Terry L. Bruce
Democrat · IL-19 · House of Representatives
41 years in office
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Sponsored Legislation (49)
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Introduced 1986-08-14 · Amendment Withdrawn in Committee of the Whole.
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Introduced 1985-12-04 · Amendment Passed in Committee of the Whole by Voice Vote.
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Introduced 1985-10-03 · Amendment Passed in Committee of the Whole by Voice Vote.
HR 5354 — Optimal Grain Grading Act of 1986
Introduced 1986-08-07 · See H.R.5407.
Agriculture and FoodHR 4241 — Agricultural Loan Assistance Act of 1986
Introduced 1986-02-26 · Referred to Subcommittee on Financial Institutions Supervision, Regulation and Insurance.
Finance and Financial SectorHR 3615 — Agricultural IDB Protection Act of 1985
Introduced 1985-10-24 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
TaxationHR 3476 — National Higher Education and Economic Development Act of 1985
Introduced 1985-10-02 · Referred to Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education.
EducationHR 2687 — A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to reduce the default rate on student loans, and for other purposes.
Introduced 1985-06-06 · Referred to Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education.
EducationHR 2581 — A bill to amend the Agricultural Act of 1949 to modify the producer reserve program to ensure appropriate levels of orderly marketing of stored wheat and feed grains.
Introduced 1985-05-22 · Referred to Subcommittee on Wheat, Soybeans, and Feed Grains.
Agriculture and Food—
Introduced 1988-06-28 · Amendment Passed House.
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Introduced 1988-06-28 · Amendment Passed in Committee of the Whole by Voice Vote.
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Introduced 1987-06-04 · Amendment Failed of Passage in Committee of Whole by Recorded Vote: 124 - 278 (Record Vote No: 166).
HR 5553 — A bill to designate the Federal Building and United States Courthouse located at 301 West Main Street in Benton, Illinois, as the "Kenneth J. Gray Federal Building and United States Courthouse".
Introduced 1988-10-20 · Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Government Operations and PoliticsHR 5053 — A bill to permit changes in the maximum lawful price for the sale of the old Outer Continental Shelf natural gas.
Introduced 1988-07-14 · Referred to Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
EnergyHR 4329 — State Grain Fund Protection Act of 1988
Introduced 1988-03-31 · Referred to Subcommittee on Wheat, Soybeans, and Feed Grains.
Agriculture and FoodHR 3288 — Children's Television Advertising Practices Act of 1987
Introduced 1987-09-16 · Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Government Operations and PoliticsHR 2702 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that individuals who separated from service on account of early retirement before the date of the enactment of the Tax Reform Act of 1986 will be exempt from the additional tax on early distributions from qualified retirement plans.
Introduced 1987-06-17 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
TaxationHR 1346 — Agricultural Loan Assistance Act of 1987
Introduced 1987-03-03 · Referred to Subcommittee on Financial Institutions Supervision, Regulation and Insurance.
Finance and Financial Sector—
Introduced 1989-06-07 · On agreeing to the Bruce amendment (A002) Agreed to by recorded vote: 262 - 155 (Roll no. 79).
HR 5961 — To amend part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to permit beneficiaries to obtain upgraded items of equipment.
Introduced 1990-10-27 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
HealthHR 5904 — To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax relief to utilities installing acid rain reduction equipment.
Introduced 1990-10-23 · Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
TaxationHR 5890 — Medicaid Access Improvement Amendments of 1990
Introduced 1990-10-22 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
HealthHR 5632 — Plastic Recycling Assistance Act of 1990
Introduced 1990-09-17 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Hazardous Materials.
Environmental ProtectionHR 5112 — Home Health Care and Alzheimer's Disease Amendments of 1990
Introduced 1990-06-21 · Became Public Law No: 101-557.
HealthHR 5073 — Injury Prevention and Control Amendments of 1990
Introduced 1990-06-19 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
HealthHR 5042 — Home Health Care Demonstration Projects Extension Act of 1990
Introduced 1990-06-14 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
HealthHR 4484 — Allied Health Professionals Promotion Act of 1990
Introduced 1990-04-04 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
HealthHR 4485 — Medicare Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist Payment Amendments of 1990
Introduced 1990-04-04 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
HealthHR 3899 — Medicare Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist Payment Amendments of 1990
Introduced 1990-01-25 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
HealthHR 3509 — To change the tariff treatment of certain brooms wholly or in part of broom corn.
Introduced 1989-10-24 · See H.R.1594.
Foreign Trade and International FinanceHR 3471 — Allied Health Professionals Promotion Act of 1989
Introduced 1989-10-16 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
HealthHR 2909 — Clean Fuels and Environmental Protection Act of 1989
Introduced 1989-07-17 · For Further Action See H.R.3030.
Environmental ProtectionHR 2271 — To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that individuals who separated from service on account of early retirement before the date of the enactment of the Tax Reform Act of 1986 will be exempt from the additional tax on early distributions from qualified retirement plans.
Introduced 1989-05-09 · Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
TaxationHR 768 — State Grain Fund Protection Act of 1989
Introduced 1989-02-02 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Wheat, Soybeans, and Feed Grains.
Agriculture and FoodHCONRES 377 — Regarding the negotiation of a free trade agreement with Mexico.
Introduced 1990-10-01 · Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Foreign Trade and International FinanceHR 5033 — To reliquidate certain entries on which excessive countervailing duties were paid, and for other purposes.
Introduced 1992-04-30 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
Foreign Trade and International FinanceHR 4299 — To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 in order to provide an incentive for business to invest in pollution abatement property and related assets.
Introduced 1992-02-25 · Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
TaxationHR 3319 — To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat as sale proceeds of a residence amounts paid by the Secretary of Defense representing the reduction in the value of the residence on account of a military base closing.
Introduced 1991-09-12 · Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
TaxationHR 3216 — Food Quality Protection Act of 1991
Introduced 1991-08-02 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
Agriculture and FoodHR 2871 — Clean Coal Technology Efficiency Improvement Act of 1991
Introduced 1991-07-11 · For Further Action See H.R.776.
EnergyHR 2661 — Maternal and Early Childhood Health Care Act of 1991
Introduced 1991-06-18 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
HealthHR 2378 — Consumer Protection Standards for Long Term Care Insurance Act of 1991
Introduced 1991-05-17 · Subcommittee Hearings Held.
HealthHR 1544 — To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to assure minimum payment adjustments for disproportionate share hospitals.
Introduced 1991-03-21 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
HealthHR 1466 — Allied Health Professionals Promotion Act of 1991
Introduced 1991-03-19 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
HealthHR 1318 — Plastic Recycling Assistance Act of 1991
Introduced 1991-03-07 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Hazardous Materials.
Environmental ProtectionHR 1054 — Environmental Tax Credit Act of 1991
Introduced 1991-02-21 · Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
TaxationHRES 331 — Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the opening of Japanese markets, and for other purposes.
Introduced 1992-01-28 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
Foreign Trade and International Finance