
Roy Dyson
Democrat · MA-1 · House of Representatives
45 years in office
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Sponsored Legislation (80)
HR 7227 — A bill to amend the Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act with respect to the authority of the Secretary of Agriculture to provide financial assistance for conservation measures providing drainage of land by means of open ditches.
Introduced 1982-09-30 · Referred to Subcommittee on Conservation Credit and Rural Development.
Agriculture and FoodHR 5640 — A bill prohibiting the collection of certain user fees by the United States Coast Guard.
Introduced 1982-03-01 · Referred to House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries.
Transportation and Public WorksHR 4645 — A bill prohibiting the collection of certain user fees by the United States Coast Guard.
Introduced 1981-09-30 · Unfavorable Executive Comment Received From DOT.
Transportation and Public WorksHR 4285 — A bill to provide the same annuity benefits to the surviving spouses of military retirees who died before September 21, 1972, but after their discharge or release from active duty, as are provided to the surviving spouses of former members who died before such date while serving on active duty after becoming eligible to retire.
Introduced 1981-07-28 · Unfavorable Executive Comment Received From DOD.
Armed Forces and National SecurityHR 4151 — A bill to amend the title 10, United States Code, to eliminate the social security offset from annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan to the extent that any social security annuity of the Survivor Benefit Plan annuitant is reduced because of a public retirement benefit received by the annuitant based on the annuitant's own employment.
Introduced 1981-07-15 · Referred to House Committee on Armed Services.
Armed Forces and National SecurityHR 3923 — A bill to provide for payments in lieu of taxes to be made by the United States to local governments for property exempt from property taxation under Federal law which is located within the jurisdiction of the local government and owned by the United States, a foreign government, or an international organization.
Introduced 1981-06-16 · Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Government Operations and PoliticsHR 3924 — A bill prohibiting the collection of certain user fees by the United States Coast Guard.
Introduced 1981-06-16 · Unfavorable Executive Comment Received From DOT.
Transportation and Public WorksHR 3591 — A bill for the relief of Hyung Joo Kim.
Introduced 1981-05-13 · Referred to House Committee on The Judiciary.
Private LegislationHR 3179 — A bill to amend the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 with respect to tobacco marketing quotas.
Introduced 1981-04-09 · Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Agriculture and FoodHJRES 479 — A joint resolution to provide for the designation of July 9, 1982 and April 9, 1983 as "National P.O.W./M.I.A. Recognition Day".
Introduced 1982-05-11 · Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
Armed Forces and National SecurityHJRES 428 — A joint resolution to provide for the designation of April 9 of each year as "National P.O.W./M.I.A. Recognition Day".
Introduced 1982-03-09 · Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
Armed Forces and National SecurityHJRES 371 — A joint resolution to provide for the designation of April 9 as the "Annual National P. O. W./M. I. A. Day".
Introduced 1981-12-09 · Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
Armed Forces and National SecurityHRES 250 — A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to the need to continue the entitlement payment to local governments as provided for in the general revenue sharing program.
Introduced 1981-10-20 · Referred to Subcommittee on Intergovernmental Relations and Human Resources.
Government Operations and PoliticsHRES 204 — A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives in paying tribute to Washington College.
Introduced 1981-08-04 · Referred to Subcommittee on Census and Population.
EducationHCONRES 346 — A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that funds should be appropriated during fiscal year 1983, and in subsequent fiscal years, for programs under the Older Americans Act of 1965 in such amounts as may be necessary to maintain or expand such programs as reauthorized under the Older Americans Act Amendments of 1981.
Introduced 1982-05-19 · Referred to Subcommittee on Human Resources.
Social WelfareHCONRES 292 — A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress concerning the President's prospective impoundment of the Army Corps of Engineers Operation and Maintenance Funds for civil works.
Introduced 1982-03-16 · Referred to Subcommittee on Water Resources.
Economics and Public Finance—
Introduced 1983-07-26 · Amendment Passed in Committee of the Whole by Voice Vote.
HR 5978 — A bill to authorize a study of the effects of acid rain on the Atlantic striped bass.
Introduced 1984-06-29 · Referred to Subcommittee on Fisheries and Wildlife Conservation and the Environment.
