
Marvin L. Esch
Republican · MI-2 · House of Representatives
59 years in office
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Sponsored Legislation (127)
HR 17218 — National Employment Assistance Act
Introduced 1974-10-09 · Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.
Labor and EmploymentHR 16980 — Highway Beautification Act
Introduced 1974-10-01 · Referred to House Committee on Public Works.
Transportation and Public WorksHR 17002 — National Multiple Sclerosis and Epilepsy Act
Introduced 1974-10-02 · Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
HealthHR 16926 — Emergency Public Service Jobs Act
Introduced 1974-09-30 · Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.
Government Operations and PoliticsHR 16979 — National Commission on Epilepsy and Its Consequences Act
Introduced 1974-10-01 · Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
HealthHR 16927 — National Huntington's Disease Control Act
Introduced 1974-09-30 · Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
HealthHR 16820 — Good Samaritan Act
Introduced 1974-09-24 · Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.
LawHR 15733 — A bill to amend the National Trails System Act to authorize a feasibility study for the establishment of certain bicycle trails.
Introduced 1974-07-01 · Referred to House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.
Public Lands and Natural ResourcesHR 15548 — A bill to discourage the use of painful devices in the trapping of animals and birds.
Introduced 1974-06-21 · Referred to House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries.
AnimalsHR 15213 — Special Unemployment Compensation Act
Introduced 1974-06-05 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Labor and EmploymentHR 14966 — A bill to amend title 38 of the United States Code so as to entitle veterans of World War I and their widows and children to pension on the same basis as veterans of the Spanish-American War and their widows and children, respectively, and to increase pension rates.
Introduced 1974-05-22 · Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Armed Forces and National SecurityHR 14965 — Equitable Benefits Amendments to the Sugar Act
Introduced 1974-05-22 · Referred to House Committee on Agriculture.
HR 14764 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to provide that advertising of alcoholic beverages is not a deductible expense.
Introduced 1974-05-14 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Alcoholic beveragesHR 14690 — Nonreturnable Beverage Container Prohibition Act
Introduced 1974-05-08 · Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
Environmental ProtectionHR 14691 — Special Unemployment Compensation Act
Introduced 1974-05-08 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Labor and EmploymentHR 14118 — A bill to amend the National School Lunch Act, to authorize the use of certain funds to purchase agricultural commodities for distribution to schools.
Introduced 1974-04-10 · Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.
HR 14119 — Special Unemployment Compensation Act
Introduced 1974-04-10 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Labor and EmploymentHR 13976 — A bill to establish a national adoption information exchange system.
Introduced 1974-04-04 · Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.
AdoptionHR 13881 — Economic Opportunity Act Amendments
Introduced 1974-04-02 · Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.
Social WelfareHR 13844 — Occupational Safety and Health Act Amendments
Introduced 1974-04-01 · Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.
Labor and EmploymentHR 13801 — Special Unemployment Compensation Act
Introduced 1974-03-27 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Labor and EmploymentHR 13641 — A bill to repeal the Emergency Daylight Saving Time Energy Conservation Act of 1973.
Introduced 1974-03-20 · Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
Science, Technology, CommunicationsHR 12010 — A bill to protect the constitutional rights of the subjects of arrest records and to authorize the Federal Bureau of Investigation to disseminate conviction records to State and local government agencies.
Introduced 1973-12-18 · Referred to House Committee on Judiciary.
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesHR 11788 — A bill to amend the National Labor Relations Act to extend its coverage and protection to employees of nonprofit hospitals, and for other purposes.
Introduced 1973-12-05 · Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.
HealthHR 11789 — Athletic Care Act
Introduced 1973-12-05 · Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.
Sports and RecreationHR 11790 — Community Mental Health Centers Extension Act
Introduced 1973-12-05 · Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
HealthHR 11791 — Community Anticrime Assistance Act
Introduced 1973-12-05 · Referred to House Committee on Judiciary.
Crime and Law EnforcementHR 11234 — Federal Election Campaign Act Amendments
Introduced 1973-11-01 · Referred to House Committee on House Administration.
Government Operations and PoliticsHR 11235 — Independent Office of Special Prosecutor Act
Introduced 1973-11-01 · Referred to House Committee on Judiciary.
Crime and Law EnforcementHR 11174 — A bill to provide that the special cost-of-living increase in social security benefits authorized by Public Law 93-66 shall take effect immediately.
Introduced 1973-10-30 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Social WelfareHR 9999 — Omnibus Pension and Retirement Security Act
Introduced 1973-08-03 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
HR 9661 — A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 for 1 year with respect to certain agreements relating to the broadcasting of home games of certain professional athletic teams.
Introduced 1973-07-30 · Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
Sports and RecreationHR 9297 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to provide that preparers of income tax returns shall report certain information to the Internal Revenue Service, and to prohibit preparation of returns by a person convicted of preparing a fraudulent return.
