
W. C. (Dan) Daniel
Democrat · VI-5 · House of Representatives
57 years in office
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Sponsored Legislation (83)
HR 8339 — A bill to amend the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act Amendments of 1978 to exclude from participation individuals advocating the violent overthrow of the United States government.
Introduced 1980-11-13 · Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.
Labor and EmploymentHR 7455 — A bill for the relief of Deborah Lynn Miller.
Introduced 1980-05-28 · Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
Private LegislationHR 6851 — A bill for the relief of John W. Wilson.
Introduced 1980-03-18 · Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.
Private LegislationHR 5580 — An act to amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Defense to enter into certain agreements to further the readiness of the military forces of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
Introduced 1979-10-12 · Public Law 96-323.
International AffairsHR 4083 — Volunteer Safety Officer Assistance Act of 1979
Introduced 1979-05-14 · Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.
Labor and EmploymentHR 2615 — A bill for the relief of Mrs. Frances M. Butler.
Introduced 1979-03-05 · Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.
Private LegislationHR 1749 — A bill for the relief of Doctor Mario Y. Dimacali.
Introduced 1979-01-31 · Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.
Private LegislationHR 7134 — A bill to increase the duty on rubber filament.
Introduced 1973-04-18 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Foreign Trade and International FinanceHR 6544 — A bill for the relief of George W. Spring, Jr.
Introduced 1973-04-03 · Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.
Private LegislationHR 6496 — A bill to exempt small pork producers from the provisions of the Meat Inspection Act.
Introduced 1973-04-03 · Referred to House Committee on Agriculture.
Agriculture and FoodHR 6501 — A bill to increase the penalty with respect to certain offenses involving the commission of a felony while armed with a firearm.
Introduced 1973-04-03 · Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.
Crime and Law EnforcementHR 6497 — A bill to amend title 10 of the United States Code in order to authorize assistance in providing facilities and services abroad for the American Legion when the President finds such assistance to be necessary in the national interest.
Introduced 1973-04-03 · Referred to House Committee on Armed Services.
Armed Forces and National SecurityHR 6543 — A bill for the relief of L. C. Benedict.
Introduced 1973-04-03 · Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.
Private LegislationHR 6498 — A bill to limit the amount of personal funds an individual may contribute to candidates for Federal office in connection with the campaigns of those candidates.
Introduced 1973-04-03 · Referred to House Committee on House Administration.
Government Operations and PoliticsHR 6499 — A bill to authorize the expansion of the boundaries of the Appomattox Court House National Historical Park, and for other purposes.
Introduced 1973-04-03 · Referred to House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.
Public Lands and Natural ResourcesHR 5213 — A bill to amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to permit the States to continue to enforce their safety and health standards pending final action on State plans they have submitted.
Introduced 1973-03-06 · Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.
Labor and EmploymentHJRES 475 — Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution relating to the continuance in office of judges of the Supreme Court and of inferior courts.
Introduced 1973-04-03 · Referred to House Committee on Judiciary.
LawHR 15629 — A bill for the relief of Doctor Vajapeyam S. Achar.
Introduced 1976-09-17 · Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.
Private LegislationHR 14939 — A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to include as creditable service for purposes of the civil service retirement system certain periods of service by individuals before the date they were employed by the Panama Canal Company or the Panama Railroad Company.
Introduced 1976-07-29 · Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
Government Operations and PoliticsHR 13170 — A bill for the relief of Doctor Mario Y. Dimacali.
Introduced 1976-04-09 · Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.
Private LegislationHR 13273 — Consumer Communications Reform Act
Introduced 1976-04-26 · Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
Government Operations and PoliticsHR 12752 — A bill for the relief of Michael A. Silveira, Junior, and Jorge A. Silveira.
Introduced 1976-03-23 · Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.
Private LegislationHR 12358 — A bill to amend section 520 of the Housing Act of 1949 for the purpose of mandating that the Secretary of Agriculture consider only the availability of credit to lower- and moderate-income families in determining whether an area with between 10,000 and 20,000 people is a rural area as defined in such section.
Introduced 1976-03-09 · Referred to House Committee on Banking, Currency and Housing.
Housing and Community DevelopmentHR 12077 — A bill to authorize the expansion of the boundaries of the Appomattox Court House National Historical Park.
Introduced 1976-02-25 · Referred to House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.
Public Lands and Natural ResourcesHR 11150 — A bill for the relief of Rodolfo Morelos.
Introduced 1975-12-12 · Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.
Private LegislationHR 10822 — A bill relating to collective bargaining representation of postal employees.
Introduced 1975-11-19 · Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
Postal employeesHR 10433 — A bill for the relief of Mrs. J. Walter Jones.
