COOKSEY, JOHN (a Representative from Louisiana)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: increase maximum amount of marketing loan gains and loan deficiency payments that an agricultural producer may receive during the crop year (see H.R. 4894, 4895), H6778 [24JY]

———prohibit products containing dry ultra-filtered milk or casein from being labeled domestic natural cheese (see H.R. 4652), H4484 [14JN]

———provide tax and regulatory relief for farmers and improve competitiveness of U.S. commodities and products in global markets (see H.R. 4885), H6598 [19JY]

American Folklife Center: collect video and audio recordings of personal histories and testimonials of U.S. war veterans (see H.R. 5212), H7870 [19SE]

Armed Forces: improve Montgomery GI Bill benefits by improving and expanding educational assistance programs (see H.R. 4268), H3309 [17MY]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 3573), H219 [7FE]

Aviation: prohibit employment of certain individuals in positions affecting air transportation security (see H.R. 4529), H3812 [24MY]

Census: limit penalties for refusing or neglecting to answer decennial census questions beyond those necessary for enumeration of the population (see H.R. 4154), H2239 [12AP]

China, Republic of: accession to the World Trade Organization (see H. Con. Res. 262), H1123 [20MR]

———congratulations on elections and reaffirmation of U.S. commitment to security and democracy (see H. Con. Res. 292), H1407 [23MR]

Clean Air Act: methyl bromide phaseout schedule (see H.R. 4215), H3413 [18MY]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Act: revise and extend programs to provide access to health care and support services to individuals and families with HIV and AIDS (see H.R. 4807), H6355 [17JY]

Computers: improve Internet security and protect against cyberterrorism (see H. Con. Res. 285), H1077 [15MR]

Contracts: allow choice of arbitration as a means of settling disputes (see H.R. 534), H7502 [12SE]

Dept. of Defense: adjustment of composite theoretical performance levels of high performance computers (see H.R. 3680), H1958 [6AP]

———participation of certain Medicare-eligible individuals in pharmacy programs (see H.R. 3697), H1406 [23MR]

Dept. of Energy: require an inventory of documents and devices containing restricted data at national security laboratories and improve security procedures for access to vaults containing such data (see H.R. 4737), H5436 [28JN]

Diseases: expand research activities relative to lupus (see H.R. 762), H2770 [9MY]

———extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 4069), H1404 [23MR]

Education: establish and expand programs relating to science, mathematics, engineering, and technology (see H.R. 4271, 4272), H2655 [8MY]

———support teachers (see H. Res. 492), H2655 [8MY]

EPA: ensure changes to the rule on water quality standards total maximum daily load program are subjected to public and congressional review (see H.R. 4922), H7212 [27JY]

Europe: authorize assistance to southeastern European countries, but only democratization aid to Serbia and Montenegro, and require equitable burdensharing in the region (see H.R. 4053), H1284 [22MR]

Fair Labor Standards Act: prohibit issuance of a certificate for subminimum wages for individuals with impaired vision (see H.R. 3540), H212 [3FE]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: improve implementation (see H.R. 4502), H3474 [19MY]

Financial institutions: allow payment of Financing Corporation interest obligations from excess deposit insurance fund reserves (see H.R. 4082), H3173 [16MY]

Firearms: repeal permanent ban on possession of firearms by persons convicted of certain felonies (see H.R. 3444), H50 [27JA]

Food Security Act: establish the Conservation Security Program (see H.R. 5511), H10472 [19OC]

Friedman, Milton: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4672), H4590 [15JN]

Glacier National Park: Going-to-the-Sun Road rehabilitation funding (see H.R. 4521), H3649 [23MY]

Health care facilities: require Federal authorities to provide information in medical records, seized from a medical practice to that practice, in order to continue patient care (see H.R. 4689), H4591 [15JN]

Higgins, Andrew Jackson and family: award Congressional Gold Medals (see H.R. 4384), H2605 [4MY]

Higgins Industries: award Congressional Gold Medal to World War II-era employees (see H.R. 4384), H2605 [4MY]

Immigration: ensure no alien is removed, denied benefits, or otherwise deprived of liberty, based on evidence that is kept secret from the alien (see H.R. 2121), H1406 [23MR]

Insurance: encourage employer selection of freedom-of-choice health coverage (see H.R. 5568), H11206 [26OC]

Israel: commend redeployment from southern Lebanon (see H. Con. Res. 331), H3814 [24MY]

Korean War: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 86), H165 [1FE]

Library of Congress: bicentennial (see H. Con. Res. 269), H1078 [15MR]

Marshall Islands: name the Army missile range at Kwajalein Atoll for former President Ronald Reagan (see H.R. 3554), H455 [15FE]

Medicare: coverage for surgical first assisting services of certified registered nurse first assistants (see H.R. 3911), H2341 [13AP]

———demonstration project to provide coverage for cancer patients enrolled in certain clinical trials (see H.R. 1388), H255 [8FE]

———eliminate reduction in payment rates to home health agencies for home health services (see H.R. 4219), H5843 [11JY]

