COOPER, JIM (a Representative from Tennessee)

Articles and editorials

Missing-in-Action President, by, Roll Call (publication), H1673 [17MR]

Rescission Time in Congress, by, New York (NY) Times, H1673 [17MR]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Advancement Via Individual Determination (organization): anniversary (see H. Res. 576), H11035 [18NO]

Air pollution: establish a national uniform multiple air pollutant regulatory program for the electric generating sector (see H.R. 1873), H2646 [27AP]

Alaska: provide additional protections for National Forest System lands (see H.R. 1155), H1023 [8MR]

American Jewish History Month: observance (see H. Con. Res. 315), H11654 [14DE]

Appropriations: establish reporting requirements for funds made available for military operations or reconstruction efforts in Iraq or Afghanistan (see H.R. 871), H719 [16FE]

Armed Forces: commend medical personnel for care of combat casualties (see H. Con. Res. 309), H11035 [18NO]

———entitle educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill for members of the Selected Reserve who aggregate a certain amount of active duty service (see H.R. 772), H631 [15FE]

———grant limited TRICARE program eligibility for members of the Ready Reserve and provide financial support for continuation of health insurance for mobilized members of Reserve components (see H.R. 1478), H1777 [5AP]

———increase death gratuity (see H.R. 292), H141 [20JA]

———provide a temporary increase in the minimum end strength levels for active duty personnel and Special Operation Forces (see H.R. 1666), H2101 [14AP]

———revise age and service requirements for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service and improve health care for reservists and their families by making TRICARE benefits permanent (see H.R. 558), H4143 [26MY]

Armstrong, Lance: tribute (see H. Res. 390), H7566 [28JY]

Bankruptcy: provide relief relative to disaster-related debts incurred by victims of Hurricane Katrina and other natural disasters (see H.R. 3697), H7862 [13SE]

Big Brothers Big Sisters of America: recognize anniversary and support mission and goals (see H. Con. Res. 41), H1780 [5AP]

Bipartisan Commission on Medicaid: establish (see H.R. 985), H2473 [21AP]

Braille, Louis: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 2872), H6107 [19JY]

Breast Cancer Awareness Month: observance (see H. Con. Res. 228), H8089 [15SE]

Budget: facilitate Presidential leadership and congressional accountability regarding reduction of other spending to offset costs of responding to recent natural disasters (see H.R. 3966), H8919 [18OC]

Capitol Building and Grounds: acceptance by Committee on the Library (Joint) of a bust of Sojourner Truth and display of the bust in the Capitol rotunda (see H.R. 4510), H12051 [16DE]

Capitol Police: increase the mandatory retirement age (see H.R. 1335), H4296 [8JN]

Charles, Ray: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 824), H1372 [10MR]

Children and youth: establish a grant program to provide comprehensive eye examinations (see H.R. 2238), H3695 [19MY]

———establish or expand and operate programs using a network of public and private community entities to provide mentoring for children in foster care (see H.R. 822), H4296 [8JN]

Chisholm, Shirley: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 58), H587 [14FE]

Civil rights: anniversary of Rosa Parks' refusal to give up her seat on the bus and subsequent desegregation of American society (see H. Con. Res. 208), H5801 [13JY]

———recognize contributions of the ``Greensboro Four'' (see H. Con. Res. 25), H196 [25JA]

Congressional Gold Medal: award posthumously to United Airlines Flight 93 passengers recognizing the heroic efforts (see H.R. 4008), H9103 [25OC]

Contracts: require each bidder for a Federal construction contract to identify the subcontractors that the contractor intends to use to prevent the practice known as bid shopping (see H.R. 2834), H4656 [16JN]

Courts: amend procedures that apply to consideration of interstate class actions to assure fairer outcomes for class members and defendants (see H.R. 516), H348 [2FE]

———limit the duration of Federal consent decrees to which State and local governments are a party (see H.R. 1229), H1369 [10MR]

Crime: improve prosecution of individuals falsely claiming receipt of military medals, awards, and honors (see H.R. 3352), H6936 [27JY]

———provide Federal assistance to States and local jurisdictions to prosecute hate crimes (see H.R. 2662), H4138 [26MY]

Dallas, TX: eliminate certain restrictions on air transportation to and from Love Field (see H.R. 2646), H4188 [7JN]

