COX, CHRISTOPHER (a Representative from California)
Amendments
Dept. of Homeland Security: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1817), H3475, H3480 [18MY]
Transportation: Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (H.R. 3), H1192 [9MR]
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 3, Transportation Equity Act—A Legacy for Users, H4136 [26MY]
Robert T. Matsui funeral attendees, H129 [6JA]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Americans With Disabilities Act: require that any civil action against a place of public accommodation or commercial facility allow an opportunity for alleged violations to be corrected (see H.R. 2804), H4295 [8JN]
Armed Forces: support equal access for military recruiters to institutions of higher education (see H. Con. Res. 36), H285 [1FE]
Aviation: provide liability protection to nonprofit volunteer pilot organizations flying for public benefit and to the pilots and staff of such organizations (see H.R. 1871), H3695 [19MY]
Boy Scouts/Girl Scouts: support activities (see H.R. 1337), H1970 [13AP]
Budget: reform Federal budget procedures, impose spending safeguards, combat waste, fraud, and abuse, and account for accurate Government agency costs (see H.R. 2290), H3197 [11MY]
Cambodia: honor victims of genocide and establish an international criminal tribunal to bring the perpetrators of the genocide to justice (see H. Con. Res. 146), H4297 [8JN]
Congress: specify source of constitutional authority for the enactment of legislation (see H.R. 2458), H3555 [18MY]
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]
———prevent frivolous lawsuits against manufacturers, distributors, or sellers of food or non-alcoholic beverage products that comply with applicable statutory and regulatory requirements (see H.R. 554), H350 [2FE]
———provide protections of habeas corpus for certain incapacitated individuals whose life is in jeopardy (see H.R. 1151), H1023 [8MR]
Cuba: anniversary of human rights crackdown (see H. Con. Res. 81), H984 [3MR]
Dalip Singh Saund Post Office Building, Temecula, CA: designate (see H.R. 120), H286 [1FE]
Dept. of the Interior: participate in design, planning, and construction of the Inland Empire regional water recycling project and assist agencies in projects to construct regional brine lines in California (see H.R. 177), H77 [4JA]
District of Columbia: establish as a congressional district for purposes of representation in the House of Representatives (see H.R. 2043), H2979 [4MY]
———restore Federal electoral rights of residents (see H.R. 190), H3113 [10MY]
Drugs: respond to the illegal production, distribution, and use of methamphetamines (see H.R. 13), H71 [4JA]
Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make repeal of estate taxes permanent (see H.R. 8), H790 [17FE]
Education: tribute to Catholic schools (see H. Res. 23), H287 [1FE]
FDA: provide with certain authority to regulate tobacco products (see H.R. 1376), H1970 [13AP]
Federal employees: provide a real estate stock index investment option under the Thrift Savings Plan (see H.R. 1578), H3769 [23MY]
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure: improve attorney accountability (see H.R. 420), H413 [8FE]
Firearms: prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (see H.R. 800), H1696 [17MR]
Firefighters: recognize and honor contributions throughout U.S. history (see H. Res. 188), H1778 [5AP]
Hariri, Rafik: tribute (see H. Res. 91), H798 [17FE]
Head Start Program: provide greater accountability for Head Start agencies (see H.R. 778), H3113 [10MY]
House Democracy Assistance Commission: establish (see H. Res. 135), H1026 [8MR]
Housing: combat unfair and deceptive practices in the high-cost mortgage market, strengthen civil remedies, promote uniform lending and appraisal standards, and establish licensing standards for mortgage brokers (see H.R. 1295), H3056 [5MY]
———expand homeownership in States having high housing costs (see H.R. 176), H4187 [7JN]
Hussein, Saddam: urge the interim Government of Iraq to bring charges for crimes his government committed against the people of Iran during the Iran-Iraq war (see H. Res. 72), H412 [8FE]
Indian Americans: recognize and honor contributions to economic innovation and society (see H. Res. 227), H2472 [21AP]
