractice claims (see H.R. 2242), H4470 [16JN]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 719), H642 [11FE] (see H.R. 2723), H7881 [5AU] (see H.R. 2824), H8098 [9SE]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and preserve against preemption of certain State causes of action (see H.R. 216), H644 [11FE]

———revise and extend organ procurement and transplantation programs (see H.R. 2418), H6843 [2AU]

Hesburgh, Theodore M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1932), H6599 [29JY]

Homeless: require that a portion of housing program funds be designated to primarily serve homeless veterans (see H.R. 1008), H1336 [16MR]

Human rights: combat trafficking in human beings and provide assistance to victims (see H.R. 3154), H11067 [27OC] (see H.R. 3244), H11702 [8NO]

———prevent trafficking of women and children for forced prostitution and labor (see H.R. 1356), H11372 [2NO]

Immigration: moratorium on aliens except for relatives of U.S. citizens, certain highly skilled workers, and refugees (see H.R. 41), H226 [6JA]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: permit State and local educational agencies to establish uniform disciplinary policies (see H.R. 1272), H8872 [27SE]

Information services: deregulate Internet and high speed data services (see H.R. 2420), H10340 [19OC]

Insurance: coverage of minimum hospital stays for mastectomies and lymph node removals relative to breast cancer and coverage for secondary consultations (see H.R. 383), H2546 [29AP]

———Federal reinsurance contracts for eligible State insurance programs covering homeowners impacted by natural disasters (see H.R. 21), H225 [6JA]

———provide consumers choice of auto insurance, guarantee affordable premiums, and improve compensation for accident victims (see H.R. 1475), H2201 [20AP]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for certain breast cancer treatments (see H.R. 116), H235 [7JA]

Kosovo: condition and humanitarian needs of refugees (see H. Res. 161), H3171 [13MY]

Library of Congress: assemble a written history of the House of Representatives for publication (see H.R. 2303), H4734 [22JN]

Medicaid: coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment services for certain women screened under federally funded programs (see H.R. 1070), H4912 [24JN]

———treatment of payments made as a result of tobacco industry liability settlement (see H.R. 351), H268 [19JA]

Medicare: coverage of glaucoma detection services (see H.R. 2620), H6582 [27JY]

———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs for low-income beneficiaries and provision of stop-loss protection for outpatient prescription drug expenses (see H.R. 2925), H9303 [4OC]

———eliminate time limitation on benefits for immunosuppressive drugs (see H.R. 1115), H1333 [16MR]

———expand and make permanent the demonstration project for military retirees and dependents (see H.R. 1413), H2053 [14AP]

———reform (see H.R. 3075), H10174 [18OC]

———remove the sunset and numerical limitation on participation in Medicare+Choice medical savings account plans (see H.R. 2068), H3858 [8JN] (see H.R. 2173), H4128 [10JN]

———repeal the financial limitation on rehabilitation services (see H.R. 1385), H3087 [12MY]

Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see H.R. 235), H240 [7JA]

Middle East: oppose unilateral declaration of a Palestinian State (see H. Con. Res. 24), H645 [11FE]

Minerals Management Service: grant Louisiana and its lessees a credit in the payment of Federal offshore royalties to compensate for oil and gas drainage in the West Delta Field (see H.R. 3432), H12225 [17NO]

National discovery trails: establish (see H.R. 2339), H6424 [26JY]

National Voter Registration Act: repeal (see H.R. 38), H891 [2MR]

Natural resources: establish a fund to meet the outdoor conservation and recreation needs of the American people (see H.R. 701), H586 [10FE]

NIH: biomedical research funding (see H. Res. 89), H1164 [10MR]

———expansion, intensification, and coordination of autism research activities (see H.R. 997), H10611 [20OC]

Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact: reauthorize and modify conditions (see H.R. 1604), H2469 [28AP]

Nutrition: establish a national folic acid education program to prevent birth defects (see H.R. 2538), H11481 [3NO]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: establish peer review of standards (see H.R. 2639), H6598 [29JY]

OPIC: reauthorize (see H.R. 1993), H3710 [27MY]

Organ donors: tribute to kidney donors (see H. Res. 94), H1408 [17MR]

Panama Canal: negotiate renewed presence of U.S. Armed Forces and review contract bidding process for lease of port facilities by People's Republic of China (see H. Con. Res. 186), H8385 [17SE]

Panama Canal Act: establish conditions on the payment of certain balances (see H.R. 3452), H12791 [18NO]

POW: authorize payment of compensation to surviving spouses of certain former prisoners relative to service-connected disabilities (see H.R. 784), H2470 [28AP]

Public utilities: revision of the regulatory policies governing public utility holding companies (see H.R. 2363), H4992 [25JN]

Real property: preserve Federal sovereignty of certain public lands and preserve certain State and private property rights (see H.R. 883), H824 [1MR]

Rivers: economic development assistance for the lower Mississippi Delta region (see H.R. 2911), H8555 [22SE]

Rural areas: promote and improve access to health care services (see H.R. 1344), H4223 [14JN]

Shivwits Plateau National Conservation Area: establish (see H.R. 2795), H7884 [5AU]

Social Security: earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 1601), H2468 [28AP]

———increase earnings limit (see H.R. 107), H481 [8FE]

Southern Dairy Compact: congressional consent (see H.R. 1604), H2469 [28AP]

Space policy: tribute to the 30th anniversary of the first lunar landing and the accomplishments of the Apollo program (see H. Con. Res. 110), H5751 [16JY]

Taxation: allow Farm and Ranch Risk Management Accounts (see H.R. 957), H1408 [17MR]

