
Herbert H. Bateman
Republican · VI-1 · House of Representatives
43 years in office
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Sponsored Legislation (87)
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Introduced 1999-05-19 · On agreeing to the Bateman amendment (A012) Failed by recorded vote: 140 - 286 (Roll no. 138).
HR 4988 — George Washington Birthplace National Monument Boundary Adjustment Act of 2000
Introduced 2000-07-27 · Executive Comment Requested from Interior.
Public Lands and Natural ResourcesHR 4907 — Jamestown 400th Commemoration Commission Act of 2000
Introduced 2000-07-20 · Became Public Law No: 106-565.
CommemorationsHR 4247 — Maritime Administration Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001
Introduced 2000-04-12 · Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Transportation and Public WorksHR 3039 — Chesapeake Bay Restoration Act of 1999
Introduced 1999-10-07 · Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 507.
Environmental ProtectionHR 1665 — To allow the National Park Service to acquire certain land for addition to the Wilderness Battlefield in Virginia, as previously authorized by law, by purchase or exchange as well as by donation.
Introduced 1999-05-04 · Became Public Law No: 106-150.
Public Lands and Natural ResourcesHR 1558 — Panama Canal Commission Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000
Introduced 1999-04-26 · Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Transportation and Public WorksHR 1557 — Maritime Administration Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 2000 and 2001
Introduced 1999-04-26 · Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Transportation and Public WorksHR 1382 — Volunteer Firefighter and Rescue Squad Worker Protection Act
Introduced 1999-04-13 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Labor and EmploymentHR 1383 — To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow registered vendors to administer refunds of Federal excise taxes on kerosene used in unvented heaters for home heating purposes.
Introduced 1999-04-13 · Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
TaxationHJRES 51 — Authorization for Use of Military Force Against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Resolution
Introduced 1999-05-05 · Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
International Affairs—
Introduced 1984-10-04 · Amendment Failed of Passage in Committee of Whole by Recorded Vote: 98 - 307 (Record Vote No: 443).
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Introduced 1984-09-05 · Amendment Failed of Passage in Committee of Whole by Voice Vote.
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Introduced 1984-06-28 · Amendment Passed in Committee of the Whole by Voice Vote.
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Introduced 1984-03-28 · Amendment Passed in Committee of the Whole by Voice Vote.
HR 6430 — A bill to amend the River and Harbor Act of 1946.
Introduced 1984-10-10 · Became Public Law No: 98-606.
Transportation and Public WorksHR 6397 — A bill to establish the Cape Charles National Wildlife Refuge and the Cape Charles National Fish and Wildlife Service Training Center in Northampton County, Virginia.
Introduced 1984-10-04 · See H.J.Res.648.
Public Lands and Natural ResourcesHR 6222 — A bill to promote increased ocean transportation of bulk commodities in the foreign commerce of the United States in United States-flag ships, to strengthen the defense industrial base, and for other purposes.
Introduced 1984-09-11 · Referred to Subcommittee on Merchant Marine.
Transportation and Public WorksHR 6056 — Coastal States Marine Resources Conservation Act of 1984
Introduced 1984-07-31 · Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Public Lands and Natural ResourcesHR 3854 — A bill to clear certain impediments to the licensing of the vessel Endless Summer for employment in the coastwise trade.
Introduced 1983-08-04 · For Further Action See S.1102.
Private LegislationHR 2674 — A bill to authorize the project for navigation at the Port of Hampton Roads, Virginia.
Introduced 1983-04-21 · See H.R.3678.
Transportation and Public WorksHR 1722 — A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to carry out certain erosion control projects in the Chesapeake Bay, Virginia.
Introduced 1983-03-01 · See H.R.3678.
Transportation and Public WorksHJRES 569 — A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution authorizing the President to disapprove or reduce an item of appropriations.
Introduced 1984-05-15 · Referred to Subcommittee on Monopolies and Commercial Law.
Economics and Public FinanceHJRES 321 — A joint resolution to proclaim a day of national celebration of the two-hundredth anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Paris.
Introduced 1983-07-14 · Became Public Law No: 98-75.
Social Sciences and HistoryHCONRES 127 — A concurrent resolution to proclaim a day of national celebration of the two-hundredth anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Paris.
Introduced 1983-05-12 · See H.J.Res.321.
Social Sciences and HistoryHCONRES 48 — A concurrent resolution commemorating the 75th Anniversary of the Incorporation of the Town of Chincoteague, Virginia.
Introduced 1983-02-08 · Referred to Subcommittee on Census and Population.
Social Sciences and History—
Introduced 1986-08-14 · Amendment Passed in Committee of the Whole by Voice Vote.
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Introduced 1986-08-13 · Amendment Passed in Committee of the Whole by Voice Vote.
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Introduced 1985-10-17 · Amendment Passed in Committee of the Whole by Voice Vote.
HR 5604 — A bill to allow the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to be applied and administered as if the 3-year basis recovery rule applicable to employees' annuities had not been repealed.
