COOPER, JIM (a Representative from Tennessee)

Amendments

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2022 (H. Con. Res. 112), H1717 [28MR]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 4310, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, H6782 [13DE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Animal Welfare Act: provide further protection for puppies (see H.R. 835), H6234 [20SE]

Animals: prohibit shipping, transporting, moving, delivering, receiving, possessing, purchasing, selling, or donation of horses and other equines to be slaughtered for human consumption (see H.R. 2966), H3163 [18MY]

Armed Forces: commend, make permanent, oppose proposals to diminish national security role of, and recognize the National Guard as the foundation of the Operational Reserve (see H. Con. Res. 129), H4158 [27JN]

——— require military command responsibility and accountability for the care, handling, and transportation of the remains of a deceased member to ensure treatment with dignity, honor, and respect (see H.R. 4913), H2205 [26AP]

Budget: increase long-term fiscal accountability of direct spending legislation (see H.R. 6525), H6275 [21SE]

Civil liberties: ensure detainees on U.S. soil have access to due process, the court system, and will not be detained indefinitely by the military (see H.R. 4192), H2212 [26AP]

Congressional Research Service: provide public Internet access to certain publications (see H. Res. 727), H4774 [10JY]

Conservation of energy: allow for innovations and alternative technologies that meet or exceed desired energy efficiency goals and make technical corrections to Federal energy efficiency laws (see H.R. 6582), H6323 [2NO]

Dept. of Defense: modify award of Post-Deployment/Mobilization Respite Absence program administrative absence days to exempt Reserve members whose mobilization began before changes to the program took effect (see H.R. 4045), H1543 [22MR]

Dept. of Education: revise rule requiring for-profit colleges from receiving a certain percentage of revenue from non-Federal sources to count military and veterans’ education benefits under such rule (see H.R. 4055), H901 [16FE]

Dept. of HHS: collaborate with other departments on epilepsy education and awareness programs (see H. Res. 298), H2814 [16MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: repeal prohibition on collective bargaining on matters regarding compensation of employees other than rates of basic pay (see H.R. 807), H2211 [26AP]

——— repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan to offset the receipt of veterans’ dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 178), H3981 [25JN]

Diseases: issue semipostal stamp to support Alzheimer’s disease research (see H. Res. 351), H2716 [15MY]

Elvis Presley Day: designate (see H. Res. 818), H6469 [27NO]

Executive Office of the President: require the President to submit with the budget an estimate of the deficit using generally accepted accounting principles (see H.R. 6463), H6469 [27NO]

FDA: improve priority review voucher incentive program for expedited review of treatments for tropical and rare pediatric diseases (see H.R. 3059), H3915 [20JN]

Federal agencies and departments: intensify efforts to identify, prevent, and recover payment error, waste, fraud, and abuse within Federal spending (see H.R. 4053), H900 [16FE]

Financial institutions: improve examination of depository institutions (see H.R. 3461), H3662 [7JN]

Foreign trade: apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy countries (see H.R. 4105), H1099 [29FE]

——— prevent importation of merchandise into the U.S. in a manner that evades antidumping and countervailing duty orders (see H.R. 3057), H1306 [8MR]

Gospel Music Heritage Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 119), H6062 [14SE]

House Rules: prevent creation of duplicative and overlapping Federal programs (see H. Res. 623), H2031 [19AP]

Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 568), H2135 [25AP]

Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see H.R. 4133), H1274 [7MR]

Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 2139), H2663 [11MY]

March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see H.R. 3187), H727 [14FE]

Medicare/Medicaid: curb waste, fraud, and abuse (see H.R. 3399), H1306 [8MR]

Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see H.R. 3858), H441 [2FE]

Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3510), H696 [13FE]

National Adoption Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 809), H6397 [15NO]

National Adoption Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 809), H6397 [15NO]

National Cancer Act: anniversary (see H. Res. 531), H219 [31JA]

National Cancer Prevention Day: designate (see H. Res. 538), H475 [3FE]

National Foster Care Month: recognize goals and ideals (see H. Res. 659), H2812 [16MY]

National Nurses Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 644), H2570 [9MY]

National Park Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of establishment (see H.R. 5840), H4908 [17JY]

Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), H1101 [29FE]

Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements of the intelligence community to share cyber threat intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (see H.R. 3523), H1543 [22MR]

Presidential Youth Council: establish (see H.J. Res. 115), H6234 [20SE]

Privacy: prohibit employers from requiring employees to provide access to personal online accounts (see H.R. 5684), H2566 [9MY]

Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see H.R. 4104), H4656 [29JN]

Refugees: report on actions taken on the resolution of the issue of Jewish refugees and other displaced populations from Arab countries (see H.R. 6242), H6062 [14SE]

Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters (see H. Res. 689), H4158 [27JN]

Rotary International: commend efforts to prevent and eradicate polio (see H. Res. 704), H5712 [2AU]

Safety: provide for a comprehensive public alert and warning system (see H. Res. 671), H5767 [10SE]

Salem, MA: recognize as birthplace of the National Guard (see H.R. 1339), H1497 [21MR]

Social Security: revise medical criteria for evaluating disability in a person with Huntington’s disease and waive Medicare waiting period for individuals disabled by Huntington’s disease (see H.R. 718), H6397 [15NO]

Taxation: establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 3423), H2647 [10MY]

——— exclude from gross income any discharge of indebtedness income on education loans of deceased veterans (see H.R. 5044), H2268 [27AP]

Transportation Security Administration: transfer unclaimed money recovered at airport security checkpoints to United Service Organizations, Inc. (USO) (see H.R. 2179), H696 [13FE]

Ukraine: ensure free and fair elections, release opposition leaders sentenced on politically motivated grounds, and deny U.S. visas to officials involved in human rights abuses or anti-democratic actions (see H. Res. 730), H5331 [30JY]

Veterans: improve ability of health care professionals to treat veterans via telemedicine (see H.R. 6107), H5860 [11SE]

——— issue a Victory for Veterans stamp (see H.R. 6121), H4863 [12JY]

Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3001), H1017 [28FE]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the First Special Service Force (see H.R. 3767), H1543 [22MR]

Remarks

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2022 (H. Con. Res. 112), H1693, H1725, H1728 [28MR]

Music City Honor Flight (organization): tribute, E610• [23AP], E681• [27AP], E723• [8MY]

Nashville, TN: anniversary of Nashville International Airport, E1017• [7JN]

Votes: position on missed, H2636• [10MY]

Tributes

Langstaff, George, E1452• [10SE]