———increase access to health care for beneficiaries through telehealth services (see H.R. 4841), H8406 [27SE]

———require Dept. of HHS study on mortality and adverse outcome rates of patients receiving anesthesia services (see H.R. 632), H341 [10FE]

———revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see H.R. 3576), H1958 [6AP]

Mental health: issue commemorative postage stamp to raise autism awareness (see H. Res. 458), H7282 [6SE]

Middle East: condemn current level of violence between Israelis and Palestinians (see H. Con. Res. 426), H9900 [12OC]

National Guard: anniversary of initial activation of personnel for Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm (see H. Res. 549), H6355 [17JY]

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to the etiology of breast cancer (see H.R. 3433), H1285 [22MR]

Olympic games: mint commemorative coins to support the 2002 Salt Lake Olympic Winter Games and U.S. Olympic Committee programs (see H.R. 3679), H509 [16FE]

Panama Canal: negotiate new agreement relative to the presence of U.S. Armed Forces (see H.R. 3673), H1406 [23MR]

Pope, Edmond: demand release from Russian prison for humanitarian reasons (see H. Con. Res. 364), H5956 [12JY] (see H. Con. Res. 404), H7871 [19SE]

Pope John Paul II: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3544), H3649 [23MY]

Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see H.R. 3842), H3173 [16MY]

———issue a semipostal in order to afford the public a convenient way to contribute to funding for the establishment of the World War II Memorial (see H.R. 4492), H3813 [24MY]

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 4844), H6471 [18JY]

Reagan, Ronald and Nancy: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3591), H253 [8FE]

Schulz, Charles M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3642), H341 [10FE]

Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of the National Museum of the American Indian (see H.R. 4259), H4174 [9JN]

Social Security: eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (see H.R. 5), H574 [29FE]

States: permit individuals to operate commercial motor vehicles within State borders after meeting minimum standards (see H.R. 3219), H2239 [12AP]

Taxation: allow credit to businesses who employ military reservists and a comparable credit to self-employed military reservists, and restore deductions for services performed by military reservists (see H.R. 3915), H2655 [8MY]

———allow deduction equal to fair market value for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor (see H.R. 3249), H7211 [27JY]

———constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (see H.J. Res. 94), H1957 [6AP]

———encourage stronger mathematics and science programs at elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 4273), H2655 [8MY]

———exclude from gross income payments made under Dept. of Defense programs for the repayment of student loans of members of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 4214, 4245), H2655 [8MY]

———exclude from self-employment earnings certain payments under the Conservation Reserve Program (see H.R. 4064), H2341 [13AP]

———exempt State and local political committees from certain notification and reporting requirements applicable to political organizations (see H.R. 5265), H8406 [27SE]

———extend filing period for credits or refunds (see H.R. 4204), H1956 [6AP]

———increase annual limitation on nondeductible contributions and adjust for inflation the amount of deductible contributions to individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 1322), H4783 [20JN]

———increase State cap on private activity bonds (see H.R. 864), H1284 [22MR]

———increase unified estate and gift tax credit and provide for inflation adjustment (see H.R. 4112), H1587 [29MR]

———modify the low-income housing credit (see H.R. 175), H1406 [23MR]

———provide tax incentives to enhance long-term care and convene a National Summit on Long-Term Care (see H.R. 4498), H5955 [12JY]

———repeal modification of capital gains tax payments relative to small businesses sold on the installment sales method (see H.R. 3594), H342 [10FE]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 4199), H1956 [6AP]

———treatment of adoption expenses (see H.R. 531), H7002 [25JY]

———treatment of beer (see H.R. 1366), H2606 [4MY]

———treatment of certain farmland sold with a principal residence (see H.R. 4421), H3413 [18MY]

———treatment of computers provided to employees for personal use (see H.R. 4274), H3413 [18MY]

———treatment of contributions of computers to schools and public libraries (see H.R. 2308), H1285 [22MR]

———treatment of self-employment tax relative to certain farm rental income (see H.R. 1044), H1119 [16MR]

Television: ensure local service to small, rural markets by satellite providers (see H.R. 3615), H339 [10FE]

Utah: transfer certain oil shale reserves to the Ute Indian Tribe and protect the Colorado River by remediating Atlas uranium milling site near Moab, UT (see H.R. 4165), H1762 [4AP]

Veterans Health Administration: improve personnel system (see H.R. 5109), H7503 [12SE]

Water pollution: exempt discharges from certain silviculture activities from permit requirements of the national pollutant discharge elimination system (see H.R. 3625), H632 [1MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Taxation: provide tax relief for health insurance and medical care expenses and establish more options for obtaining quality health care (see H.R. 4925), H6776 [24JY]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H91 [1FE], H2657 [9MY], H6779 [25JY], H7873 [20SE], H9637 [11OC]

Poems

``Millennium 2000,'' Jean McGivney Boese, E740 [17MY]

Remarks

Education: national policy to improve system, H2416 [3MY]

Votes: position on missed, H2318 [13AP]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H507 [16FE], H2334 [13AP]