Introduced 1973-07-16 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
TaxationHR 9031 — A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require that radio and television receivers meet certain technical standards for filtering out interference.
Introduced 1973-06-28 · Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
Government Operations and PoliticsHR 9033 — A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to increase from 22 to 24 the age until which child's insurance benefits may be paid on the basis of full-time student status, and the age before which a child must have become disabled in order to qualify for such benefits on the basis of disability.
Introduced 1973-06-28 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Social WelfareHR 9032 — A bill relating to the income tax treatment of charitable contributions of inventory and certain other ordinary income property.
Introduced 1973-06-28 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
TaxationHR 9030 — Occupational Safety and Health Act Amendments
Introduced 1973-06-28 · Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.
Labor and EmploymentHR 7702 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to exclude from gross income amounts won in State lotteries.
Introduced 1973-05-10 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
LotteriesHR 7550 — A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act so as to gradually increase and ultimately remove the limitation upon the amount of outside income which an individual may earn while receiving benefits thereunder.
Introduced 1973-05-07 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Social WelfareHR 7418 — National Health Research Fellowship and Traineeship Act
Introduced 1973-05-02 · Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
HealthHR 7419 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to designate the home of a State legislator for income tax purposes.
Introduced 1973-05-02 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
TaxationHR 7220 — Comprehensive Manpower Act
Introduced 1973-04-19 · Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.
HR 7145 — A bill to establish a national adoption information exchange system.
Introduced 1973-04-18 · Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.
AdoptionHR 7146 — Rehabilitation Act
Introduced 1973-04-18 · Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.
HealthHR 6902 — Rehabilitation Act
Introduced 1973-04-12 · Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.
HealthHR 6712 — Rehabilitation Act
Introduced 1973-04-09 · Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.
DisabledHR 6711 — Child Development Personnel Training Act
Introduced 1973-04-09 · Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.
FamiliesHR 6710 — Comprehensive Manpower Act
Introduced 1973-04-09 · Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.
Labor and EmploymentHR 6512 — Rehabilitation Act
Introduced 1973-04-03 · Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.
HealthHR 6509 — Rehabilitation Act
Introduced 1973-04-03 · Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.
DisabledHR 6511 — Rehabilitation Act
Introduced 1973-04-03 · Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.
HealthHR 6510 — Rehabilitation Act
Introduced 1973-04-03 · Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.
HealthHR 6323 — Rehabilitation Act
Introduced 1973-03-29 · Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor..
DisabledHR 6229 — A bill to require the termination of all weapons range activities conducted on or near the Culebra complex of the Atlantic Fleet Weapons Range.
Introduced 1973-03-28 · Referred to House Committee on Armed Services.
Armed Forces and National SecurityHR 6232 — Japan-United States Friendship Act
Introduced 1973-03-28 · Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
International AffairsHR 6230 — A bill to amend the act of June 27, 1960 (74 Stat. 220), relating to the preservation of historical and archeological data.
Introduced 1973-03-28 · Referred to House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.
Public Lands and Natural ResourcesHR 6231 — A bill to require the President to notify the Congress whenever he impounds funds, or authorizes the impounding of funds, and to provide a procedure under which the House of Representatives and the Senate may disapprove the President's action and require him to cease such impounding.
Introduced 1973-03-28 · Referred to House Committee on Rules.
Congressional-executive relationsHR 6024 — Juvenile Delinquency Prevention Act
Introduced 1973-03-22 · Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor..
Crime and Law EnforcementHR 6025 — Fair Labor Standards Amendments
Introduced 1973-03-22 · Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor..
HR 6026 — A bill to amend title 5 of the United States Code with respect to the observance of Veterans Day.
Introduced 1973-03-22 · Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary..
Government Operations and PoliticsHR 5693 — A bill to amend the Communication Act of 1934 to establish orderly procedures for the consideration of applications for renewal of broadcast licenses.
Introduced 1973-03-15 · Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
Government Operations and PoliticsHR 5595 — A bill to establish a national adoption information exchange system.
Introduced 1973-03-14 · Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.
AdoptionHR 5594 — War Powers Act
Introduced 1973-03-14 · Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
International AffairsHR 5340 — Japan-United States Friendship Act
Introduced 1973-03-07 · Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
International AffairsHR 5339 — Act for Freedom of Emigration in East-West Trade
Introduced 1973-03-07 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
International AffairsHR 5123 — National Legal Services Corporation Act
Introduced 1973-03-05 · Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.
LawHR 4769 — Federal Fiscal Responsibility Act
Introduced 1973-02-27 · Referred to House Committee on Government Operatons.
Economics and Public FinanceHR 4767 — A bill to establish a National Institute of Population Growth and to transfer to the Institute the functions of the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare and of the Director of the Office of Economic Opportunity relating to population research and family planning services.
