Former U.S. Representative

John CookseyNo longer serving

District LA‑5 Party Republican In office 1997–2003

Fact sheet

Cosponsored

222

Signed on to someone else's bill

Recorded votes

3,018

Roll calls tied to a bill, nominations aside

Their work

Drawn from the 4 bills this member introduced: the subjects the record assigns them, and the members who most often sign on.

Subjects

Bills carry several subjects each, so these add up to more than 4.

Most frequent cosponsors

Times each has cosponsored a bill this member introduced.

Biography

A Representative from Louisiana. Born in Alexandria, Rapides Parish, La. , August 20, 1941. Graduated from LaSalle High School, Olla, La. B. S. , Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, La. ,1962. M. D. , Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, La. , 1966. M. B. A. , University of Texas, Austin, Tex. ,1994. United States Air Force, 1967-1969. Louisiana Air National Guard, 1970-1971. Physician. Elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Fifth and to the two succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1997-January 3, 2003). Was not a candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Eighth Congress in 2002, but was an unsuccessful candidate for nomination to the United States Senate. Died on June 4, 2022, in Columbia, La.

Votes

How this member answered on every recorded vote tied to a bill, newest first — including the procedural motions on it, such as cloture. Votes on nominations are not listed, because they are not attached to a bill.

Bill	Question	Voted	Date
HR 333	agree to senate amendment with an amendment	Not Voting	Nov 15, 2002
HR 4628	On Agreeing to the Conference Report	Not Voting	Nov 15, 2002
HR 5708	On Passage	Not Voting	Nov 14, 2002
HR 5708	On Motion to Recommit with Instructions	Not Voting	Nov 14, 2002
HRES 609	On Agreeing to the Resolution	Not Voting	Nov 14, 2002
HRES 609	On Ordering the Previous Question	Not Voting	Nov 14, 2002
HRES 606	On Agreeing to the Resolution	Not Voting	Nov 14, 2002
HR 5710	On Passage	Yea	Nov 13, 2002

Bill	Title	Status	Latest action
HR 2682	To provide for the designation of certain closed military installations as ports of entry.	Unfavorable Executive Comment Received from DOD.	Feb 7, 2002
HR 3432	Seaport Security Enhancement Act	Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.	Dec 7, 2001
HR 2250	Patient Access, Choice, and Equity Act of 2001	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.	Jun 26, 2001
HR 631	Project Apollo Commemorative Coin Act of 2001	Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic Monetary Policy, Technology and Economic Growth.	Mar 2, 2001

Cosponsored bills

Bills introduced by others that this member signed on to.

Bill	Title	Status	Signed on
HRES 595	Mourning the death of Dr. Stephen E. Ambrose.	Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.	Oct 31, 2002
HCONRES 502	Expressing the sense of the Congress in support of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and for other purposes.	Received in the Senate.	Oct 16, 2002
HR 5383	Emergency Agricultural Disaster Assistance Act of 2002	Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Horticulture.	Oct 1, 2002
HR 5446	To provide economic disaster assistance to producers of the 2002 crop of rice in the State of Louisiana.	Referred to the Subcommittee on Farm Commodities and Risk Management.	Sep 25, 2002
HR 5376	To enhance the authorities of the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior to reduce catastrophic wildfire threats to communities and the environment.	Executive Comment Requested from USDA.	Sep 19, 2002
HR 5403	Military Survivor Benefits Improvement Act of 2002	Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.	Sep 18, 2002
HR 4963	Cancer Survivorship Research and Quality of Life Act of 2002	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.	Sep 18, 2002
HR 5316	National Forest Organizational Camp Fee Improvement Act of 2002	Received in the Senate.	Sep 17, 2002

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Party, state and chamber are those of this member's most recent term. Bills and cosponsorships are held from the 107th Congress onwards and recorded votes from the 101st, so a member who served before those points will show fewer than they filed, or none. Committee seats are held for the current Congress only, which is why they are shown for sitting members and left out for everyone else rather than reported as zero. Vote counts cover roll calls tied to a bill; the chambers also vote on procedure and nominations, which are not listed here. Office, telephone and website are not shown for a member who has left, because the ones on file were theirs while serving. Records come from Congress.gov and the Biographical Directory of Congress.