
Joseph J. DioGuardi
Republican · NE-20 · House of Representatives
41 years in office
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Sponsored Legislation (78)
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Introduced 1986-06-05 · Amendment Failed of Passage in Committee of Whole by Recorded Vote: 181 - 182 (Record Vote No: 151).
HR 5707 — A bill to amend title 49 of the United States Code to prevent predatory pricing by motor common carriers.
Introduced 1986-10-15 · Referred to House Committee on Public Works and Transportation.
Transportation and Public WorksHR 5451 — John Jay National Historic Site Act
Introduced 1986-08-15 · Referred to Subcommittee on National Parks and Recreation.
Public Lands and Natural ResourcesHR 5112 — Crack and Cocaine Meaningful Penalties Act
Introduced 1986-06-26 · See H.R.5484.
Crime and Law EnforcementHR 4558 — A bill to amend the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to prohibit domestic air carriers from providing alcoholic beverages on domestic and international flights to persons under 21 years of age.
Introduced 1986-04-10 · Referred to Subcommittee on Aviation.
Transportation and Public WorksHR 4495 — Federal Financial Management Improvement Act
Introduced 1986-03-25 · Referred to House Committee on Government Operations.
Economics and Public FinanceHR 4478 — A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for additional immigrant visa numbers for natives of certain foreign states which have had a significant decrease in immigration to the United States.
Introduced 1986-03-21 · Referred to Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees, and International Law.
ImmigrationHR 4044 — Terrorist Bounty Act of 1986
Introduced 1986-01-23 · Referred to Subcommittee on International Operations.
Crime and Law EnforcementHR 3886 — A bill to amend title 31, United States Code, to require that in the President's budget for a fiscal year the economic assumptions pertaining to inflation for major weapon system programs of the Department of Defense be the same as those for the rest of the budget.
Introduced 1985-12-10 · Referred to Subcommittee on Legislation and National Security.
Economics and Public FinanceHR 3633 — Expedited United States Treasury Check Clearing Act
Introduced 1985-10-28 · Referred to Subcommittee on Financial Institutions Supervision, Regulation and Insurance.
Finance and Financial SectorHR 3395 — Older Americans Foreign Travel Equity Act
Introduced 1985-09-20 · Referred to Subcommittee on International Operations.
Social WelfareHR 3268 — Congressional Foreign Travel Accountability Act of 1985
Introduced 1985-09-11 · Referred to Subcommittee on Accounts.
CongressHR 3070 — Homeless Housing Assistance Act of 1985
Introduced 1985-07-24 · Referred to Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development.
Housing and Community DevelopmentHR 2999 — Children's Justice Act
Introduced 1985-07-16 · Similiar Provisions Included in S.140.
FamiliesHR 2384 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to permit first-time homebuyers to use amounts in their individual retirement accounts or annuities to purchase a home without including such amounts in gross income or incurring the penalty for early distributions.
Introduced 1985-05-07 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
TaxationHR 2076 — Cocaine and Health Report Act of 1985
Introduced 1985-04-17 · Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
HealthHR 1410 — A bill to amend title III of the Immigration and Nationality Act to permit naturalization courts to retain one-half of all naturalization fees paid.
Introduced 1985-03-05 · Executive Comment Requested from Justice.
ImmigrationHR 1205 — Children's Justice Act
Introduced 1985-02-21 · Executive Comment Requested from HHS.
FamiliesHJRES 549 — A joint resolution to designate June 1986 as "Youth Suicide Prevention Month".
Introduced 1986-03-05 · See S.J.Res.266.
CommemorationsHJRES 339 — A joint resolution condemning the passage of Resolution 3379, in the United Nations General Assembly on November 10, 1975, and urging the United States Ambassador and United States delegation to take all appropriate actions necessary to erase this shameful resolution from the record of the United Nations.
Introduced 1985-07-16 · Referred to Subcommittee on Human Rights and International Organizations.