Public Lands and Natural ResourcesHR 5611 — A bill to authorize the Eleventh Airborne Divison Association to establish a memorial in the District of Columbia.
Introduced 1984-05-08 · Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Armed Forces and National SecurityHR 5364 — A bill to authorize the construction of versatile motor vehicle carrying vessels under title VII of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, and for other purposes.
Introduced 1984-04-04 · For Further Action See H.R.5220.
Transportation and Public WorksHR 4108 — A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to provide for the enhanced water quality of the Chesapeake and Narragansett Bays, and for other purposes.
Introduced 1983-10-06 · See H.R.3282.
Environmental ProtectionHR 4107 — A bill to designate the Federal building in Salisbury, Maryland, as the "Maude R. Toulson Federal Building".
Introduced 1983-10-06 · Became Public Law No: 98-296.
Government Operations and PoliticsHR 3704 — A bill for the relief of Emiliana Raqueno.
Introduced 1983-07-28 · Referred to House Committee on The Judiciary.
Private LegislationHR 3508 — A bill to authorize the Eleventh Airborne Division Association to erect a memorial in the District of Columbia or its environs.
Introduced 1983-07-11 · Referred to House Committee on House Administration.
Armed Forces and National SecurityHR 2817 — A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to provide for the enhanced water quality of the Chesapeake and Narragansett Bays, and for other purposes.
Introduced 1983-04-28 · See H.R.3282.
Environmental ProtectionHR 2296 — A bill to provide the same annuity benefits to the surviving spouses of military retirees who died before September 21, 1972, but after their discharge or release from active duty, as are provided to the surviving spouses of former members who died before such date while serving on active duty after becoming eligible to retire.
Introduced 1983-03-23 · Referred to Subcommittee on Military Personnel and Compensation.
Armed Forces and National SecurityHR 2295 — A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to eliminate the social security offset from annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan to the extent that any social security annuity of the Survivor Benefit Plan annuitant is reduced because of a public retirement benefit received by the annuitant based on the annuitant's own employment.
Introduced 1983-03-23 · Referred to Subcommittee on Military Personnel and Compensation.
Armed Forces and National SecurityHR 1958 — A bill relating to the transfer of civil land remote sensing space satellite systems and meteorological satellite systems to the private sector.
Introduced 1983-03-08 · Provisions Incorporated into Title II of H.R. 2065.
Science, Technology, Communications—
Introduced 1986-08-13 · Amendment Passed in Committee of the Whole by Voice Vote.
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Introduced 1985-11-06 · Amendment Passed in Committee of the Whole by Voice Vote.
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Introduced 1985-10-30 · Amendment Withdrawn in Committee of the Whole.
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Introduced 1985-06-27 · Amendment Passed in Committee of the Whole by Voice Vote.
HR 5682 — A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Navy to make a certain conveyance of real property.
Introduced 1986-10-09 · Became Public Law No: 99-596.
Armed Forces and National SecurityHR 5039 — A bill to amend the National Housing Act to provide the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development with permanent authority to insure mortgages on single-family dwellings.
Introduced 1986-06-17 · Referred to Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development.
Housing and Community DevelopmentHR 4432 — Emergency Avian Influenza and Citrus Canker Response Act of 1986
Introduced 1986-03-18 · Referred to Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry.
Agriculture and FoodHR 4433 — A bill relating to the use of steel shot in the hunting of migratory birds.
Introduced 1986-03-18 · Referred to Subcommittee on Fisheries and Wildlife Conservation and the Environment.
AnimalsHR 4270 — A bill to authorize the Eleventh Airborne Division Association to establish a memorial in the District of Columbia or its environs.
Introduced 1986-02-27 · Referred to House Committee on House Administration.
Armed Forces and National SecurityHR 3835 — A bill entitled the "Ocean Incineration Research Act of 1985".
Introduced 1985-12-02 · Executive Comment Received From State.
Environmental ProtectionHR 3663 — A bill to provide for the striking of medals commemorating the 100th Congress.
Introduced 1985-10-31 · Referred to Subcommittee on Consumer Affairs and Coinage.
CongressHR 2043 — A bill for the relief of Nassim Yadgar and Linda Yadgar.
