
Omar Burleson
Democrat · TE-17 · House of Representatives
79 years in office
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Sponsored Legislation (76)
HR 16965 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to increase the exemption for purposes of the Federal estate tax, to increase the estate tax marital deduction and to provide an alternate method of valuing certain real property for estate tax purposes.
Introduced 1974-10-01 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
TaxationHR 16208 — A bill for the relief of the estate of Earnest Nancy Brindley.
Introduced 1974-07-31 · Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.
Private LegislationHR 15698 — A bill to exempt from Federal taxation the obligations of certain nonprofit corporations organized to finance student loans and to provide that incentive payments to lenders of those student loan shall not be regarded as yield from the student loans for the purpose of determining whether bonds issued by such nonprofit organizations are arbitrage bonds.
Introduced 1974-06-28 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
TaxationHR 15408 — A bill to amend pt. B. of title XI of the Social Security Act to provide a more effective administration of professional standards review of health care services, to expand the Professional Standards Review Organization activity to include review of services performed by or in federally operated health care institutions, and to protect the confidentiality of medical records.
Introduced 1974-06-14 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
HealthHR 15435 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to increase the exemption for purposes of the Federal estate tax, to increase the estate tax marital deduction, and to provide an alternate method of valuing certain real property for estate tax purposes.
Introduced 1974-06-18 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
TaxationHR 15090 — A bill to amend part B of title XI of the Social Security Act to provide a more effective administration of professional standards review of health care services, to expand the Professional Standards Review Organization activity to include review of services performed by or in federally operated health care institutions, and to protect the confidentiality of medical records.
Introduced 1974-05-30 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
HealthHR 14614 — A bill to repeal the last sentence of section 861(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954.
Introduced 1974-05-07 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
TaxationHR 14226 — Equitable Taxation of Capital Act
Introduced 1974-04-11 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
TaxationHR 14016 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of !954 to provide for the treatment of dividends received by a member of an affiliated group from a subsidiary that is excluded from the group solely because such subsidiary is a life insurance company.
Introduced 1974-04-08 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
TaxationHR 14017 — National Healthcare Act
Introduced 1974-04-08 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
HealthHR 13607 — Hobbs Act Amendment
Introduced 1974-03-20 · Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.
Crime and Law EnforcementHR 13058 — A bill to provide that an individual, who for December 1973 was entitled to disability benefits under a State program approved under title XIV or XVI of the Social Security Act may be presumed, for purposes of the supplemental security income program, to be disabled during the first 6 month of 1974.
Introduced 1974-02-27 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Social WelfareHR 12948 — A bill to suspend the duty on natural graphite for 5 years.
Introduced 1974-02-21 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Foreign Trade and International FinanceHR 10245 — National Healthcare Act
Introduced 1973-09-13 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
HealthHR 10246 — A bill to exclude from arbitrage bond classification obligations issued to finance student loans.
Introduced 1973-09-13 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
EducationHR 8585 — National Healthcare Act
Introduced 1973-06-12 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Social WelfareHR 8584 — Farm Property Estate Tax Valuation Act
Introduced 1973-06-12 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
TaxationHR 7693 — National Healthcare Act
Introduced 1973-05-10 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Social WelfareHR 7692 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to provide for the treatment of dividends received by a member of an affiliated group from a subsidiary that is excluded from the group solely because such subsidiary is a life insurance company.
Introduced 1973-05-10 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
TaxationHR 7456 — A bill to amend the Natural Gas Act to provide that, in fixing rates for the transportation of natural gas in interstate commerce or for the sale in interstate commerce of natural gas for resale, the Federal Power Commission shall reflect changes in the purchasing power of the dollar after December 31, 1972, in determining the utility plant and related reserve for depreciation components of rate base for natural gas pipeline companies.
Introduced 1973-05-03 · Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
EnergyHR 5201 — National Health Care Act
Introduced 1973-03-06 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
HealthHR 5200 — National Healthcare Act
Introduced 1973-03-06 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
HealthHR 3356 — A bill to provide that certain provisions of the Natural Gas Act relating to rates and changes shall not apply to persons engaged in the production or gathering and sale but not in the transmission of natural gas.
Introduced 1973-01-31 · Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
EnergyHR 3355 — A bill to amend the Agricultural Act of 1949.
Introduced 1973-01-31 · Referred to House Committee on Agriculture.