International AffairsHJRES 321 — A joint resolution to designate April 5, 1986, as "International Worker Solidarity Day".
Introduced 1985-06-20 · Referred to Subcommittee on Census and Population.
CommemorationsHJRES 260 — A joint resolution to authorize and request the President to designate January 25, 1986 as "Turkish Brigade Day".
Introduced 1985-04-25 · Referred to Subcommittee on Census and Population.
CommemorationsHJRES 193 — A joint resolution to authorize and request the President to designate the month of June 1985 as "Youth Suicide Prevention Month".
Introduced 1985-03-19 · See S.J.Res.53.
CommemorationsHRES 525 — A resolution calling upon the President of the United States to implement those recommendations developed by his Blue Ribbon Commission on Defense Management to enhance our national security, which do not require passage of legislation by the Congress.
Introduced 1986-08-01 · Referred to Subcommittee on Investigations.
Armed Forces and National SecurityHRES 132 — A resolution condemning the Government of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics for five years of forced and oppressive military occupation of Afghanistan in the face of popular resistance to Soviet imperialism.
Introduced 1985-04-17 · Executive Comment Received From State.
International AffairsHCONRES 358 — A concurrent resolution condemning the repression of ethnic Albanians by the Government of the Socialist Federated Republic of Yugoslavia.
Introduced 1986-06-17 · Executive Comment Requested from State.
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Introduced 1987-06-29 · Amendment Failed of Passage in Committee of Whole by Recorded Vote.
HR 5322 — A bill to amend the Judicial Survivors' Annuity Act to eliminate the requirement that a Federal justice or judge, who is assassinated, must serve a specific period of time before his or her survivors become eligible for benefits under the Act.
Introduced 1988-09-16 · Referred to Subcommittee on Courts, Civil Liberties, and the Administration of Justice.
LawHR 5331 — A bill for the relief of Joan Daronco.
Introduced 1988-09-16 · Referred to Subcommittee on Administrative Law and Governmental Relations.
Private LegislationHR 5127 — Long Island Sound Superfund Act of 1988
Introduced 1988-08-02 · Referred to Subcommittee on Water Resources.
Environmental ProtectionHR 4513 — Congressional Foreign Travel Accountability Act of 1988
Introduced 1988-05-03 · Referred to Subcommittee on Accounts.
CongressHR 4484 — Lower Income Housing Fair Rent Act of 1988
Introduced 1988-04-28 · Referred to Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development.
Housing and Community DevelopmentHR 4485 — Public Housing Security Force Act of 1988
Introduced 1988-04-28 · Referred to Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development.
Housing and Community DevelopmentHR 4483 — Drug-Free Public Housing Act of 1988
Introduced 1988-04-28 · Referred to Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development.
Housing and Community DevelopmentHR 4424 — Higher Education Equity Act of 1988
Introduced 1988-04-20 · Referred to Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education.
EducationHR 4406 — Federal Probation Drug Testing Act of 1988
Introduced 1988-04-19 · Referred to Subcommittee on Courts, Civil Liberties, and the Administration of Justice.
Crime and Law EnforcementHR 4336 — A bill to prohibit the Secretary of Agriculture from extending financial assistance under the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to persons who have defaulted on a loan made or insured under such Act or whose loans are restructured and remain outstanding, to prevent delinquent borrowers from repurchasing farm property at a discount, and to provide for the termination of certain restructured loans that are 180 days delinquent.
Introduced 1988-03-31 · Referred to Subcommittee on Conservation Credit and Rural Development.
Agriculture and FoodHR 4149 — Truth in Government Spending Act
Introduced 1988-03-15 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
TaxationHR 4080 — A bill to provide for the legalization of certain aliens and to provide for units of assessment to determine the qualification of aliens for such benefit.
Introduced 1988-03-03 · Subcommittee Hearings Held.
ImmigrationHR 4081 — A bill to authorize the original enlistment of certain aliens in the armed forces of the United States and the militias of the several States, to provide temporary and permanent resident status to such enlisted members, and for other purposes.