Introduced 1986-09-26 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
TaxationHR 5379 — A bill to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to release restrictions on the use of certain property conveyed to the Peninsula Airport Commission, Virginia, for airport purposes.
Introduced 1986-08-11 · Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Voice Vote.
Transportation and Public WorksHR 3672 — Historic Structure Valuation Act
Introduced 1985-11-01 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
TaxationHR 3532 — A bill to require emergency position indicating radio beacons on uninspected United States fishing, fish processing, and fish tender vessels.
Introduced 1985-10-09 · Favorable Executive Comment Received From FCC.
Transportation and Public WorksHR 2573 — Competitive Shipping and Shipbuilding Act of 1985
Introduced 1985-05-21 · Referred to Subcommittee on Merchant Marine.
Transportation and Public WorksHR 2196 — Tax Status of Space Act of 1985
Introduced 1985-04-24 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
TaxationHR 1404 — A bill to establish the Eastern Shore of Virginia National Wildlife Refuge and National Fish and Wildlife Service Training Center at Cape Charles in Northampton County, Virginia.
Introduced 1985-03-05 · Veto Message and Bill Referred to House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries.
Environmental ProtectionHR 865 — A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to carry out certain erosion control projects in the Chesapeake Bay, Virginia.
Introduced 1985-01-31 · See H.R.6.
Environmental ProtectionHR 866 — A bill to authorize the project for navigation at the Port of Hampton Roads, Virginia.
Introduced 1985-01-31 · See H.R.6.
Transportation and Public WorksHJRES 630 — A joint resolution designating the College of William and Mary as the official United States representative to the Tercentenary Celebration of the Glorious Revolution to be celebrated jointly in the United States, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom.
Introduced 1986-05-08 · Became Public Law No: 99-393.
CommemorationsHRES 412 — A resolution to express the sense of the House of Representatives that the present 3-year basis recovery rule on taxation of retirement annuities be maintained.
Introduced 1986-04-10 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
TaxationHR 2201 — A bill to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to release restrictions on the use of certain property conveyed to The Peninsula Airport Commission for airport purposes.
Introduced 1987-04-29 · Referred to House Committee on The Judiciary.
Transportation and Public WorksHR 1046 — Tributyltin-Based Antifouling Paint Control Act of 1987
Introduced 1987-02-09 · Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Environmental ProtectionHR 919 — Federal Employees Fair Tax Act of 1987
Introduced 1987-02-03 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
TaxationHJRES 334 — A joint resolution designating July 17, 1987, as "Langley Research Center Day".
Introduced 1987-07-09 · Referred to Subcommittee on Census and Population.
CommemorationsHR 3659 — To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that certain real property listed on the National Register of Historic Property shall be exempt from the estate tax.
Introduced 1989-11-15 · Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
TaxationHR 3642 — For the relief of Izzydor Shever.
Introduced 1989-11-09 · Became Private Law No: 101-14.
Private LegislationHR 1279 — Federal Employees Fair Tax Act of 1989
Introduced 1989-03-07 · Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
TaxationHR 838 — To authorize the Secretary of Transportation to release restrictions on the use of certain property conveyed to the Peninsula Airport Commission for airport purposes.
Introduced 1989-02-06 · For Further Action See H.R.3671.
Transportation and Public WorksHR 4523 — To amend title 46, United States Code, to prohibit the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating from establishing any fee or charge for issuing a license, certificate of registry, or merchant mariners' document under that title.
Introduced 1992-03-20 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Navigation.
Transportation and Public WorksHR 3338 — To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to permit the use of lands within the Colonial National Historical Park in the Commonwealth of Virginia to enable natural gas service to be provided to the Coast Guard Reserve Training Center.
Introduced 1991-09-16 · Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Public Lands and Natural ResourcesHR 2444 — To revise the boundaries of the George Washington Birthplace National Monument.
Introduced 1991-05-22 · By Senator Johnston from Committee on Energy and Natural Resources filed written report. Report No. 102-474.
Public Lands and Natural ResourcesHR 1549 — To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow individuals to transfer separation pay from the Armed Forces into eligible retirement plans.
Introduced 1991-03-21 · Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
TaxationHR 1180 — To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that certain real property listed on the National Register of Historic Places shall be exempt from the estate tax.
Introduced 1991-02-28 · Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
TaxationHR 529 — To provide for the conveyance of certain land at Fort A.P. Hill Military Reservation, Virginia.
Introduced 1991-01-15 · Executive Comment Requested from DOD.
Public Lands and Natural ResourcesHRES 524 — Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives to commend and congratulate the College of William and Mary in Virginia on the occasion of the 300th anniversary of its founding.
Introduced 1992-07-22 · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Education—
Introduced 1994-08-02 · On agreeing to the Bateman amendment (A002) Agreed to by voice vote.
HR 5049 — George Washington Boyhood Home Commemorative Coin Act of 1994
Introduced 1994-09-19 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Credit and Insurance.
