COOPER, JIM (a Representative from Tennessee)

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 1735, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, H4699 [25JN]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Animals: prohibit the sale or transport of equines or equine parts in interstate or foreign commerce for human consumption (see H.R. 1942), H5524 [27JY]

——— require that military working dogs be retired in the U.S. (see H.R. 2742), H4594 [23JN]

Armed Forces: award Purple Heart to members killed or wounded in shootings at military sites in Chattanooga, TN (see H. Res. 383), H5523 [27JY]

——— clarify situations in which the U.S. will cover the cost of transportation for next of kin to attend the transfer ceremony of a member who dies overseas (see H.R. 2662), H4652 [24JN]

——— repeal bans on military personnel carrying firearms on military bases and recruitment facilities (see H.R. 3115), H5297 [20JY]

Bearss, Edwin C.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2059), H2496 [28AP]

Boys Town (organization): mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 893), H2115 [26MR]

Budget: establish biennial cycle (see H.R. 1610), H2032 [25MR]

——— require the President to submit a budget to Congress listing current fiscal year spending levels for proposed programs and separate amounts for proposed spending increases (see H.R. 2341), H3212 [14MY]

Children and youth: enable State child protective services systems to improve identification and assessment of child victims of sex trafficking (see H.R. 469), H583 [26JA]

——— extend, enhance, and revise certain laws on collection, use, and disclosure of personal information of children and establish additional protections (see H.R. 2734), H5089 [10JY]

Civil rights: award a Congressional Gold Medal to participants in Bloody Sunday, Turnaround Tuesday, or the Selma to Montgomery Voting Rights March, which served as a catalyst for the Voting Rights Act (see H.R. 431), H664 [28JA]

——— improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 1619), H2032 [25MR]

——— issue postage stamp in commemoration of Selma to Montgomery, AL, voting rights marches (see H. Con. Res. 23), H1613 [4MR]

Coast Guard: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 1683), H2109 [26MR]

Commission on Government Transformation: establish (see H.R. 2826), H4541 [18JN]

Committee on Gun Violence Prevention (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 467), H9013 [3DE]

Congressional Research Service: provide public Internet access to certain publications (see H. Res. 34), H406 [14JA]

Copyrights: allow a rate court to consider other royalty rates when establishing digital performance rates for songwriters and adopt a fair rate standard for reproduction (see H.R. 1283), H1611 [4MR]

Corporations: constitutional amendment to clarify application of the words people, person, or citizen in the Constitution to corporations, limited liability companies, or other corporate entities (see H.J. Res. 23), H480 [21JA]

CPSC: issue regulations requiring safer, child-resistant packaging for liquid nicotine products (see H.R. 1375), H3214 [14MY]

Defense of Marriage Act: repeal and ensure respect for State regulation of marriage (see H.R. 197), H103 [7JA]

Dept. of Commerce: enable concrete masonry products manufacturers and importers to carry out coordinated program of research, education, and promotion to improve, maintain, and develop markets (see H.R. 985), H2959 [13MY]

Dept. of Defense: designate single senior official to procure wideband satellite communications necessary to meet departmental requirements (see H.R. 1864), H2306 [16AP]

Dept. of Energy: recognize voluntary certification programs for air conditioning, furnace, boiler, heat pump, and water heater products energy conservation and efficiency (see H.R. 1785), H2209 [14AP]

Dept. of HHS: prevent and treat prenatal opioid abuse and neonatal abstinence syndrome (see H.R. 1462), H4593 [23JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (see H.R. 861), H1038 [12FE]

——— provide for compensation of furloughed employees in the event of a lapse in appropriations (see H.R. 1024), H1373 [26FE]

——— require States and Federal agencies, departments, and courts to provide certain statistics to the FBI and require the FBI to publish such statistics (see H.R. 1041), H1502 [27FE]

——— require States and Federal agencies, departments, and courts to provide certain statistics to the FBI and require the FBI to publish such statistics, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 1041), H1663 [16MR]

Dept. of Justice: improve the restitution process for child pornography victims by considering total losses, requiring timely restitution, and spreading costs among multiple defendants (see H.R. 595), H661 [28JA]

