
Donald J. Albosta
Democrat · MI-10 · House of Representatives
47 years in office
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Sponsored Legislation (58)
HR 7499 — A bill to provide financial and technical assistance to encourage the use of commercial fishing methods, in certain Great Lakes waters, that are consistent with sound fishery conservation and management practices, and for other purposes.
Introduced 1980-06-05 · Referred to House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries.
Public Lands and Natural ResourcesHR 6703 — A bill to provide that the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan shall be held at Mount Pleasant, Michigan, in addition to the places currently provided by law.
Introduced 1980-03-05 · Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.
HR 6239 — A bill to amend the Agricultural Act of 1949 to increase the levels of loans and purchases for 1979, 1980, and 1981 crops of feed grains, wheat, and soybeans.
Introduced 1980-01-17 · Referred to House Committee on Agriculture.
Agriculture and FoodHR 6083 — Congressional Reports Elimination Act of 1979
Introduced 1979-12-11 · Referred to House Committee on Government Operations.
Government Operations and PoliticsHR 6012 — A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to reaffirm the fact that benefits payable thereunder are exempt from all taxation.
Introduced 1979-12-04 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Social WelfareHR 2992 — Agricultural Economic Adjustment Act of 1979
Introduced 1979-03-15 · Referred to House Committee on Agriculture.
Agriculture and FoodHR 2824 — A bill to modify the project for flood protection on the Saginaw River, Michigan.
Introduced 1979-03-13 · Referred to House Committee on Public Works and Transportation.
Emergency ManagementHR 2535 — A bill to amend the Tariff Schedules of the United States to suspend for a temporary period the duty on certain alloy tool steels used for making chipper knives.
Introduced 1979-03-01 · Referred to Senate Committee on Finance.
Foreign Trade and International FinanceHJRES 598 — A joint resolution authorizing the President to enter into negotiations with foreign governments to limit the importation of automobiles and trucks into the United States.
Introduced 1980-08-20 · Reported to Senate from the Committee on Finance with amendment (without written report).
Foreign Trade and International FinanceHCONRES 250 — A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress with respect to the site of the 1980 summer Olympic games.
Introduced 1980-01-23 · Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
International AffairsHCONRES 251 — A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress with respect to the denouncement and internal exile of Nobel Laureate Andrei Sakharov.
Introduced 1980-01-23 · Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues—
Introduced 1981-03-26 ·
HR 7153 — A bill for the relief of Hector Sarmiento.
Introduced 1982-09-21 · Referred to House Committee on The Judiciary.
Private LegislationHR 7152 — A bill for the relief of Robert Sewpal Matadial, Bepi Mata Matadial, Majnushri Matadial, and Jayshree Matadial.
Introduced 1982-09-21 · Referred to House Committee on The Judiciary.
Private LegislationHR 7001 — Crime Control and Victims Compensation Act of 1982
Introduced 1982-08-18 · Referred to Subcommittee on Criminal Justice.
Crime and Law EnforcementHR 6767 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to provide that the provisions which increase the Federal unemployment tax in States with outstanding Federal loans will not apply to States with high rates of unemployment and large outstanding loan balances and to provide that such States will not be required to pay interest on such loans.
Introduced 1982-07-15 · Referred to Subcommittee on Public Assistance and Unemployment Compensation.
Labor and EmploymentHR 5805 — A bill to rescind the tax benefits provided during 1981 to Members of Congress for living expenses.
Introduced 1982-03-11 · See H.R.6685.
TaxationHR 5507 — A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide procedures for crediting the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund with the amounts of social security checks which have not been negotiated within twelve months.
Introduced 1982-02-10 · Referred to Subcommittee on Social Security.
Social WelfareHR 5064 — A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to ensure that foreign countries grant entry to United States motor common carriers of property on substantially the same standards as foreign countries grant entry to their own motor common carriers of property.
Introduced 1981-11-20 · Executive Comment Requested from DOT, ICC, OMB.
Transportation and Public WorksHR 2976 — A bill to modify the project for flood protection on the Saginaw River, Michigan.
Introduced 1981-04-02 · Referred to Subcommittee on Water Resources.