HR 3357 — State Tax, Education and Welfare Act
Introduced 1973-01-31 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
TaxationHR 13885 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to increase the exemption for purposes of the Federal estate tax, to increase the estate tax martial deduction, and to provide an alternate method of valuing certain real property for estate tax purposes.
Introduced 1976-05-19 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
TaxationHR 12964 — Peanut Act
Introduced 1976-04-01 · Referred to House Committee on Agriculture.
Agriculture and FoodHR 13018 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to increase the exemption for purposes of the Federal estate tax, to increase the estate tax marital deduction, and to provide an alternate method of valuing certain real property for estate tax purposes.
Introduced 1976-04-05 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
TaxationHR 12918 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to clarify the tax status of certain industrial development bonds issued to provide facilities for the furnishing of water used to cool thermal generating plants or to generate hydroelectric energy.
Introduced 1976-03-31 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Industrial development bondsHR 12303 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to increase the exemption for purposes of the Federal estate tax, to increase the estate tax marital deduction, and to provide an alternate method of valuing certain real property for estate tax purposes.
Introduced 1976-03-04 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
TaxationHR 12302 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to provide an exclusion from gross income for the interest on certain governmental obligations the proceeds of which are used to provide hospital facilities.
Introduced 1976-03-04 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
TaxationHR 11770 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to increase the exemption for purposes of the Federal estate tax, to increase the estate marital deduction, and to provide an alternate method of valuing certain real property for estate tax purposes.
Introduced 1976-02-09 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
TaxationHR 11486 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to modify the requirements regarding private operating foundations.
Introduced 1976-01-26 · Reported to House from the Committee on Ways and Means with amendments, H. Rept. 94-1694.
TaxationHR 11433 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to provide an exclusion from gross income for the interest on certain governmental obligations the proceeds of which are used to provide hospital facilities.
Introduced 1976-01-21 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
TaxationHR 10892 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to increase the exemption for purposes of the Federal estate tax, to increase the estate tax marital deduction, and to provide an alternate method of valuing certain real property for estate tax purposes.
Introduced 1975-12-01 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
TaxationHR 9504 — A bill to amend the Social Security Act so as to provide that, under certain circumstances, the entire area of a State will be redesignated as a single professional standards review organization area.
Introduced 1975-09-10 · Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
Social WelfareHR 8939 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to provide that expired unused investment credits shall be treated as refundable overpayments of tax.
Introduced 1975-07-25 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
TaxationHR 8568 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to increase the exemption for purposes of the Federal estate tax, to increase the estate tax marital deduction, and to provide an alternate method of valuing certain real property for estate tax purposes.
Introduced 1975-07-11 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Open space landsHR 8569 — National Health Care Act
Introduced 1975-07-11 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
HealthHR 7911 — Capital Recovery Act
Introduced 1975-06-16 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
TaxationHR 7910 — A bill to repeal the public debt limit.
Introduced 1975-06-16 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Economics and Public FinanceHR 7810 — A bill to amend the Internal REvenue Code of 1954 to remove discriminatory limitations on, and thereby broaden the range of, investment opportunities available to custodial accounts for employees of tax-exempt religious, charitable, educational, etc. organizations and public schools.
Introduced 1975-06-11 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
TaxationHR 7706 — An Act to suspend the duty on natural graphite until the close of June 30, 1978, and for other purposes.
Introduced 1975-06-09 · Public law 94-120.
Mines and mineral resourcesHR 6179 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to increase the exemption for purposes of the Federal estate tax, to increase the estate tax marital deduction, and to provide an alternate method of valuing certain real property for estate tax purposes.
Introduced 1975-04-21 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Open space landsHR 6178 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to increase the exemption for purposes of the Federal estate tax, to increase the estate tax marital deduction, and to provide an alternate method of valuing certain real property for estate tax purposes.
Introduced 1975-04-21 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Open space landsHR 5990 — National Health Care Act
Introduced 1975-04-15 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
HealthHR 4492 — A bill to repeal the last sentence of section 861(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954.
Introduced 1975-03-10 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Finance and Financial SectorHR 4491 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to permit banks (as defined in section 401(d)(1) to be authorized investments for 403(b)(7) custodial accounts.
Introduced 1975-03-10 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
TaxationHR 3929 — Hobbs Act Amendment
Introduced 1975-02-27 · Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.
Labor and EmploymentHR 3930 — Emergency Health Insurance Extension Act
Introduced 1975-02-27 · Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
Labor and EmploymentHR 3565 — A bill for the relief of the estate of Earnest Nancy Brindley.