Dept. of Labor: extend the Trade Adjustment Assistance program (see H.R. 1088), H1806 [19MR]

——— phase out issuance of special wage certificates to entities providing employment to disabled individuals at rates of pay below the Federal minimum wage (see H.R. 188), H984 [11FE]

Dept. of the Treasury: provide a receipt to each taxpayer who files a Federal income tax return showing how tax dollars are spent and Federal debt and borrowing per U.S. resident (see H.R. 3855), H7332 [28OC]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: designate one U.S. city each year as an ‘‘American World War II City’’ (see H.R. 1512), H8242 [16NO]

——— improve ability of health care professionals to treat veterans via telemedicine (see H.R. 2516), H8242 [16NO]

——— issue, upon request, veteran identification cards to certain veterans (see H.R. 91), H2211 [14AP]

——— modify authorities relative to collective bargaining of employees in the Veterans Health Administration (see H.R. 2193), H2769 [30AP]

——— 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. 1594), H2420 [22AP]

Discrimination: prohibit on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity (see H.R. 3185), H5465 [23JY]

——— prohibit on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity (see H. Res. 208), H2357 [21AP]

Diseases: mint coins in recognition of the fight against breast cancer (see H.R. 2722), H4135 [10JN]

Drugs: exclude cannabidiol and cannabidiol-rich plants from the definition of marijuana (see H.R. 1635), H2033 [25MR]

EPA: eliminate certain requirements under the renewable fuel program and prohibit approval of gasoline that contains greater than a certain percentage of ethanol (see H.R. 704), H810 [4FE]

Equal Pay Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 35), H2210 [14AP]

Eximbank: reauthorize (see H.R. 1031), H1166 [25FE]

Federal Advisory Committee Act: increase transparency of Federal advisory committees (see H.R. 2347), H3251 [15MY]

Federal agencies and departments: create an expedited procedure to enact GAO recommendations for consolidation and elimination to reduce duplication (see H.R. 484), H530 [22JA]

——— modify the Do Not Pay Initiative and improve detection, prevention, and recovery of improper payments to deceased individuals (see H.R. 2003), H2463 [23AP]

——— promote strategic sourcing principles (see H.R. 1760), H2152 [13AP]

——— provide access to and use of information by Federal agencies in order to reduce improper payments (see H.R. 2320), H5239 [15JY]

——— provide taxpayers with an annual report disclosing the cost of, performance by, and areas for improvements for Government programs (see H.R. 598), H661 [28JA]

——— review efforts to reduce travel expenses through the use of video conferencing (see H.R. 2810), H4491 [17JN]

Financial institutions: improve examination of depository institutions (see H.R. 1941), H2415 [22AP]

Firearms: ensure prohibited purchasers are included in National Instant Criminal Background Check System, require background checks for commercial sales, and establish a National Commission on Mass Violence (see H.R. 1217), H6836 [6OC]

FRS: nullify certain guidance by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and provide requirements for guidance issued by the Bureau relative to indirect auto lending (see H.R. 1737), H2271 [15AP]

Health: recognize importance of vaccinations and immunizations (see H. Res. 117), H1069 [13FE]

Highway Trust Fund: provide for sustainable funding (see H.R. 1846), H4593 [23JN]

Horne, Lena Calhoun: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 839), H2356 [21AP]

House Rules: provide for consideration of continuing resolutions to fund the Government at the current rate of operations if offered not more than 24 hours before Government funding expires (see H. Res. 475), H6974 [9OC]

——— require each report of a committee on a public bill or public joint resolution to include an analysis of whether the bill or joint resolution creates a program, office, or initiative that would be duplicative (see H. Res. 45), H532 [22JA]

Immigration: eliminate the per-country numerical limitation for employment-based immigrants and increase the per-country limitation for family-sponsored immigrants (see H.R. 213), H6260 [25SE]

Independent Government Waste Reduction Board: establish (see H.R. 586), H660 [28JA]

Insurance: provide an exception from certain group health plan requirements to allow small businesses to use pre-tax dollars to assist employees in the purchase of policies in the individual market (see H.R. 2911), H5783 [31JY]