Introduced 1988-03-03 · Referred to Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees, and International Law.
Armed Forces and National SecurityHR 4079 — A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide lawful temporary resident status for certain aliens based upon petitions submitted to the Attorney General on behalf of such aliens by sponsoring employers and labor unions, and for other purposes.
Introduced 1988-03-03 · Subcommittee Hearings Held.
ImmigrationHR 3510 — A bill for the relief of Dorris Miller.
Introduced 1987-10-20 · Unfavorable Executive Comment Received From Navy.
Private LegislationHR 3577 — A bill to suspend most-favored-nation trade privileges to the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.
Introduced 1987-10-29 · Referred to Subcommittee on Trade.
Foreign Trade and International FinanceHR 3506 — Federal Parolee Drug Testing Act of 1987
Introduced 1987-10-20 · Referred to Subcommittee on Courts, Civil Liberties, and the Administration of Justice.
Crime and Law EnforcementHR 3507 — A bill to ensure that funds made available to carry out the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1986 and the amendments made by such Act are not used to provide, directly or indirectly, counsel who assist defendants accused of violations of laws relating to the distribution and use of drugs.
Introduced 1987-10-20 · Referred to Subcommittee on Crime.
Crime and Law EnforcementHR 3509 — A bill for the relief of Henry Johnson.
Introduced 1987-10-20 · Unfavorable Executive Comment Received From Army.
Private LegislationHR 3508 — Cocaine and Crack Dealers' Graduated Penalties Act of 1987
Introduced 1987-10-20 · See H.R.4916.
Crime and Law EnforcementHR 3366 — A bill to amend title IV of the Social Security Act to promote the welfare of homeless families by affirming the right of States under the AFDC program to provide simultaneous multiple shelter allowances or special need allowances to reflect differences in the types of housing in which the recipients reside, by removing the 30-day limit on emergency assistance insofar as it involves shelter, and by making it clear that a State need not specify the maximum amounts of assistance to be provided for the various types of emergency identified in its State plan.
Introduced 1987-09-30 · Provisions of Measure Incorporated Into H.R.4352.
Social WelfareHR 3397 — A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a program of grants to the States for the purpose of providing to the public information on Lyme disease.
Introduced 1987-10-01 · Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
HealthHR 3142 — Federal Financial Management Improvement and Public Accountability Act
Introduced 1987-08-06 · Referred to Subcommittee on Legislation and National Security.
Economics and Public FinanceHR 2930 — A bill to amend the National Housing Act to increase the principal amount for which the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development may provide insurance for mortgages secured by single-family residences.
Introduced 1987-07-14 · Referred to Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development.
Housing and Community DevelopmentHR 2931 — Olmsted Public Parks Landscapes Act of 1987
Introduced 1987-07-14 · For Further Action See H.R.17.
Public Lands and Natural ResourcesHR 2746 — State Narcotics Law Compilation Act of 1987
Introduced 1987-06-23 · Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
Crime and Law EnforcementHR 2767 — A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, relating to drug testing of individuals applying for drivers' licenses.
Introduced 1987-06-24 · Executive Comment Requested from DOT, OMB.
Transportation and Public WorksHR 2747 — Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention Act of 1987
Introduced 1987-06-23 · Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
HealthHR 2745 — A bill to provide for the rescheduling of glutethimide USP into schedule II of the Controlled Substances Act.
Introduced 1987-06-23 · Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
Crime and Law EnforcementHR 2744 — Federal Prisoner Drug Abuse Prevention Act of 1987
Introduced 1987-06-23 · Referred to House Committee on The Judiciary.
Crime and Law EnforcementHR 2605 — Children's Home Video Protection Act of 1987
Introduced 1987-06-04 · Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Crime and Law EnforcementHR 2544 — A bill to suspend the duty on cultured pearls until January 1, 1991.