Introduced 1985-04-15 · Referred to House Committee on The Judiciary.
Private LegislationHR 1767 — A bill to amend the Deficit Reduction Act of 1984 to provide that an amendment made by such Act relating to Federal guarantees of industrial development bonds shall not apply to obligations issued for certain solid waste disposal facilities for which substantial sums and effort have already been expended.
Introduced 1985-03-27 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
TaxationHR 918 — A bill to clarify the statutory limitation on the amount the Department of Defense may spend during fiscal year 1985 for certain contracted advisory and assistance services and to require the Secretary of Defense to develop an accounting procedure for identifying and controlling expenditures for such services in later fiscal years.
Introduced 1985-02-04 · Referred to Subcommittee on Investigations.
Government Operations and PoliticsHR 660 — A bill to clarify the statutory limitation on the amount the Department of Defense may spend during fiscal year 1985 for certain contracted advisory and assistance services and to require the Secretary of Defense to develop a standardized auditing procedure for identifying and controlling expenditures for such services in later fiscal years.
Introduced 1985-01-24 · Referred to Subcommittee on Investigations.
Government Operations and PoliticsHR 9 — A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to provide for the enhanced water quality of the Chesapeake and Narragansett Bays, and for other purposes.
Introduced 1985-01-03 · See H.R.8.
Environmental ProtectionHJRES 330 — A joint resolution designating May 1986 as "Public Awareness of the Hearing Impaired Month".
Introduced 1985-06-27 · Referred to Subcommittee on Census and Population.
CommemorationsHCONRES 418 — A concurrent resolution to direct the Secretary of the Senate to make technical corrections in the enrollment of the bill S. 2638.
Introduced 1986-10-17 · Referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
CongressHCONRES 225 — A concurrent resolution to express the sense of the Congress that the Postmaster General should issue a postage stamp commemorating the 100th Congress.
Introduced 1985-10-31 · Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
Government Operations and Politics—
Introduced 1987-04-23 · Amendment Withdrawn in Committee of the Whole.
HR 5412 — A bill to allow the obsolete submarine United States ship Blenny to be transferred to the town of Ocean City, Maryland, before the expiration of the otherwise applicable 60-day congressional review period.
Introduced 1988-09-28 · Referred to Subcommittee on Seapower and Strategic and Critical Materials.
Armed Forces and National SecurityHR 4954 — A bill to amend the Agricultural Act of 1949 to permit farmers to hay and graze on set-aside acreage with respect to a crop of wheat or feed grains if their farms were situated in areas declared natural disasters by the Secretary of Agriculture during the preceding calendar year.
Introduced 1988-06-30 · See H.R.5015.
Agriculture and FoodHR 3969 — Oyster Disease Research Assistance Act
Introduced 1988-02-18 · Field Hearings Held in Queenstown, Maryland.
Public Lands and Natural ResourcesHR 3716 — Emergency Loan and Disaster Assistance Act of 1987
Introduced 1987-12-08 · Referred to Subcommittee on Conservation Credit and Rural Development.
Agriculture and FoodHR 3427 — A bill to allow the obsolete submarine United States ship Blenny to be transferred to the State of Maryland before the expiration of the otherwise applicable 60-day congressional review period.
Introduced 1987-10-06 · Became Public Law No: 100-218.
Armed Forces and National SecurityHR 3257 — A bill providing for a 10-year extension of the patent for the automatic variable pitch marine propeller.
Introduced 1987-09-14 · Referred to Subcommittee on Courts, Civil Liberties, and the Administration of Justice.
Private LegislationHR 2123 — A bill to repeal the provisions of the Tax Reform Act of 1986 which require partnerships, S corporations, and personal service corporations to adopt certain taxable years.
Introduced 1987-04-22 · See H.R.3545.
TaxationHR 1353 — Social Security Services Improvement Act of 1989
Introduced 1987-03-03 · Referred to Subcommittee on Fisheries and Wildlife Conservation and the Environment.
AnimalsHR 972 — A bill to provide for the striking of medals commemorating the 100th Congress.
Introduced 1987-02-04 · Referred to Subcommittee on Consumer Affairs and Coinage.
