Former U.S. Representative

John CookseyNo longer serving

District LA‑5 Party Republican In office 1997–2003

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Bills introduced

As sponsor, from the 107th Congress

Became law

Of the bills they introduced

Cosponsored

222

Signed on to someone else's bill

Recorded votes

3,073

Roll calls tied to a bill

Floor speeches

In the Congressional Record, from 2001

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. Interment at Old Bethel Cemetery, Clarks, La.

Focus

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.

Record

Every recorded vote, bill and floor speech, newest first.

Recorded votes tied to a bill, including procedural motions on it such as cloture. Votes on nominations are not listed.

Bill	Question	Voted	Date
HRES 485	On Agreeing to the Resolution	Not Voting	Jun 25, 1998
HRES 491	On Agreeing to the Resolution	Not Voting	Jun 25, 1998
HR 4103	On Passage	Yea	Jun 24, 1998
HRES 484	On Agreeing to the Resolution	Yea	Jun 24, 1998
HR 4101	On Passage	Yea	Jun 24, 1998
HR 4101	On Agreeing to the Amendment	No	Jun 24, 1998
HR 4101	On Agreeing to the Amendment	No	Jun 24, 1998
HR 4101	On Agreeing to the Amendment	No	Jun 24, 1998

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

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

Sections of the Congressional Record in which this member spoke or entered a written statement, as the Government Publishing Office tags them; floor business such as amendment texts is left out. Each links to the official Record.

Date	Record section	Where
May 8, 2002	30th Anniversary of the National Committee for Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve	Written statement
Mar 19, 2002	James R. Browning United States Courthouse	House floor
Mar 19, 2002	Extending Unemployment Assistance for Victims of September 11, 2001 Terrorist Attacks	House floor
Mar 13, 2002	Planet Mars	Written statement
Dec 4, 2001	Zimbabwe Democracy and Economic Recovery Act of 2001	House floor
Sep 21, 2001	Apology to Sikhs, Muslims, and Anyone Else Taking Offense at Prior Statements	House floor
Aug 2, 2001	Bipartisan Patient Protection Act	House floor
Jul 23, 2001	James C. Corman Federal Building	House floor

Committees

Current committees first, each with its role and years, and the subcommittees held now beneath it. Full history opens every role with its date and official record, and earlier subcommittee seats.

Earlier committees

Agriculture CommitteeMember2001–2003

Full history

Committee	Role	Served	Record
Agriculture Committee	Member	Jan 6, 2001 to Jan 3, 2003	H.Res. 19 · End of the 107th Congress
Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition, and Forestry	Member	Listed Sep 2001 to Sep 2001	Congressional Directory, Oct 2002

Foreign Affairs CommitteeMember2001–2003

Full history

Committee	Role	Served	Record
Foreign Affairs Committee	Member	Jan 6, 2001 to Jan 3, 2003	H.Res. 19 · End of the 107th Congress
Middle East and South Asia	Member	Listed Sep 2001 to Sep 2001	Congressional Directory, Oct 2002
Europe	Member	Listed Sep 2001 to Sep 2001	Congressional Directory, Oct 2002

Transportation and Infrastructure CommitteeMember2001–2002

Full history

Committee	Role	Served	Record
Transportation and Infrastructure Committee	Member	Jan 6, 2001 to Apr 18, 2002	H.Res. 19 · Congressional Record, H1453
Aviation	Vice Chair	Listed Sep 2001 to Sep 2001	Congressional Directory, Oct 2002
Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management	Member	Listed Apr 2001 to Sep 2001	Hearing, Apr 2001

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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 service is held from the 107th Congress onwards, dated from the House and Senate resolutions and Congressional Record notices that seat and remove members. Subcommittee assignments are made inside each committee and carry no official date, so a subcommittee seat is shown from the first to the last printed hearing, Congressional Directory edition or official roster that lists the member. 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.