Introduced 1987-05-28 · Executive Comment Received From Commerce.
Foreign Trade and International FinanceHR 2048 — A bill to amend the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to prohibit domestic air carriers from providing alcoholic beverages on domestic and international flights to persons under 21 years of age.
Introduced 1987-04-09 · Executive Comment Requested from DOT, OMB.
Transportation and Public WorksHR 1683 — A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for additional immigration visa numbers for natives of certain foreign states which have had a significant decrease in immigration to the United States.
Introduced 1987-03-18 · Subcommittee Hearings Held.
ImmigrationHR 1499 — A bill to amend the United States Housing Act of 1937 to correct certain inequities in the calculation of fair market rentals and payment standards for lower income housing assistance.
Introduced 1987-03-10 · Referred to Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development.
Housing and Community DevelopmentHR 1501 — A bill to amend the United States Housing Act of 1937 to provide for adjustments in maximum monthly rentals for lower income housing to reflect increased costs due to necessary capital improvements.
Introduced 1987-03-10 · Referred to Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development.
Housing and Community DevelopmentHR 1502 — Homeless Housing Assistance Act of 1985
Introduced 1987-03-10 · See H.R.558.
Housing and Community DevelopmentHR 1503 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit first-time homebuyers to use amounts in their individual retirement accounts or annuities to purchase a home without including such amounts in gross income or incurring the penalty for early distributions.
Introduced 1987-03-10 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
TaxationHR 1500 — A bill to amend the United States Housing Act of 1937 to require leases for lower income housing to contain expiration and notice provisions.
Introduced 1987-03-10 · Referred to Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development.
Housing and Community DevelopmentHR 1241 — Federal Financial Management Improvement Act
Introduced 1987-02-25 · Referred to Subcommittee on Legislation and National Security.
Economics and Public FinanceHR 1240 — A bill to repeal the provision of the Tax Reform Act of 1986 which disallowed the treatment of certain technical personnel as self-employed individuals.
Introduced 1987-02-25 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
TaxationHR 1048 — A bill to repeal the provision of the Tax Reform Act of 1986 which added a penalty on underpayments of income tax attributable to overstatement of pension liabilities.
Introduced 1987-02-09 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
TaxationHJRES 569 — A joint resolution designating June 12 through 18, 1988, as "Lyme Disease Awareness Week".
Introduced 1988-05-13 · Became Public Law No: 100-376.
CommemorationsHRES 526 — A resolution to amend the Rules of the House of Representatives to establish a Public Review Board and an Inspector General, and for other purposes.
Introduced 1988-08-11 · Referred to House Committee on Rules.
CongressHRES 525 — A resolution urging that Congress adopt the "Freedom" song written by composer and lyricist Donna Cribari of Port Chester, New York, as the official Constitutional Bicentennial Song of the United States.
Introduced 1988-08-11 · Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
Government Operations and PoliticsHRES 411 — A resolution concerning Adem Demaci.
Introduced 1988-03-23 · Referred to Subcommittee on Human Rights and International Organizations.
International AffairsHRES 242 — A resolution concerning the reunification of Ireland.
Introduced 1987-08-04 · Referred to Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle East.
International AffairsHCONRES 159 — A concurrent resolution relating to tax-exempt 501(c)(3) bonds.
Introduced 1987-07-14 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
TaxationHCONRES 162 — A concurrent resolution expressing concern over the conditions of ethnic Albanians living in the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.
Introduced 1987-07-15 · Unfavorable Executive Comment Received From State.
International AffairsHCONRES 110 — A concurrent resolution recognizing the DARE program for its contributions to the fight against drug and alcohol abuse.
Introduced 1987-04-28 · Referred to Subcommittee on Census and Population.
HealthHCONRES 85 — A concurrent resolution recognizing Father Terry Attridge and the DARE program for their contributions to the fight against drug and alcohol abuse.
Introduced 1987-03-24 · Referred to Subcommittee on Census and Population.
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