Introduced 1975-10-29 · Referred to House Committee on Public Works and Transportation.
Private LegislationHR 10001 — A bill for the relief of John W. Wilson.
Introduced 1975-10-02 · Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.
Private LegislationHR 6660 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to exclude from gross income the first $300 of interest received by individuals on certain savings deposits, and to exclude from gross income interest received by certain banking institutions from certain residential mortgages.
Introduced 1975-05-05 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
TaxationHR 6262 — A bill to provide for the removal of a barricade on abandoned Virginia Route 776 at Philpott Lake, Va.
Introduced 1975-04-22 · Referred to House Committee on Public Works and Transportation.
Transportation and Public WorksHR 6226 — 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 1975-04-22 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Open space landsHR 2307 — A bill to authorize and direct the Secretary of the Army to convey to the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University certain lands of the United States of America at Fort Pickett, Va.
Introduced 1975-01-28 · Referred to House Committee on Armed Services.
Public Lands and Natural ResourcesHR 12662 — Volunteer Safety Officer Assistance Act
Introduced 1978-05-10 · Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.
Government Operations and PoliticsHR 10654 — A bill to provide for the removal of a barricade on abandoned Virginia Route 776 at Philpott Lake, Virginia.
Introduced 1978-01-31 · Referred to House Committee on Public Works and Transportation.
Transportation and Public WorksHR 10598 — A bill for the relief of Mrs. Frances M. Butler.
Introduced 1978-01-26 · Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.
Private LegislationHR 9509 — A bill to prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from acquiring by condemnation and land for the Appomattox Court House National Historical Park.
Introduced 1977-10-12 · Referred to House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.
Public Lands and Natural ResourcesHR 8549 — A bill to confer jurisdiction on the Court of Claims to hear, determine, and render judgment upon the claim of the estate of R. Gordon Finney, Jr.
Introduced 1977-07-26 · Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.
Private LegislationHR 5315 — A bill to authorize and direct the Secretary of the Army to convey to the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University certain lands of the United States of America at Fort Pickett, Va.
Introduced 1977-03-22 · Referred to House Committee on Armed Services.
Public Lands and Natural ResourcesHR 2757 — A bill for the relief of John W. Wilson.
Introduced 1977-01-31 · Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.
Private LegislationHR 2554 — A bill for the relief of Dr. Vajapeyam S. Achar.
Introduced 1977-01-26 · Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.
Private LegislationHR 2248 — A bill for the relief of Dr. Mario Y. Dimacali.
Introduced 1977-01-19 · Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.
Private Legislation—
Introduced 1982-07-27 · Amendment Passed in Committee of the Whole by Voice Vote.
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Introduced 1982-07-20 · Amendment Passed in Committee of the Whole by Recorded Vote: 386 - 19 (Record Vote No: 194).
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Introduced 1981-11-18 · Amendment Passed in Committee of the Whole by Voice Vote.
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Introduced 1981-11-18 · Amendment Passed in Committee of the Whole by Voice Vote.
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Introduced 1981-11-18 · Amendment Passed in Committee of the Whole by Voice Vote.
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Introduced 1981-11-18 · Amendment Passed in Committee of the Whole by Voice Vote.
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Introduced 1981-11-18 · Amendment Passed in Committee of the Whole by Voice Vote.
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Introduced 1981-10-06 · Amendment Passed in Committee of the Whole by Voice Vote.
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Introduced 1981-07-16 · Amendment Failed of Passage in Committee of Whole by Voice Vote.
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Introduced 1981-07-09 · Amendment Passed in Committee of the Whole by Voice Vote.
HR 6357 — A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to repeal authority to establish an adverse effect wage rate, for nonimmigrant aliens brought into the United States for temporary agricultural labor, higher than the highest of the Federal or State minimum wage rate or the prevailing wage rate.
Introduced 1982-05-12 · Executive Comment Requested from Labor.
ImmigrationHR 2985 — A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to provide employment protection for employees of nonappropriated fund instrumentalities of the Department of Defense who report violations of law or mismanagement.
Introduced 1981-04-02 · For Further Action See H.R.4624.
Armed Forces and National SecurityHR 2984 — A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to repeal the authority under section 212 of that act to establish an adverse wage rate for nonimmigrant aliens brought into the United States for agricultural labor.
Introduced 1981-04-02 · Executive Comment Requested from Labor.
ImmigrationHR 1883 — A bill for the relief of Doctor Mario Y. Dimacali and his wife, Mrs. Josefina Flores-Dimacali.
Introduced 1981-02-17 · Referred to House Committee on The Judiciary.
Private LegislationHR 1512 — A bill for the relief of John W. Wilson.
Introduced 1981-01-29 · Referred to House Committee on The Judiciary.