Davis-Bacon Act: reinstate application of the wage requirements to Federal contracts in areas affected by Hurricane Katrina (see H.R. 3763), H7947 [14SE]

Day of Commemoration of the Great Upheaval: support goals (see H. Res. 294), H6329 [21JY]

Dept. of Defense: continue exercise of statutory authority to support activities of the Boy Scouts (see H. Con. Res. 6), H142 [20JA]

———establish techniques used in U.S. Army Field Manual on Intelligence Interrogation as the standard for interrogation of detainees and prohibit torture or cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment of enemy POW (see H.R. 3985), H10503 [16NO]

Dept. of Education: recruit, select, train, and support a national teachers corps in underserved communities (see H.R. 3334), H10227 [15NO]

Dept. of HHS: develop a policy for managing the risk of food allergy and anaphylaxis in schools (see H.R. 4063), H9044 [20OC]

Dept. of Homeland Security: provide certain information relating to the reapportionment of airport screeners (see H. Res. 463), H8387 [27SE]

Dept. of HUD: reauthorize the HOPE VI Program for revitalization of severely distressed public housing (see H.R. 3888), H8341 [22SE]

Dept. of State: eliminate the diversity immigrant program (see H.R. 1219), H6652 [26JY]

Dept. of the Navy: redesignate as the Dept. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see H.R. 34), H1696 [17MR]

Dept. of the Treasury: repeal authority to enter into private tax collection contracts (see H.R. 1621), H1969 [13AP]

Diseases: enhance research, training, and health information dissemination on urologic diseases (see H.R. 944), H7814 [8SE]

———expand research, prevention, and awareness activities relative to inflammatory bowel disease (see H.R. 3616), H10227 [15NO]

———extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 312), H2472 [21AP]

———support goal of eliminating suffering and death due to cancer (see H. Con. Res. 210), H7815 [8SE]

Drugs: delay implementation of voluntary prescription drug benefit program, extend Medicare prescription drug discount card and transitional assistance programs, and Medicaid coverage of prescription drugs (see H.R. 1382), H4802 [20JN]

———respond to the illegal production, distribution, and use of methamphetamines (see H.R. 3889), H9047 [24OC]

Employment: extend trade adjustment assistance to service workers (see H.R. 4156), H10157 [10NO]

EPA: disapprove rule to delist coal and oil-direct utility units from the source category list under the Clean Air Act relative to mercury emissions (see H.J. Res. 56), H5434 (see H.J. Res. 56), H5479 [29JN]

FDA: provide for uniform food safety warning notification requirements (see H.R. 4167), H9641 [3NO]

Federal agencies and departments: prohibit obligating funds for appropriations earmarks included only in congressional reports (see H.R. 1642), H3262 [12MY]

Financial institutions: prohibit financial holding companies and national banks from engaging, directly or indirectly, in real estate brokerage or real estate management activities (see H.R. 111), H584 [10FE]

Financial Literacy Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 148), H1510 [15MR]

Firearms: prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (see H.R. 800), H627 [15FE]

———technical correction to Federal preemption law, relative to State or local laws, concerning the markings and identification of imitation or toy firearms (see H.R. 1566), H6432 [25JY]

Flag—U.S.: protect (see H.R. 1974), H4073 [25MY]

Forest Service: protection of certain roadless areas (see H.R. 3563), H7558 [28JY]

Gold Star Mothers Day: support goals and ideals (see H.J. Res. 61), H8163 [20SE]

Government: protect scientific integrity in Federal research and policymaking (see H.R. 839), H4985 [22JN]

———require more rigorous requirements relative to ethics and lobbying (see H.R. 2412), H3435 [17MY]

Health: provide for arthritis research and public health (see H.R. 583), H8643 [29SE]

———provide for embryonic stem cell research (see H.R. 810), H628 [15FE]

———strengthen programs for stroke education, prevention, and treatment (see H.R. 898), H4187 [7JN]

Help America Vote Act: require a voter-verified permanent record or hardcopy (see H.R. 550), H350 [2FE]

Higher Education Act: amend definition of independent student for purposes of need analysis to include older adopted students (see H.R. 3252), H5915 [14JY]

House of Representatives: limit State redistricting after an apportionment of Representatives and require such redistricting be conducted by independent commissions (see H.R. 2642), H4073 [25MY]