Internet: prohibit the sale or use of certain software to circumvent control measures used by Internet ticket sellers to ensure equitable consumer access to event tickets and provide criminal penalties for such acts (see H.R. 708), H810 [4FE]

Korea, Republic of: provide high-skilled visas for nationals (see H.R. 1019), H1663 [16MR]

Korean Peninsula: resume family reunions between North and South Korea, allow Korean Americans to reunite with divided families in North Korea, and encourage peace (see H. Con. Res. 40), H4958 [8JY]

Korean War Veterans Memorial: authorize and allow certain private contributions to fund a Wall of Remembrance (see H.R. 1475), H3916 [4JN]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: reauthorize (see H.R. 1814), H7333 [28OC]

Law enforcement officers: reaffirm right of individuals to record law enforcement authorities and full protection of law to possess recording devices and data saved on such devices (see H. Con. Res. 41), H2464 [23AP]

Medicare: allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs (see H.R. 3355), H8242 [16NO]

——— provide coverage of an initial comprehensive care plan for beneficiaries newly diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (see H.R. 1559), H3643 [1JN]

——— provide coverage of certain lymphedema compression treatment items as items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 1608), H5849 [8SE]

——— provide for coverage and payment for complex rehabilitation technology items (see H.R. 1516), H2357 [21AP]

Medicare/Medicaid: curb waste, fraud, and abuse (see H.R. 818), H866 [9FE]

Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see H.R. 302), H6836 [6OC]

——— hold salaries in escrow if Congress does not adopt a budget resolution or pass regular appropriations bills on a timely basis during a Congress (see H.R. 673), H754 [3FE]

——— reduce rate of pay during a Government shutdown (see H.R. 2023), H4594 [23JN]

——— require salaries to be held in escrow if Congress does not adopt a concurrent budget resolution by a certain date (see H.R. 174), H431 [20JA]

——— withhold pay in the event of a shutdown of the Dept. of Homeland Security (see H.R. 1032), H1166 [25FE]

National Cancer Prevention Day: designate (see H. Res. 86), H812 [4FE]

National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 131), H8243 [16NO]

National Federal Nurse Recognition Week: designate (see H. Res. 438), H8243 [16NO]

National Foster Care Month: designate (see H. Res. 251), H2799 [5MY]

National Purple Heart Hall of Honor: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 358), H1165 [25FE]

National Strategic Agenda: establish and include goals of job creation, balanced budget, securing Medicare and Social Security, and energy security (see H. Res. 207), H2467 [23AP]

Native Americans: provide for the recognition of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 184), H360 [13JA]

New York, NY: reauthorize the World Trade Center Health Program and the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (see H.R. 1786), H9012 [3DE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: modify definition of small employer relative to employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 1624), H5592 [28JY]

Peace Corps: allow former volunteers to use the seal, emblem, or name of Peace Corps on death announcements and grave stones (see H.R. 267), H2154 [13AP]

Petroleum: remove restrictions on the export of crude oil from the U.S. (see H.R. 702), H5089 [10JY]

Political campaigns: reform the financing of congressional elections by broadening participation by small dollar donors (see H.R. 20), H477 [21JA]

——— reinstate limits for contributions made to national parties to support Presidential nominating conventions, national party headquarters buildings, and recounts (see H.R. 154), H105 [7JA]

Pope Francis: congratulate on election and recognize inspirational statements and actions (see H. Res. 15), H1085 [20FE]

Presidential Youth Council: establish (see H.J. Res. 47), H2464 [23AP]

Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see H.R. 602), H1116 [24FE]

Public debt: apply debt ceiling only to debt held by the public and adjust debt ceiling for increases in the gross domestic product (see H.R. 3774), H7026 [20OC]

Schools: end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools (see H.R. 846), H1038 [12FE]

Securities: clearly define and statutorily prohibit insider trading (see H.R. 1625), H5404 [22JY]

Slavery: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversary of the adoption of the Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution which officially abolished slavery (see H.R. 2978), H7333 [28OC]

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. 842), H1165 [25FE]