Insurance: provide for cooperative governing of individual health insurance coverage offered in interstate commerce (see H.R. 2355), H3261 [12MY]
———recognize the need to move the Nation's current health care delivery system toward a defined contribution system (see H. Res. 215), H3263 [12MY]
Interstate commerce: prohibit transport of horses for the purpose of slaughter or horse flesh for human consumption (see H.R. 503), H285 [1FE]
Iran: hold current regime accountable for its threatening behavior and support a transition to democracy (see H.R. 282), H137 [6JA]
Jews: congratulate communities on seven-year completion of the 11th cycle of daily study of the Talmud (see H. Res. 124), H847 [1MR]
Karzai, Hamid: U.S. visit (see H. Con. Res. 153), H3557 [18MY]
Lebanon: urge withdrawal of all Syrian troops, support free and fair democratic elections, and develop democratic institutions to foster sovereign democratic rule (see H. Res. 273), H3198 [11MY]
Little Rock, AR: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversary of the desegregation of Little Rock Central High School (see H.R. 358), H1025 [8MR]
Medicaid: include podiatrists as physicians for purposes of covering physicians services (see H.R. 699), H2394 [20AP]
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: expand, intensify, and coordinate pulmonary hypertension research activities (see H.R. 3005), H6381 [22JY]
National security: improve security for driver's licenses and identity documents, amend immigration laws to prevent entry of terrorists, and ensure completion of certain border barriers (see H.R. 418), H235 [26JA]
Oklahoma City, OK: anniversary of bombing of Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building (see H. Res. 184), H1851 [8AP]
Olympic games: call for a change of venue for the 2008 games unless the People's Republic of China makes significant progress in ending human rights abuses (see H. Con. Res. 141), H3894 [24MY]
Political campaigns: repeal disclosure requirement for certain electioneering communication disbursements and prohibit making such disbursements by corporations and labor organizations (see H.R. 689), H521 [9FE]
Ray Charles Post Office Building, Los Angeles, CA: designate (see H.R. 504), H1896 [12AP]
Roads and highways: use of high occupancy vehicle lanes by hybrid electric vehicles (see H.R. 444), H283 [1FE]
Russia: issue a clear and unambiguous statement of admission and condemnation of the illegal occupation and annexation by the Soviet Union from 1940-1991 of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania (see H. Con. Res. 128), H1895 [12AP]
San Francisco, CA: mint coins in commemoration of the San Francisco Old Mint (see H.R. 1953), H7564 [28JY]
SEC: require enhanced disclosures of employee stock options and require study on economic impact of broad-based employee stock option plans (see H.R. 913), H792 [17FE]
Sergeant First Class John Marshall Post Office Building, Los Angeles, CA: designate (see H.R. 289), H287 [1FE]
Small business: improve access and choice relative to employee health care (see H.R. 525), H348 [2FE]
Social Security: include additional information in account statements (see H.R. 1286), H3769 [23MY]
———reform by establishing a Personal Social Security Savings Program and provide new limitations on the budget (see H.R. 1776), H3114 [10MY]
Southern California Association of Governments: anniversary (see H. Res. 247), H6329 [21JY]
Space policy: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversaries of NASA and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (see H.R. 68), H196 [25JA]
Taxation: allow full deductibility of health insurance costs of individuals (see H.R. 2176), H3054 [5MY]
———allow seniors with Social Security and pension income to file income tax form 1040S without regard to amount of interest or taxable income (see H.R. 1581), H1895 [12AP]
———establish a commission on tax reform (see H.R. 41), H72 [4JA]
———expand workplace health incentives by equalizing the tax consequences of employee athletic facility use (see H.R. 1634), H3695 [19MY]
———make individual income tax rates for capital gains and dividends permanent (see H.R. 809), H848 [1MR]