CongressHR 737 — Ocean Incineration Research Act of 1987
Introduced 1987-01-26 · Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Environmental ProtectionHJRES 554 — A joint resolution designating the week beginning November 6, 1988, as "National Watermen's Recognition Week".
Introduced 1988-04-26 · Referred to Subcommittee on Census and Population.
CommemorationsHJRES 303 — A joint resolution designating the week of November 1 through November 7, 1987, as "National Watermen's Recognition Week".
Introduced 1987-06-03 · Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
CommemorationsHCONRES 198 — A concurrent resolution congratulating Charles "Buddy" Rogers for his outstanding entertainment achievements and philanthropic endeavors.
Introduced 1987-10-13 · Referred to Subcommittee on Census and Population.
Arts, Culture, ReligionHCONRES 94 — A concurrent resolution expressing the insistence of the Congress on the extradition of Mohammed Hamadei to the United States for trial in connection with the murder of Navy diver Robert Stethem and the opposition of the Congress to any trade of Mohammed Hamadei for West German nationals being held hostage.
Introduced 1987-04-01 · Resolution Agreed to in House (Amended) by Voice Vote.
International AffairsHCONRES 39 — A concurrent resolution to express the sense of the Congress that the Postmaster General should issue a postage stamp commemorating the 100th Congress.
Introduced 1987-02-04 · Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
CongressHR 5858 — Chesapeake Bay Restoration Act of 1990
Introduced 1990-10-18 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Oceanography and Great Lakes.
Environmental ProtectionHR 5244 — Rural Law Enforcement Drug Act of 1990
Introduced 1990-07-11 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.
Crime and Law EnforcementHR 5168 — To authorize fishery documentation for the vessel Paula Sue.
Introduced 1990-06-26 · See H.R.4009.
Private LegislationHR 5167 — To authorize coastwise and Great Lakes documentation for the vessel Playpen.
Introduced 1990-06-26 · See H.R.4009.
Private LegislationHR 4738 — Nontidal Wetlands Protection Act of 1990
Introduced 1990-05-08 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources.
Environmental ProtectionHR 4283 — Panama Canal Commission Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 1991
Introduced 1990-03-15 · See H.R.4739.
Transportation and Public WorksHR 4282 — To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and the Communications Act of 1934 to provide for House of Representatives campaign finance reform, and for other purposes.
Introduced 1990-03-15 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Finance.
Government Operations and PoliticsHR 3829 — Conservation Reserve Program Enhancement Act of 1989
Introduced 1989-11-21 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation Credit and Rural Development.
Agriculture and FoodHR 3417 — Drug-Free Military Installations Act of 1989
Introduced 1989-10-05 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
Crime and Law EnforcementHR 3237 — To amend title 10, United States Code, and the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, to provide authorization for the officer of the Department of Defense designated by the Secretary of Defense as a member of the Board of the Panama Canal Commission to nominate individuals for appointment to the United States service academies.
Introduced 1989-09-11 · Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Armed Forces and National SecurityHR 2868 — Emergency Panama Canal Commission Expenditures Act
Introduced 1989-07-12 · Unfavorable Executive Comment Received from DOD.
International AffairsHR 1763 — Panama Canal Commission Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 1990
Introduced 1989-04-11 · See H.R.2461.
Transportation and Public WorksHR 1388 — Federal Crop Insurance Adjustments Act of 1989
Introduced 1989-03-14 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation Credit and Rural Development.
Agriculture and FoodHR 1151 — To require that $25 million of the amount appropriated for fiscal year 1990 for the Department of Defense for operation and maintenance be spent only for environmental cleanup and restoration of the former Naval Training Center, Bainbridge.
Introduced 1989-02-28 · Executive Comment Requested from DOD.
Armed Forces and National SecurityHR 580 — Congressional Pay Reform Act of 1989
Introduced 1989-01-20 · Referred to the House Committee on Rules.
CongressHR 161 — Oyster Disease Research Assistance Act
Introduced 1989-01-03 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Oceanography.
Public Lands and Natural ResourcesHJRES 365 — Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to authorize the Congress to prohibit the misuse and improper display of the flag of the United States.
Introduced 1989-07-13 · See H.J.Res.350.
Government Operations and Politics