States: grant authority to enforce State and local sales and use tax laws on remote or online transactions (see H.R. 2775), H5293 [16JY]

Supreme Court: promulgate a code of ethics for Justices (see H.R. 1943), H2416 [22AP]

Taxation: exclude from gross income the discharge of indebtedness income on student loans of deceased veterans (see H.R. 2874), H4650 [24JN]

——— limit authority of States to tax certain income of employees for employment duties performed in other States (see H.R. 2315), H5592 [28JY]

——— modify substantiation rules for donation of vehicles of a certain value (see H.R. 3917), H8362 [18NO]

——— treat automatic fire sprinkler system retrofits under certain deduction guidelines and as 15-year property for purposes of depreciation (see H.R. 3591), H7028 [20OC]

United Kingdom: recognize the self determination of Gibraltar to determine its status as a British Overseas Territory (see H. Res. 110), H5592 [28JY]

Veterans: provide for coordination between TRICARE and eligibility to make contributions to health savings accounts (see H.R. 868), H2212 [14AP]

Voting: revise criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to certain protections against racial discrimination in voting (see H.R. 885), H1636 [13MR]

Water: reduce Federal, State, and local costs of providing high-quality drinking water to those residing in rural communities by facilitating greater use of cost-effective well water and alternative systems (see H.R. 3533), H6136 [17SE]

Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 52), H3212 [14MY]

——— ensure reasonable workplace accommodations for workers whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition (see H.R. 2654), H3913 [4JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of HHS: require NIH to consider sex differences in medical research and direct FDA to guarantee clinical drug trials are sufficient to determine safety and effectiveness for both men and women (see H.R. 2101), H2653 [29AP]

House Rules: prohibit consideration of any legislation that contains earmarks (see H.R. 3330), H5764 [29JY]

Members of Congress: prohibit payment of death gratuities to the surviving heirs of deceased Members (see H.R. 3758), H6980 [16OC]

——— prohibit receipt of pay after October 1 of any fiscal year in which a concurrent budget resolution and regular appropriations bills have not been approved (see H.R. 187), H103 [7JA]

——— provide that Members shall be paid last whenever the U.S. cannot satisfy obligations in a timely manner because public debt ceiling has been reached (see H.R. 3757), H6980 [16OC]

States: carry out congressional redistricting in accordance with a process under which the public is informed of proposals and has the opportunity to participate in their development prior to adoption (see H.R. 1346), H1625 [10MR]

——— limit redistricting after an apportionment of Representatives and require such redistricting be conducted by independent commissions (see H.R. 1347), H1625 [10MR]

Constitutional authority statements

Dept. of HHS: require NIH to consider sex differences in medical research and direct FDA to guarantee clinical drug trials are sufficient to determine safety and effectiveness for both men and women (H.R. 2101), H2655 [29AP]

House Rules: prohibit consideration of any legislation that contains earmarks (H.R. 3330), H5772 [29JY]

Members of Congress: prohibit payment of death gratuities to the surviving heirs of deceased Members (H.R. 3758), H6981 [16OC]

——— prohibit receipt of pay after October 1 of any fiscal year in which a concurrent budget resolution and regular appropriations bills have not been approved (H.R. 187), H104 [7JA]

——— provide that Members shall be paid last whenever the U.S. cannot satisfy obligations in a timely manner because public debt ceiling has been reached (H.R. 3757), H6981 [16OC]

States: carry out congressional redistricting in accordance with a process under which the public is informed of proposals and has the opportunity to participate in their development prior to adoption (H.R. 1346), H1626 [10MR]

——— limit redistricting after an apportionment of Representatives and require such redistricting be conducted by independent commissions (H.R. 1347), H1626 [10MR]

Remarks

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1735), H3183, H3184 [14MY]

Kingston Springs, TN: anniversary, E1572• [2NO]

Nashville, TN: tribute to Habitat for Humanity of Greater Nashville Supervisors on Site, E1297• [16SE]

U.S.-Russian Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START): limit implementation funding, H3183, H3184 [14MY]

Votes: position on missed, H5650•, H5653 [29JY]

Tributes

Ponder, Dot, E627• [30AP]