———permit tax-free distribution from governmental retirement plans for payment of health and long-term care insurance premiums for public safety officers (see H.R. 2177), H3894 [24MY]
———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 1898), H2646 [27AP]
———repeal tax increase on Social Security benefits (see H.R. 179), H1025 [8MR]
———treatment of beer (see H.R. 1306), H1847 [6AP]
Telecommunications: protect privacy rights of subscribers to wireless communication services (see H.R. 1139), H988 [7MR]
U.N.: withhold U.S. contributions pending certification of U.N. cooperation in investigation of Oil-for-Food Program (see H.R. 1092), H2550 [26AP]
Victor V. Veysey Dam: designate (see H.R. 1152), H3894 [24MY]
Volunteer firefighters: remove civil liability barriers surrounding donating fire equipment to volunteer fire companies (see H.R. 1088), H981 [3MR]
World War II: 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), H196 [25JA]
Zhvania, Zurab: tribute (see H. Res. 108), H1729 (see H. Res. 108), H1735 [20MR]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Committee on Homeland Security (House): authorizing expenditures (see H. Res. 104), H630 [15FE]
Computers: develop and deploy technologies to defeat Internet jamming (see H.R. 2216), H3112 [10MY]
Dept. of Homeland Security: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1817), H2548 [26AP]
———tribute to employees, partners at all levels of government, and law enforcement agents and emergency response providers for service in the war against terrorism (see H. Res. 398), H7561 [28JY]
Health: improve access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system (see H.R. 534), H349 [2FE]
National security: provide faster and smarter funding for first responders (see H.R. 1544), H1893 [12AP]
Russia: condition continued participation in the Group of 8 nations upon voluntary acceptance and adherence to the norms and standards of democracy (see H. Con. Res. 143), H2880 [3MY]
Taxation: make permanent the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (see H.R. 1684, 1685), H2148 [19AP]
———provide for the deductibility of medical expenses (see H.R. 66), H73 [4JA]
———repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see H.R. 64), H73 [4JA]
University of Southern California: tribute to football team (see H. Res. 34), H138 [6JA]
Cost Estimates
Dept. of Homeland Security Appropriations (H.R. 1817): CBO, H3270 [16MY]
Letters
Dept. of Homeland Security appropriations: by, Committee on Homeland Security (House), H3463, H3465 [18MY], H3689, H3690, H3691 [19MY]
———Representative Goodlatte, Committee on Agriculture (House), H3463 [18MY], H3689 [19MY]
———Representative Hoekstra, Committee on Intelligence (House, Select), H3690 [19MY]
———Representative Hunter, Committee on Armed Services (House), H3690 [19MY]
———Representative Thomas, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H3463 [18MY], H3689 [19MY]
———Representative Tom Davis, Committee on Government Reform (House), H3462 [18MY], H3688 [19MY]
Faster and Smarter Funding for First Responders Act: by, Committee on Homeland Security (House), H3212, H3213 [12MY]
———Representative Barton, Committee on Energy and Commerce (House), H3212 [12MY]
———Representative Boehlert, Committee on Science (House), H3212 [12MY]
———Representative Don Young, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H3212 [12MY]
———Representative Sensenbrenner, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H3213 [12MY]
House Rule X relative to jursidiction of several committees of the House during consideration of Dept. of State appropriations legislation: by, Committee on Homeland Security (House), H5984 [19JY]
Oaths of office
House of Representatives, H11 [4JA]
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), H1450
Border Patrol: assure adequate funding for additional agents, H3390 [17MY]
Dept. of Homeland Security: allocate formula-based grants to State and local governments based on an assessment of threats and vulnerabilities, H3233 [12MY]
———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1817), H3455, H3462, H3474, H3475, H3479, H3480, H3481, H3485, H3486, H3488, H3489, H3498, H3529, H3534, H3535 [18MY], H3688 [19MY]
———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1817), motion to recommit, H3541 [18MY]