Private LegislationHR 1230 — A bill for the relief of Mrs. Frances M. Butler.
Introduced 1981-01-22 · Referred to House Committee on The Judiciary.
Private LegislationHR 809 — A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act and chapter 21 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to increase from $150 to $500 the minimum amount of cash remuneration which a farm worker must generally receive from an employer in any year (for agricultural labor) in order for such remuneration to constitute covered wages for purposes of social security benefits and taxes.
Introduced 1981-01-09 · Referred to Subcommittee on Social Security.
Social WelfareHR 745 — Armed Services Procurement Policy Act of 1981
Introduced 1981-01-06 · Favorable Executive Comment Received From DOD.
Armed Forces and National SecurityHR 183 — A bill providing that $1,000,000 per day shall vest in the United States from the blocked Iranian assets for each of the 52 American hostages until the hostages are released, and to provide for the compensation of the hostages and their families.
Introduced 1981-01-05 · Referred to Subcommittee on International Economic Policy and Trade.
International AffairsHJRES 384 — A joint resolution to provide for the erection of an appropriate statue or other memorial in the Arlington National Cemetery to honor individuals who were combat glider pilots during World War II.
Introduced 1982-01-26 · Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Armed Forces and National Security—
Introduced 1984-05-24 · Amendment Passed House by Voice Vote.
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Introduced 1983-07-21 · Amendment Passed in Committee of the Whole by Voice Vote.
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Introduced 1983-07-26 · Amendment Passed in Committee of the Whole by Voice Vote.
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Introduced 1983-07-21 · Amendment Passed in Committee of the Whole by Voice Vote.
HR 3859 — A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide increases in primary insurance amounts to account for depressed replacement rates.
Introduced 1983-09-12 · Referred to Subcommittee on Social Security.
Social WelfareHR 1006 — A bill for the relief of Mrs. Josefina Flores-Dimacali.
Introduced 1983-01-26 · Referred to House Committee on The Judiciary.
Private LegislationHR 949 — A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to repeal the authority to establish an adverse effect wage rate, for nonimmigrant aliens brought into the United States for temporary agricultural labor, higher than the highest of the Federal or State minimum wage rate or the prevailing wage rate.
Introduced 1983-01-26 · Referred to Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees, and International Law.
Immigration—
Introduced 1986-09-16 · Amendment Passed in Committee of the Whole by Unanimous Consent.
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Introduced 1985-10-16 · Amendment Passed in Committee of the Whole by Voice Vote.
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Introduced 1985-06-27 · Amendment Passed in Committee of the Whole by Recorded Vote: 320 - 69 (Record Vote No: 206).
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Introduced 1985-06-27 · Amendment Passed in Committee of the Whole by Voice Vote.
HR 5109 — National Special Operations Agency Act
Introduced 1986-06-26 · Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Armed Forces and National SecurityHR 4577 — A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide that the adverse effect wage rate, for nonimmigrant aliens brought into the United States to perform temporary agricultural labor, may not be more than 50 cents higher than the applicable Federal or State minimum wage rate, and for other purposes.
Introduced 1986-04-15 · Referred to Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees, and International Law.
ImmigrationHR 3012 — A bill for the relief of Mrs. Rita Gardner.
Introduced 1985-07-16 · Referred to House Committee on The Judiciary.
Private LegislationHR 2928 — A bill for the relief of Mrs. Josefina Flores-Dimacali.
Introduced 1985-06-27 · Referred to House Committee on The Judiciary.
Private LegislationHJRES 373 — A joint resolution designating Patrick Henry's last home and burial place, known as Red Hill, in the Commonwealth of Virginia, as a National Memorial to Patrick Henry.
Introduced 1985-09-04 · See S.J.Res.187.
Social Sciences and HistoryHR 3140 — A bill to require the Secretary of Defense to establish standards, based on recommendations of an advisory committee established by the Secretary, for inventory accounting systems used by Department of Defense contractors, and to require defense contractors to certify compliance with such standards.
Introduced 1987-08-06 · Ordered to be Reported (Amended).
Government Operations and PoliticsHR 2948 — A bill to prohibit the Department of Defense from purchasing any product manufactured or assembled by Toshiba America, Incorporated, or Toshiba Corporation for the purpose of resale of such product in a military exchange store.
Introduced 1987-07-15 · Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Government Operations and PoliticsHR 2495 — A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to purchase certain land for addition to the Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway in the State of Wisconsin.
Introduced 1987-05-21 · Referred to Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands.
Public Lands and Natural ResourcesHR 443 — A bill for the relief of Fred J. Villegas.
Introduced 1987-01-06 · Referred to Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees, and International Law.
Private Legislation