Introduced 1975-02-21 · Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.
Private LegislationHR 1792 — A bill to amend title XVIII OF THE Social Security Act to extend for an additional 5 years the existing authority of the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare to grant temporary waivers of certain requirements for the purpose of enabling small hospitals in rural areas to qualify under the medicare program.
Introduced 1975-01-20 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
HealthHR 1793 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to increase the exemption for purposes of the Federal estate tax, to increase the estate tax marital deduction, and to provide an alternate method of valuing certain real property for estate tax purposes.
Introduced 1975-01-20 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
TaxationHR 1794 — A bill to suspend the duty on natural graphite for 5 years.
Introduced 1975-01-20 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Foreign Trade and International FinanceHRES 284 — Resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to limiting U.S. contributions to the United Nations, and with respect to the U.S. delegate refraining from voting in the General Assembly.
Introduced 1975-03-10 · Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs (Subsequently: International Relations).
International AffairsHR 11124 — Equal Access to Courts Act
Introduced 1978-02-23 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Economics and Public FinanceHR 11123 — A bill to designate the United States Department of Agriculture's Pecan Field Station in Brownwood, Texas, as the "W. R. "Bob" Poage Pecan Field Station".
Introduced 1978-02-23 · Measure laid on table in House, S. 3467 passed in lieu.
HR 10624 — A bill to repeal the carryover basis provisions added by the Tax Reform Act of 1976.
Introduced 1978-01-31 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
TaxationHR 10625 — A bill to suspend the duty on natural graphite until the close of June 30, 1981.
Introduced 1978-01-31 · Referred to Senate Committee on Finance.
Foreign Trade and International FinanceHR 10416 — A bill to provide that the public debt limit shall be the limit established pursuant to the Congressional budget procedures, to provide that operations of the Federal Financing Bank will be included in the budget, and for other purposes.
Introduced 1978-01-19 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Economics and Public FinanceHR 10239 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to clarify the tax status of certain industrial development bonds issued to provide facilities for the furnishing of water including water used to cool thermal generating plants or to generate hydroelectric energy.
Introduced 1977-12-06 · Measure passed House, amended.
TaxationHR 9587 — A bill to repeal the carryover basis provisions added by the Tax Reform Act of 1976.
Introduced 1977-10-17 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
TaxationHR 9326 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to repeal the passive income limitation for small business corporations.
Introduced 1977-09-27 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
TaxationHR 7637 — A bill to repeal the carryover basis provisions added by the Tax Reform Act of 1976.
Introduced 1977-06-07 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
TaxationHR 7225 — A bill to repeal the Occupational Safety and Health Act.
Introduced 1977-05-17 · Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.
Labor and EmploymentHR 5278 — A bill to repeal the carryover basis provisions added by the Tax Reform Act of 1976.
Introduced 1977-03-21 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
TaxationHR 4412 — National Health Care Act
Introduced 1977-03-03 · Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
HealthHR 4411 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to exempt certain agricultural aircraft from the aircraft use tax, to provide for the refund of the gasoline tax to the agricultural aircraft operator.
Introduced 1977-03-03 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
TaxationHR 3858 — A bill to provide that individuals who retired on disability before October 1, 1976, shall be entitled to the exclusion for disability payments under section 105 (d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 without regard to the income limitation in such section.
Introduced 1977-02-23 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
TaxationHR 3859 — A bill to repeal the carryover basis provisions added by the Tax Reform Act of 1976.
Introduced 1977-02-23 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
TaxationHR 3557 — A bill to preserve and protect the free choice of individual employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations, to refrain from such activities.
Introduced 1977-02-16 · Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.
Labor and EmploymentHR 3558 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to exempt farm vehicles and soil and water conservation vehicles from the highway use tax.
Introduced 1977-02-16 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
TaxationHR 2778 — A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide coverage for the services of optometrists related to the treatment of aphakia.
Introduced 1977-02-01 · Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
HealthHR 2674 — A bill to repeal the carryover basis provisions added by the Tax Reform Act of 1976.
Introduced 1977-01-31 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
TaxationHR 112 — A bill to amend section 4940 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 with respect to private operating foundations the principal activity of which is the operation of long-term care facilities.
Introduced 1977-01-04 · Measure passed Senate, amended.
TaxationHR 5 — National Health Care Act
Introduced 1977-01-04 · Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
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