———aviation and border security funding, H3541 [18MY]
———chemical facility security funding, H3535 [18MY]
———coordinate activities relative to protection of critical infrastructure with other relevant Federal agencies, H3481 [18MY]
———limit the number of grants available under the Urban Area Security Initiative, H3232 [12MY]
———make the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection the lead agency for airspace security around the National Capital Region, H3485, H3486 [18MY]
———making appropriations (H.R. 2360), H3379, H3390 [17MY]
———Office of Inspector General funding, H3474, H3475 [18MY]
———Port Elizabeth, NJ, and Newark International Airport area infrastructure protection report, H3488 [18MY]
———prohibit increase in the aviation security passenger fee, H3489 [18MY]
———reimburse State and local governmenmts for costs of training and certification to enforce Federal immigration laws, H3475 [18MY]
———replace color-coded terror alert system and ensure effective means of communicating risk to the public, H3479, H3480 [18MY]
Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make repeal of estate taxes permanent (H.R. 8), H1937 [13AP]
———make repeal of estate taxes permanent (H.R. 8), consideration (H. Res. 202), H1913 [13AP]
First Responder Grants Board: add Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Administrator to board, H3229 [12MY]
———coordinate with State, local, and tribal governments in establishing criteria for prioritizing applications for grants, H3230 [12MY]
Hariri, Rafik: tribute (H. Res. 91), H671 [16FE]
Immigration: reaffirm authority of State and local law enforcement to enforce certain immigration laws, H3498 [18MY]
Irvine, CA: South Coast Chinese Cultural Center opening, E1401
Luce, R. Duncan: NSF National Medal of Science recipient, E471
Motor vehicles: allow State regulation of tow truck operations, H1193 [9MR]
National security: improve security for driver's licenses and identity documents, amend immigration laws to prevent entry of terrorists, and ensure completion of certain border barriers, H1450
———improve security for driver's licenses and identity documents, amend immigration laws to prevent entry of terrorists, and ensure completion of certain border barriers (H.R. 418), H467 [9FE]
———permit use of Federal homeland security funds for payment of salaries of local law enforcement officers, H3220 [12MY]
———provide faster and smarter funding for first responders (H.R. 1544), H3211, H3220, H3229, H3230, H3231, H3232, H3233, H3235 [12MY]
———provide faster and smarter funding for first responders (H.R. 1544), consideration (H. Res. 269), H3209, H3210 [12MY]
States: allow allocation of Federal homeland security funds for the cost of activities to prevent, prepare for, respond to, or recover from terrorism that would otherwise have been Federal activities, H3231 [12MY]
Taxation: retain estate tax with an immediate exemption increase and repeal new carryover basis rules, H1937 [13AP]
Transportation: Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (H.R. 3), H1193 [9MR]
Volunteer firefighters: remove civil liability barriers surrounding donating fire equipment to volunteer fire companies, H3235 [12MY]
Votes: position on missed, H3
Remarks in House relative to
Special order: granted, H705 [16FE]
Tribute, H35 [4JA], H6408 [25JY]
Reports filed
Activities During the 108th Congress: Committee on Homeland Security (House, Select) (H. Rept. 108-812), H71 [4JA]
Dept. of Homeland Security Appropriations: Committee on Homeland Security (House) (H.R. 1817) (H. Rept. 109-71), H2878 [3MY]
Faster and Smarter Funding for First Responders Act: Committee on Homeland Security (House) (H.R. 1544) (H. Rept. 109-65), H2734 [28AP]
Nomination to the SEC: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate), S9284 [28JY]
Rules
Committee on Homeland Security (House), H675
Tables
Committee on Ways and Means (House) amendments and legislative history related to H.R. 1817, Dept. of Homeland Security appropriations, H3463 [18MY], H3689 [19MY]
Tributes
Barile, Cynthia, E1693
DiGerlando, Steve, E1690
Fowler, Tillie K., H1009 [8MR]
Kasparov, Garry, E1077
Mann, Bennie H., E1599
Stokes, Andy, E1291
Taylor, Gary L., E1440