House Rules: amend procedures of Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House) (see H. Res. 131), H1372 [10MR]

Hurricanes: establish an independent commission to examine the Federal, State, and local response to Hurricane Katrina and make immediate corrective measures to improve such responses in the future (see H.R. 3764), H8089 [15SE]

Independent Commission on the Investigation of Detainee Abuses: establish (see H.R. 3003), H4895 [21JN]

Insurance: coverage of minimum hospital stays for mastectomies, lumpectomies, and lymph node dissection relative to breast cancer and coverage for secondary consultations (see H.R. 1849), H2549 [26AP]

Iran: hold current regime accountable for its threatening behavior and support a transition to democracy (see H.R. 282), H3113 [10MY]

Iron and steel industry: maintain and expand the steel import licensing and monitoring program (see H.R. 1068), H8248 [21SE]

Labor unions: establish efficient system to enable employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations and provide for mandatory injunctions for unfair labor practices during organizing efforts (see H.R. 1696), H2149 [19AP]

Languages: strengthen national security through expansion and improvement of foreign language study (see H.R. 115), H1371 [10MR]

Law enforcement: provide for research on and standards for remediation of closed methamphetamine production laboratories (see H.R. 798), H627 [15FE]

Law enforcement officers: adjust percentage differentials payable to Federal law enforcement officers in certain high-cost areas (see H.R. 556), H350 [2FE]

Little Rock, AR: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversary of the desegregation of Little Rock Central High School (see H.R. 358), H354 [2FE]

Marshall, Thurgood: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 657), H8388 [27SE]

Medicaid: provide families of disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 1443), H1694 [17MR]

Medicare: allow beneficiaries direct access to physical therapists without a physician referral (see H.R. 1333), H1620 [16MR]

———improve patient access to, and utilization of, the colorectal cancer screening benefit (see H.R. 1632), H4656 [16JN]

———permit the Dept. of HHS to enter into direct negotiations to promote the best prices for beneficiaries (see H.R. 376), H942 [2MR]

———protect patients by limiting the number of mandatory overtime hours a nurse may be required to work by certain service providers (see H.R. 791), H942 [2MR]

———provide access to audiologists (see H.R. 415), H234 [26JA]

———reimbursement for certain midwife services (see H.R. 872), H8846 [17OC]

Mental health: provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits (see H.R. 1402), H6936 [27JY]

Mining and mineral resources: reauthorize collection of reclamation fees, revise abandoned mine reclamation program, promote remining, and authorize Office of Surface Mining to collect black lung excise tax (see H.R. 2721), H4723 [17JN]

Montgomery, AL: anniversary of bus boycott (see H. Con. Res. 273), H9102 [25OC]

Motley, Constance Baker: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 271), H11328 [8DE]

National Campus Safety Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 15), H4656 [16JN]

National Health Center Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 289), H5638 [11JY]

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. 2231), H4074 [25MY]

———provide funding for the study and prevention of breast cancer in younger women (see H.R. 987), H796 [17FE]

National Methamphetamine Prevention Week: establish (see H. Res. 556), H10502 [16NO]

National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 444), H8088 [15SE]

National parks and recreation areas: eliminate annual operating deficit and maintenance backlog (see H.R. 1124), H2150 [19AP]

Native Americans: acknowledgment of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 21), H797 [17FE]

No Child Left Behind Act: funding (see H.R. 2694), H7950 [14SE]

OPM: administer a national health program to offer Federal employee health benefits plans to individuals who are not Federal employees (see H.R. 1955), H2734 [28AP]

OSHA: update fire protection safety standard to incorporate the current consensus standard for fire protection for styrene cross-linked composites manufacturing (see H.R. 3255), H8163 [20SE]

Palestinians: provide that Hamas and other terrorist organizations should not participate in elections held by the Palestinian Authority (see H. Res. 575), H11655 [14DE]

Parks, Rosa: direct the Architect of the Capitol to obtain a statue of Rosa Parks and to place the statue in the U.S. Capitol in National Statuary Hall (see H.R. 4145), H9696 [4NO]

———tribute (see H. Res. 512), H9275 [26OC]

Paul, Alice: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 311), H1778 [5AP]

Pensions: facilitate automatic enrollment of employees in certain pension plans (see H.R. 1508), H1845 [6AP]