Finance and Financial SectorHR 4729 — For the relief of Pauline Applewhite Saunders.
Introduced 1994-07-12 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Administrative Law and Governmental Relations.
Private LegislationHR 4622 — To authorize the Secretary of Transportation to convey for scrapping to the Mariners' Museum in Newport News, Virginia, a vessel in the National Defense Reserve Fleet that is scheduled to be scrapped.
Introduced 1994-06-22 · Text of Measure Incorporated into H.R.3059.
Transportation and Public WorksHR 4431 — Free Health Clinic Expansion Act
Introduced 1994-05-17 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
HealthHR 4320 — To authorize the establishment of a pilot program to provide environmental assistance to non-Federal interests in the Chesapeake Bay watershed, and for other purposes.
Introduced 1994-05-02 · See H.R.4460.
Environmental ProtectionHR 3949 — Entitled, "The Firefighter and Rescue Squad Worker Act".
Introduced 1994-03-03 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Labor Standards, Occupational Health and Safety.
Labor and EmploymentHR 2478 — To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to acquire and to convey certain lands or interests in lands to improve the management, protection, and administration of Colonial National Historical Park and for other purposes.
Introduced 1993-06-22 · For Further Action See H.R.3252.
Public Lands and Natural ResourcesHR 2056 — To designate the Federal building located at 600 Princess Anne Street in Fredericksburg, Virginia as the "Samuel E. Perry Postal Building".
Introduced 1993-05-11 · Became Public Law No: 103-410.
Government Operations and PoliticsHR 819 — To revise the boundaries of the George Washington Birthplace National Monument, and for other purposes.
Introduced 1993-02-04 · For Further Action See S.326.
Public Lands and Natural Resources—
Introduced 1996-06-13 · On agreeing to the Bateman amendment (A002) Agreed to by recorded vote: 278 - 149 (Roll no. 237).
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Introduced 1995-12-06 · On agreeing to the Bateman amendment (A002) Agreed to by voice vote.
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Introduced 1995-12-06 · On agreeing to the Bateman amendment (A001) as modified Agreed to by voice vote.
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Introduced 1995-05-12 · On agreeing to the Bateman amendment (A024) Failed by recorded vote: 160 - 246 (Roll no. 327).
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Introduced 1995-02-16 · On agreeing to the Bateman amendment (A016) Agreed to by voice vote.
HR 4282 — To amend the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993 to make a technical correction relating to the provision of Department of Defense Assistance to local educational agencies.
Introduced 1996-09-28 · Received in the Senate.
Armed Forces and National SecurityHR 3309 — To authorize the establishment of a pilot program to provide environmental assistance to non-Federal interests in the Chesapeake Bay watershed, and for other purposes.
Introduced 1996-04-24 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Environmental ProtectionHR 3281 — Maritime Administration Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997
Introduced 1996-04-22 · Executive Comment Requested from DOD.
Transportation and Public WorksHR 3282 — Panama Canal Commission Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 1997
Introduced 1996-04-22 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Government Management, Information and Technology.
Transportation and Public WorksHR 1945 — To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that the value of qualified historic property shall not be included in determining the taxable estate of a decedent.
Introduced 1995-06-28 · Committee Hearings Held.
TaxationHR 1911 — For the relief of Pauline Applewhite Saunders.
Introduced 1995-06-21 · Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Private LegislationHR 652 — To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to provide a grant to the Board of Directors of the George Washington Boyhood Home Foundation for the stabilization, preservation and interpretation of the archeological resources and visual integrity of Ferry Farm, boyhood home of George Washington, America's first President.
Introduced 1995-01-24 · Executive Comment Requested from Interior.
Public Lands and Natural ResourcesHR 466 — To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to acquire and to convey certain lands or interests in lands to improve the management, protection, and administration of Colonial National Historical Park, and for other purposes.
Introduced 1995-01-11 · For Further Action See H.R.1091.
Public Lands and Natural ResourcesHR 94 — Entitled "The Volunteer Firefighter and Rescue Squad Worker Protection Act".
Introduced 1995-01-04 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Labor and EmploymentHR 3981 — To modify the boundaries of the George Washington Birthplace National Monument, and for other purposes.
Introduced 1998-06-03 · Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote.
CommemorationsHR 1834 — For the relief of Mercedes Del Carmen Quiroz Martinez Cruz.
Introduced 1997-06-07 · Became Private Law No: 105-8.
Private LegislationHR 1343 — Maritime Administration Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1998 and 1999
Introduced 1997-04-16 · Referred to the House Committee on National Security.
Transportation and Public WorksHR 1344 — To amend the Panama Canal Act of 1979, and for other purposes.
Introduced 1997-04-16 · See H.R.1119.
Government Operations and PoliticsHR 1148 — Panama Canal Commission Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998
Introduced 1997-03-20 · See H.R.1119.
Transportation and Public WorksHR 94 — Volunteer Firefighter and Rescue Squad Worker Protection Act
Introduced 1997-01-07 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Labor and Employment