Water Resources DevelopmentHR 2522 — A bill to amend the Agricultural Act of 1949 to increase the levels of loans and purchases for the 1980 and 1981 crops of feed grains, wheat and soybeans and for other purposes.
Introduced 1981-03-17 · For Further Action See H.R.3603.
Agriculture and FoodHR 2523 — A bill to establish a national insurance program to protect persons storing grain in a public warehouse against losses which may be caused by the insolvency of such warehouse.
Introduced 1981-03-17 · Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Agriculture and FoodHR 2485 — A bill to extend duty-free treatment to imports of chipper knife steel.
Introduced 1981-03-12 · For Further Action See H.R.4566.
Foreign Trade and International FinanceHR 2436 — A bill to extend duty-free treatment to imports of chipper knife steel.
Introduced 1981-03-11 · For Further Action See H.R.2485.
Foreign Trade and International FinanceHR 268 — Federal Public Assistance Reform Act of 1980
Introduced 1981-01-05 · See H.R.3982.
Social WelfareHR 65 — A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to reaffirm the fact that benefits payable thereunder are exempt from all taxation.
Introduced 1981-01-05 · Referred to Subcommittee on Social Security.
Social WelfareHR 64 — A bill to amend titles II and XVI of the Social Security Act to provide that an individual receiving child's insurance benefits on the basis of blindness or other disability shall not lose his or her entitlement to such benefits by reason of marriage, if such marriage is to a recipient of supplemental security income benefits.
Introduced 1981-01-05 · Referred to Subcommittee on Public Assistance and Unemployment Compensation.
Social WelfareHJRES 182 — A joint resolution to designate April 26, 1981, as "National Recognition Day for Veterans of the Vietnam Era".
Introduced 1981-02-23 · Became Public Law No: 97-9.
Armed Forces and National SecurityHJRES 5 — A joint resolution authorizing the President to enter into negotiations with foreign governments to limit the importation of automobiles and trucks into the United States.
Introduced 1981-01-05 · Referred to Subcommittee on Trade.
Foreign Trade and International FinanceHRES 172 — A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Interstate Commerce Commission should administer the Motor Carrier Act of 1980 in accordance with the provisions of that Act and the objectives of Congress in passing that Act.
Introduced 1981-07-09 · Referred to House Committee on Public Works and Transportation.
Government Operations and Politics—
Introduced 1984-06-29 · Amendment Passed in Committee of the Whole by Voice Vote.
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Introduced 1984-05-03 · Amendment Passed in Committee of the Whole by Voice Vote.
HR 6395 — A bill to amend the Agricultural Act of 1949 to establish a program to support the price of the 1986 through 1989 crops of feed grains and wheat; to require that strategic and critical materials be acquired, to the maximum extent feasible, by bartering agricultural commodities; to make persons who produce agricultural commodities on highly erodible land ineligible for certain agriculture-related programs; and for other purposes.
Introduced 1984-10-04 · Referred to Subcommittee on International Economic Policy and Trade.
Agriculture and FoodHR 6262 — A bill relating to the tariff classifications of certain silicone resins and materials.
Introduced 1984-09-18 · Referred to Subcommittee on Trade.
Foreign Trade and International FinanceHR 5960 — Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan Distribution of Judgment Funds Act
Introduced 1984-06-28 · Committee Hearings Held.
Native AmericansHR 5917 — A bill to amend the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to provide for programs designed to inform Federal employees of applicable standards of conduct, to improve the administration of ethics programs in the Federal Government, and for other purposes.
Introduced 1984-06-22 · Reported to House by House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. Report No: 98-896 (Part I).
Government Operations and PoliticsHR 5801 — Ethanol Energy Policy Act of 1984
Introduced 1984-06-07 · Referred to Subcommittee on Surface Transportation.
Agriculture and FoodHR 5799 — A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to establish certain requirements for the procurement by contract of certain services that are reserved for performance by preference eligibles in the competitive service.
Introduced 1984-06-07 · Committee on Governmental Affairs received executive comment from VA.
