COOPER, JIM (a Representative from Tennessee)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Appropriations: line-item veto (see H.R. 4890), H1131 [16MR]

Bono: Time (publication) Person of the Year award recipient (see H. Res. 638), H451 [28FE]

Budget: facilitate Presidential leadership and congressional accountability regarding reduction of spending (see H.R. 4699), H154 [1FE]

Carolina Hurricanes (hockey team): tribute (see H. Res. 881), H4424 [21JN]

Carpenter, Chris: tribute (see H. Res. 627), H1391 [30MR]

Courts: adjust salaries for Supreme Court Justices and Federal judges (see H.R. 5014), H2641 [16MY]

Dept. of Defense: establish procedures for consideration of applications for award of the Purple Heart to certain POW (see H.R. 2369), H274 [14FE]

Dept. of HHS: authorize appropriations for the health centers program (see H.R. 5201), H1851 [26AP]

Dept. of HUD: reauthorize the HOPE VI Program for revitalization of severely distressed public housing (see H.R. 5347), H2502 [10MY]

Dept. of the Treasury: require certain additional calculations to be included in the annual financial statement covering accounts and associated activities of the executive branch (see H.R. 5129), H1677 [6AP]

Diseases: establish an Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Registry (see H.R. 4033), H3309 (see H.R. 4033), H3361 [25MY]

Education: provide funding for student loan repayment for public attorneys (see H.R. 198), H1742 [25AP]

FAA: replace Administrator's arbitrary authority to impose wages and working conditions with neutral binding arbitration in the case of an impasse in labor-management negotiations (see H.R. 4755), H2339 [9MY]

FCC: reinstate rules for the description of video programming (see H.R. 951), H2102 [3MY]

Federal agencies and departments: prohibit obligating funds for appropriations earmarks included only in congressional reports (see H.R. 4964), H1059 [15MR]

Federal Financial Management Improvement Act: amend to require the head of an Agency to be reconfirmed by the Senate unless the Agency is found to be in compliance with the requirements of such Act (see H.R. 5315), H4220 [19JN]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: clarify U.S. jurisdiction over water and wetlands (see H.R. 1356), H225 [8FE]

Financial Literacy Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 737), H1454 [4AP]

FTC: establish Office of Internet Safety and Public Awareness (see H.R. 4982), H2175 [4MY]

Gates, Bill and Melinda: Time (publication) Person of the Year award recipients (see H. Res. 638), H451 [28FE]

Government: require more rigorous requirements relative to ethics and lobbying (see H.R. 4682), H153 [1FE]

House Rules: protect integrity of the institution of the House of Representatives (see H. Res. 659), H24 [31JA]

———repeal rule on the statutory limit on the public debt (see H. Res. 903), H4916 [29JN]

———require committees to hold hearings upon issuance of certain reports from an Inspector General or Comptroller General (see H. Res. 841), H3909 [13JN]

———require that legislation and conference reports be available on the Internet prior to consideration by the House (see H. Res. 688), H1198 [28MR]

King, Coretta Scott: tribute (see H. Res. 655), H156 [1FE]

Medicare: provide additional funding for State health insurance counseling programs (see H.R. 4737), H224 [8FE]

———require the sponsor of a prescription drug plan or an organization offering a Medicare Advantage-Prescription Drug plan to promptly pay submitted claims (see H.R. 5182), H3724 [9JN]

Middle East: promote the development of democratic institutions in areas under the administrative control of the Palestinian Authority (see H.R. 4681), H1390 [30MR]

Music and dance: recognize the African American Spiritual as a national treasure (see H. Res. 790), H1980 [2MY]

National Guard: commend members, fully fund equipment needs, and request consultation by the Dept. of Defense with Congress and the States prior to proposing force structure changes (see H. Res. 665), H275 [14FE]

Native Americans: award Congressional Gold Medal to Code Talkers who served the U.S. during 20th Century foreign conflicts (see H.R. 4597), H4555 [26JN]

Nelson, Byron: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4902), H1131 [16MR]

NSF: authorize science scholarships for educating mathematics and science teachers (see H.R. 4434), H566 [2MR]

Outer Continental Shelf: terminate effect of laws prohibiting spending of appropriated funds to conduct oil and natural gas leasing and preleasing activities (see H.R. 4318), H1981 [2MY]

Pujols, Albert: tribute (see H. Res. 626), H1391 [30MR]

Securities: prohibit securities trading based on nonpublic information relating to Congress and require additional reporting by Members and employees of Congress of securities transactions (see H.R. 5015), H1563 [5AP]

Tariff: electron guns for high definition cathode ray tubes (CRT's) (see H.R. 1733), H1681 [6AP]

———liquid crystal device (LCD) panel assemblies for use in LCD direct view televisions (see H.R. 1734), H1681 [6AP]

———liquid crystal device (LCD) panel assemblies for use in LCD projection type televisions (see H.R. 1732), H1681 [6AP]

Taxation: make employers of spouses of military personnel eligible for the work opportunity credit (see H.R. 5081), H1452 [4AP]

Voting Rights Act: amend (see H.R. 9), H2705 (see H.R. 9), H2757 [17MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Schools: recognize benefits and importance of school-based music education (see H. Con. Res. 355), H867 [9MR]

Letters

Dept. of HHS appeal of Cookeville v. Thompson decision on Medicare disproportionate share hosital payments: Tennessee congressional delegation, E391 [16MR]

Remarks

Appropriations: line-item veto (H.R. 4890), consideration (H. Res. 886), H4437 [22JN]

Armed Forces: commend members of U.S. Colored Troops who served during the Civil War, E160 [15FE]

Budget: deficit, H1586 [6AP], H1726 [25AP], H1964, H1967 [2MY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1932), concur in Senate amendment (H. Res. 653), H60 [1FE]

———reinstate pay-as-you-go requirement, H2697 [17MY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2007-2011 (H. Con. Res. 376), H1586 [6AP]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2007-2011 (H. Con. Res. 376), consideration (H. Res. 817), H2697 [17MY]

Cannon, Buddy: Academy of Country Music Producer of the Year award recipient, E1052 [8JN]

Cheatham County, TN: anniversary, E1176 [16JN]

Congress: accomplishments of the 109th Congress, H1987 [3MY], H3020 [23MY]

Dept. of the Treasury: release of Government financial report relative to calculation of budget deficits and national debt, H613, H614, H616, H617, H618 [7MR]

FDA: provide for uniform food safety warning notification requirements (H.R. 4167), consideration (H. Res. 710), H729 [8MR]

FEMA: provide relief to the victims of Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita by placing manufactured homes in flood plains, H615 [7MR]

Foreign trade: impose limits on U.S. foreign debt, H1968 [2MY]

House Rules: strengthen budget process, H614 [7MR]

Iraq: assessment of war and reconstruction efforts, H3904 [13JN]

Lebanon, TN: tribute to Wilson Central High School girls' basketball team, E427 [28MR]

Medicaid: State funding for disproportionate share hospitals, H60 [1FE]

Nashville, TN: observance of Gospel Music Week, E474 [30MR]

Schools: recognize benefits and importance of school-based music education (H. Con. Res. 355), H1416 [4AP]

Tennessee: Army National Guard 168th Military Police Battalion Valorous Unit Award recipients, E21 [31JA]

Terrorism: commend those who have taken part, and declare that the U.S. will prevail, in the Global War on Terror and complete mission to create a sovereign and free Iraq (H. Res. 861), H3994, H3997 [14JN], H4080 [15JN]

Tributes

Downs, Kevin, E1330 [29JN]

Sanders, Robert, E67 [1FE]

Yazzie, Robert H., E1071 [8JN]