Pharmaceuticals: importation of prescription drugs (see H.R. 328), H413 [8FE]

Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 1204), H3113 [10MY]

Radio: preserve local radio broadcast emergency and other services and require the FCC to conduct rulemaking for that purpose (see H.R. 998), H7673 [6SE]

Rotary International: anniversary (see H. Res. 55), H720 [16FE] (see H. Res. 142), H1024 [8MR]

Rudolph, Wilma G.: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1404), H1692 [17MR]

Russia: protect intellectual property rights (see H. Con. Res. 230), H8514 [28SE]

San Francisco, CA: mint coins in commemoration of the San Francisco Old Mint (see H.R. 1953), H7564 [28JY]

Small business: improve access and choice relative to employee health care (see H.R. 525), H348 [2FE]

Small Business Act: provide for increased access to capital for small businesses under the section 7(a) guarantee loan program (see H.R. 1868), H2646 [27AP]

Social Security: ensure that receipts and disbursements of the trust funds are not included in a unified Federal budget (see H.R. 653), H411 [8FE]

———provide certain benefits to individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine during World War II (see H.R. 23), H2150 [19AP]

Syria: strengthen sanctions, establish a program to support a transition to a democratically elected Government, and restore sovereignty and democratic rule in Lebanon (see H.R. 1141), H10227 [15NO]

Taxation: allow employers to claim a work opportunity credit for hiring military personnel returning from service in Iraq or Afghanistan and for hiring their dependents and dependents of deceased personnel (see H.R. 1352), H2395 [20AP]

———allow Federal civilian and military retirees to pay health insurance premiums on a pretax basis and allow a deduction for TRICARE supplemental premiums (see H.R. 994), H4143 [26MY]

———allow taxpayers to split refunds and make deposits electronically among certain accounts (see H.R. 1048), H940 [2MR]

———authorize States, localities, the District of Columbia, territories, and possessions of the U.S. to provide certain tax incentives to any person for economic development purposes (see H.R. 2471), H3556 [18MY]

———eliminate inflation adjustment of the phaseout of the credit for producing fuel from a nonconventional source and repeal extension of credit for facilities producing synthetic fuels from coal (see H.R. 837), H717 [16FE]

———make geothermal heat pump systems eligible for the energy credit (see H.R. 3164), H5600 [30JN]

———make permanent the 15-year depreciation recovery period for restaurant property improvements and extend to new restaurant construction (see H.R. 920), H793 [17FE]

———make permanent the deduction of State and local general sales taxes in lieu of State and local income taxes (see H.R. 519), H348 [2FE]

———provide capital gains tax treatment for certain self-created musical works (see H.R. 2594), H3893 [24MY]

———provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 1548), H3769 [23MY]

———reduce rates on distilled spirits (see H.R. 1791), H4188 [7JN]

———treatment of automatic fire sprinkler systems (see H.R. 1131), H8643 [29SE]

Telephones: facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on health and human services (see H.R. 896), H3199 [11MY]

Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee: establish (see H.R. 2877), H4896 [21JN]

Tuskegee Airmen: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1259), H9276 [26OC]

Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1774), H2470 [21AP]

Veterans: expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period for such benefits (see H.R. 303), H2550 [26AP]

Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 37), H4074 [25MY]

———establish programs to increase awareness and knowledge of women and health care providers with respect to gynecologic cancers (see H.R. 1245), H5914 [14JY]

World War II: preserve historic confinement sites where Japanese Americans were detained (see H.R. 1492), H3056 [5MY]

———recognize contributions of the Marine Corps and other units of the Armed Forces on the 60th anniversary of the Battle of Iwo Jima (see H. Res. 119), H797 [17FE]

———tribute to Tuskegee Airmen (see H. Con. Res. 26), H413 [8FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 22), H796 [17FE]

———extend discretionary spending caps and pay-go for direct spending (see H.R. 903), H792 [17FE]

Children and youth: provide comprehensive services for children who have been removed from environments in which methamphetamines are unlawfully manufactured, distributed, or dispensed (see H.R. 2335), H3260 [12MY]

Corporate Entitlement Reform Commission: establish (see H.R. 4254), H10038 [8NO]

House Rules: strengthen budget process (see H. Res. 121), H797 [17FE]

Immigration: permit aliens who are independent living assistants to adjust status to provide in-home living and home support services to disabled adults (see H.R. 1374), H1691 [17MR]

