Cox was the representative for Illinois’s 16th congressional district and was a Democrat. He served from 1991 to 1992.
Bills Sponsored
Issue Areas
Cox sponsored bills primarily in these issue areas:
Foreign Trade and International Finance (100%)
Recently Introduced Bills
Cox recently introduced the following legislation:
- H.R. 4751 (102nd): To suspend until January 1, 1995, the duty on xylitol.
- H.R. 4752 (102nd): To suspend until January 1, 1995, the duty on skateboard trucks.
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Most legislation has no activity after being introduced.
Voting Record
Missed Votes
From Jan 1991 to Oct 1992, Cox missed 6 of 932 roll call votes, which is 0.6%. This is better than the median of 4.4% among the lifetime records of representatives serving in Oct 1992. The chart below reports missed votes over time.
We don’t track why legislators miss votes, but it’s often due to medical absenses, major life events, and running for higher office.
Primary Sources
The information on this page is originally sourced from a variety of materials, including:
- unitedstates/congress-legislators, a community project gathering congressional information
- The House and Senate websites, for committee membership and voting records
- GovInfo.gov, for sponsored bills