Armed Forces and National SecurityHR 5719 — A bill to amend the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to provide for programs designed to inform Federal employees of applicable standards of conduct and to improve the administration of ethics programs in the Federal Government, and to amend title 18, United States Code, to impose a criminal penalty for theft of confidential campaign information in Federal elections.
Introduced 1984-05-23 · Executive Comment Received From OPM.
Government Operations and PoliticsHR 5440 — Taxpayers' Procedural Safeguard Act
Introduced 1984-04-12 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
TaxationHR 5422 — A bill relating to the tariff classifications of certain silicone resins and materials.
Introduced 1984-04-11 · Executive Comment Received From USITC.
Foreign Trade and International FinanceHR 4814 — Patent Invention Protection Act
Introduced 1984-02-09 · Subcommittee Hearings Held.
CommerceHR 4816 — A bill to discourage domestic corporations from establishing manufacturing subsidiaries in foreign countries for the purpose of avoiding Federal taxes by including in the gross income of the United States shareholders in foreign corporations the retained earnings of any such subsidiary which are attributable to manufacturing operations in any country which imposes little or no taxes on such operations or provides any tax incentive for capital investments in such operations.
Introduced 1984-02-09 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
TaxationHR 4815 — A bill to protect the mails from disruption by prohibiting the transportation of mail on any airline which is a debtor in a case under title 11 of the United States Code, and for other purposes.
Introduced 1984-02-09 · Executive Comment Requested from OMB, US Postal Service.
Transportation and Public WorksHR 4765 — A bill to extend duty-free treatment to imports of chipper knife steel.
Introduced 1984-02-07 · Executive Comment Received From USITC.
Foreign Trade and International FinanceHR 4680 — A bill for the relief of Maria Kopek.
Introduced 1984-01-26 · Referred to House Committee on The Judiciary.
Private LegislationHR 3741 — A bill to suspend for a three-year period the duty on 5H-Dibenz (b,f) azepine-5-propanamine, 10, 11-dihydro-N-methyl-, monohydrochloride.
Introduced 1983-08-02 · Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee.
Foreign Trade and International FinanceHR 3740 — A bill to suspend for a three-year period the duty on 3-(Hydroxydiphenyl-acetyl) oxy)-1,1-dimethylpiperidinium bromide.
Introduced 1983-08-02 · Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee.
Foreign Trade and International FinanceHR 3742 — A bill to suspend for a three-year period the duty on hydrazone, 3-(4-methylpiperazinyliminomethyl) rifamycin SV.
Introduced 1983-08-02 · Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee.
Foreign Trade and International FinanceHR 2421 — A bill to amend titles II and XVI of the Social Security Act to provide that an individual receiving child's insurance benefits on the basis of blindness or other disability shall not lose his or her entitlement to such benefits by reason of marriage, if such marriage is to a recipient of supplemental security income benefits.
Introduced 1983-04-07 · Referred to Subcommittee on Social Security.
Social WelfareHR 2422 — Federal Jobfare Act
Introduced 1983-04-07 · Referred to Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development.
Labor and EmploymentHR 1869 — Crime Control and Victims Compensation Act of 1982
Introduced 1983-03-03 · Referred to Subcommittee on Crime.
Crime and Law EnforcementHR 1753 — A bill to establish a national insurance program to protect persons storing grain in a public warehouse against losses which may be caused by the insolvency of such warehouse.
Introduced 1983-03-02 · Referred to Subcommittee on Wheat, Soybeans, and Feed Grains.
Agriculture and FoodHR 1276 — A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide procedures for crediting the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund with the amounts of social security checks which have not been negotiated within twelve months.
Introduced 1983-02-07 · See H.R.1900.
Social WelfareHR 928 — A bill for the relief of Robert Sewpal Matadial, Bepi Mata Matadial, Majnushri Matadial, and Jayshree Matadial.
Introduced 1983-01-25 · Referred to House Committee on The Judiciary.
Private LegislationHRES 186 — A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to American workers being taxed on a portion of their employer-paid health insurance benefits.
Introduced 1983-05-09 · Referred to Subcommittee on Health.
TaxationHCONRES 117 — A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress with respect to the implementation of agricultural marketing orders.
Introduced 1983-04-27 · Referred to House Committee on Agriculture.
Agriculture and Food