———applications for an exclusion of gain on certain sales of a principal residence by a surviving spouse (see H.R. 241), H2272 [21AP]

———change basis for determination of refinery limitation on oil depletion deduction (see H.R. 870), H815 [25FE]

———constitutional amendment to abolish Federal income tax (see H.J. Res. 45), H2054 [14AP]

———constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (see H.J. Res. 37), H1258 [11MR]

———deduction for Social Security taxes (see H.R. 105), H481 [8FE]

———eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts (see H.R. 6), H583 [10FE]

———eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting standard deduction amounts (see H.R. 108), H481 [8FE]

———eliminate noncorporate capital gains tax (see H.R. 106), H481 [8FE]

———extend filing period for credits or refunds (see H.R. 1294), H2273 [21AP]

———full deduction of health insurance costs for self-employed individuals (see H.R. 980), H1474 [18MR]

———increase amount of taxable income which is taxed at the lowest rate (see H.R. 767), H657 [12FE]

———increase personal income tax exemption (see H.R. 766), H657 [12FE]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 8), H5093 [29JN]

———provide additional retirement savings opportunities for small employers and self-employed individuals (see H.R. 352), H268 [19JA]

———provide assistance to homeowners and small businesses to repair Formosan termite damage (see H.R. 1892), H3460 [20MY]

———repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see H.R. 86), H234 [7JA]

———repeal estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 107), H481 [8FE]

———repeal motor fuel excise taxes which remain in the general fund of the Treasury on railroads and inland waterway transportation (see H.R. 1001), H3087 [12MY]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 1041), H1069 [9MR]

———treatment of forestry activities (see H.R. 1083), H2373 [27AP]

———treatment of losses attributable to operating mineral interests of oil and gas producers (see H.R. 423), H271 [19JA]

———treatment of medical savings accounts (see H.R. 614), H480 [8FE]

———treatment of small business meal and entertainment expenses (see H.R. 1195), H1973 [13AP]

———treatment of Social Security benefits (see H.R. 107), H481 [8FE]

———treatment of unearned income of children attributable to personal injury awards (see H.R. 2019), H3857 [8JN]

———treatment of unused nontaxable benefits under cafeteria plans and flexible spending arrangements (see H.R. 27), H1070 [9MR]

Telephones: protect consumers against slamming and cramming and provide jurisdiction over deceptive trade practices to the FTC (see H.R. 2727), H10725 [21OC]

Trade and Development Agency: reauthorize (see H.R. 1993), H3710 [27MY]

Transportation: provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds (see H.R. 111), H378 [2FE]

U.S. Submarine Force: issue postage stamp in commemoration of anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 120), H7887 [5AU]

Veterans: increase minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for surviving spouses age 62 and older (see H.R. 2000), H4993 [25JN]

———provide technical, financial, and procurement assistance to veteran owned small businesses (see H.R. 1568), H4024 [9JN]

Water: authorize EPA grants to States to maximize the available water supply and develop alternative water sources (see H.R. 1106), H3861 [8JN]

Water pollution: restore estuary habitats through more efficient financing of projects and the enhanced coordination of Federal and non-Federal programs (see H.R. 1775), H10724 [21OC]

Williams, Serena: tribute (see H. Res. 287), H8469 [21SE]

Women: reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women (see H.R. 1248), H2133 [15AP]

World War II: tribute to women who served in military capacities and contributed to victory (see H. Res. 41), H539 [9FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: amend relative to placement of children in alternative educational settings and corrective actions against States (see H.R. 636), H537 [9FE]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H8875 [28SE]

Remarks

Agriculture: protect agricultural producers who applied for Crop Revenue Coverage PLUS supplemental endorsement (H.R. 1212), H1539 [23MR]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for American Luge Association races (H. Con. Res. 91), H4137, H4138 [14JN]

———authorizing use of Grounds for Special Olympics torch relay (H. Con. Res. 105), H4138, H4139 [14JN]

China, Republic of: observance of National Day, E2101 [14OC]

Committee on U.S. National Security and Military/Commercial Concerns With the People's Republic of China (House, Select): release of report on Chinese nuclear espionage, H3772 [8JN]

Europe: impact of tax rates on unemployment levels, H9522 [7OC]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 2990), motion to instruct conferees, H11386 [3NO]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, H11386 [3NO]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R. 2723), H9594 [7OC]

Insurance: legal accountability for actions by health insurance companies and HMO's, H9594 [7OC]

J.J. ``Jake'' Pickle Federal Building, Austin, TX: designate (S. 559), H9336, H9337 [5OC]

Littleton, CO: shooting of students at Columbine High School, H2208 [21AP]

Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs, H4743 [23JN]

———reform, H3301 [19MY]

Public lands: restore stability to payments made to States and counties containing certain Federal lands used for the benefit of public schools and roads (H.R. 2389), H11400 [3NO]

Reagan, Ronald: tribute to economic policies, H4349 [16JN]

Republican Party: national agenda, H4349 [16JN], H5466 [14JY]

Robert C. Weaver Federal Building, Washington, DC: designate (S. 67), H12867 [18NO]

Sandra Day O'Connor U.S. Courthouse, Phoenix, AZ: designate (S. 1595), H12866 [18NO]

Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, H1603 [24MR]

———invest trust funds in marketable interest-bearing securities and insured certificates of deposit, and protect trust funds from public debt limit, H964 [4MR]

———use of budget surplus to ensure solvency, H727 [24FE]

Taxation: rates, H4132 [14JN], H4349 [16JN], H4476 [17JN]

Votes: position on missed, H856 [2MR]