Inspector General Act: enhance independence of Inspectors General and create a Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency (see H.R. 2489), H3693 [19MY]

Medicare/Medicaid: coverage of certain screening procedures for diabetic retinopathy and establish pilot programs to foster such screening (see H.R. 801), H628 [15FE]

National Safe Boating Week: recognize the Coast Guard, Coast Guard Auxiliary, and the National Safe Boating Council for promotion efforts (see H. Res. 243), H2648 [27AP]

Schools: recognize benefits and importance of school-based music education (see H. Con. Res. 45), H353 [2FE]

Tariff: DMSIP (see H.R. 2336), H3260 [12MY]

Comments

Blue Dog Coalition—Praise for the 12-Step Budget Reform Plan: several organizations, H1500 [15MR]

Lists

Blue Dog Coalition reform plan for restoring Federal budget procedures, impose spending safeguards, combat waste, fraud, and abuse, and account for accurate Government agency costs, H1500 [15MR]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H1373 [14MR], H1783 [6AP]

Remarks

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, war on terror, and tsunami relief (H.R. 1268), H1456 [15MR]

———Presidential veto authority, H1374 [14MR]

Black History Month: observance, E292 [18FE], E317 [1MR]

Budget: allocation of funds, H2643 [27AP]

———deficit, H1271 [10MR], H1673 [17MR], H1756 [5AP], H2639, H2640, H2643, H2644 [27AP], H2949 [4MY], H4063, H4064, H4065, H4068, H4069 [25MY], H4872 [21JN], H8851 [18OC], H11083, H11085 [6DE]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4241), H10048 [9NO], H10234 [16NO]

———reform Federal budget procedures, impose spending safeguards, combat waste, fraud, and abuse, and account for accurate Government agency costs, H1500 [15MR], H1513 [16MR]

———reinstate pay-as-you-go requirement, H10048 [9NO]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2006-2010 (H. Con. Res. 95), H1500 [15MR], H1513, H1552 [16MR], H1673 [17MR], H2639, H2640, H2643, H2644 [27AP]

Committees of the House: establish a select committee to investigate the awarding and carrying out of contracts to conduct activities in Afghanistan and Iraq and to fight the war on terrorism, H1456 [15MR]

Crowder, Ron: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Community Health Leadership Award recipient, E1224 [14JN]

Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission: disapprove recommendations (H.J. Res. 65), H9295 [27OC]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 2863), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 639), H12233 [18DE]

———recommendation to realign Air National Guard in Nashville, TN, H9295 [27OC]

Grand Ole Opry: anniversary, E2125 [19OC]

Health: provide for collection and maintenance of human cord blood stem cells for the treatment of patients and research and authorize the C.W. Bill Young Cell Transplantation Program (H.R. 2520), H3775 [24MY]

———provide for embryonic stem cell research (H.R. 810), H3775 [24MY]

Hester, Leigh Ann: Army Silver Star recipient, E1492 [14JY]

Lawrence, James and Virginia: Congressional Coalition on Adoption Angels in Adoption Award recipients, E1845 [14SE]

Mount Juliet, TN: tribute to Mount Juliet High School girls' basketball team, E499 [17MR]

Nashville, TN: tribute to historically Black colleges and universities, E292 [18FE]

Schools: recognize benefits and importance of school-based music education (H. Con. Res. 45), H805 [1MR]

Small business: improve access and choice relative to employee health care (H.R. 525), H6503 [26JY]

Society of European Stage Authors and Composers: anniversary, E2003 [3OC]

Votes: position on missed, H6407 [25JY], E1428 [1JY]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H5598 [30JN], H8084 [15SE]

Special order: granted, H705 [16FE], H1688 [17MR], H1774 [5AP], H2974 [4MY]

Statements

Blue Dog Coalition—Praise for 2004 Budget Enforcement Bill: Bob Bixby, Concord Coalition, H1500 [15MR]

Tributes

Caine, Bobby L., E317 [1MR]

Green, Tom, E1018 [19MY]

Hardwick, L.H., Jr., H1783 [6AP]

Hefner, James A., E636 [13AP]

Marrs, Michelle B., E551 [5AP]

Rudy, Jeanette Cantrell, E2192 [27OC]

Wilkinson, DeLois Jackson, E218 [10FE]