Introduced 1973-02-27 · Referred to House Committee on Government Operations.
HealthHR 4768 — Small Business Tax Simplification and Reform Act
Introduced 1973-02-27 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
CommerceHR 4766 — A bill to amend the Education Amendments of 1972 with respect to orders requiring the transportation of students in elementary and secondary schools.
Introduced 1973-02-27 · Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesHR 4369 — Japan-United States Friendship Act
Introduced 1973-02-20 · Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
International AffairsHR 4368 — Bicycle Utilization Act
Introduced 1973-02-20 · Referred to House Committee on Public Works.
Transportation and Public WorksHR 3123 — A bill to amend the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to extend coverage under the flood insurance programs to include losses from surface or floating ice.
Introduced 1973-01-29 · Referred to House Committee on Banking and Currency.
Finance and Financial SectorHR 2672 — Federal Fiscal Responsibility Act
Introduced 1973-01-23 · Referred to House Committee on Government Operations.
Economics and Public FinanceHJRES 1153 — Joint resolution to authorize and request the President to issue annually a proclamation designating January of each year as "March of Dimes Birth Defects Prevention Month".
Introduced 1974-10-02 · Referred to House Committee on Judiciary.
CommemorationsHJRES 1094 — Joint resolution to prevent the abandonment of railroad lines.
Introduced 1974-07-22 · Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
Transportation and Public WorksHJRES 1044 — Joint resolution designating the premises occupied by the Chief of Naval Operations as the official residence of the Vice President, effective upon the termination of service of the incumbent Chief of Naval Operations.
Introduced 1974-06-03 · Referred to House Committee on Armed Services.
Government Operations and PoliticsHJRES 1028 — Joint resolution designating the premises occupied by the Chief of Naval Operations as the official residence of the Vice President, effective upon the termination of service of the incumbent Chief of Naval Operations.
Introduced 1974-05-22 · Referred to House Committee on Armed Services.
Government Operations and PoliticsHJRES 844 — Joint resolution to express the sense of Congress that a White House Conference on the Handicapped be called by the President of the United States.
Introduced 1973-12-05 · Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.
DisabledHRES 1142 — Resolution creating a standing Committee on Small Business in the House of Representatives.
Introduced 1974-05-22 · Referred to House Committee on Rules.
CommerceHRES 720 — Resolution concerning protection of human rights in Chile.
Introduced 1973-11-27 · Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
International AffairsHCONRES 383 — Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress with respect to the missing in action in Southeast Asia.
Introduced 1973-11-27 · Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Vietnamese ConflictHR 15338 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to provide a credit for a certain portion of the expenses of higher education.
Introduced 1976-08-31 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
TaxationHR 14022 — A bill to provide for certain payments to be made to local governments by the Secretary of the Interior based upon the amount of certain public lands within the boundaries of such locality.
Introduced 1976-05-26 · Referred to House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.
Public Lands and Natural ResourcesHR 13912 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to exempt from taxation amounts received under certain scholarship programs.
Introduced 1976-05-20 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
TaxationHR 13392 — A bill to clarify the jurisdiction of certain courts with respect to public schools.
Introduced 1976-04-28 · Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.
LawHR 11597 — A bill to amend title 18 of the United States Code to provide criteria for the imposition of the death penalty for certain explosives related offenses.
Introduced 1976-01-29 · Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.
Crime and Law EnforcementHR 11127 — A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, relating to the carriage of certain materials on Federal-aid highways.
Introduced 1975-12-11 · Referred to House Committee on Public Works and Transportation.
Transportation and Public WorksHR 10461 — A bill to amend section 214 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to permit the deduction of household and dependent care expenses by a married couple when one spouse is a full-time student to the same extent that such expenses could be deducted if both spouses were employed, and to provide that deductions under such section are to be available to taxpayers electing to take the standard deduction.
Introduced 1975-10-30 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Crime and Law EnforcementHR 10160 — Comprehensive Employment and Training Act Amendments
Introduced 1975-10-09 · Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.
HR 9973 — A bill to amend the Regional Rail Reorganization Act of 1973 with regard to effective date of the final system plan.
Introduced 1975-10-02 · Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
Transportation and Public WorksHR 9180 — 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, to allow an estate tax deduction with respect to the value of certain farm or business interests held by the decedent, and to provide an alternate method of valuing certain real property for estate tax purposes.
Introduced 1975-07-31 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
TaxationHR 8331 — 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, to allow an estate tax deduction with respect to the value of certain farm or business interests held by the decedent, and to provide an alternate method of valuing certain real property for estate tax purposes.
Introduced 1975-06-26 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Open space landsHR 8330 — Good Samaritan Act
Introduced 1975-06-26 · Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.
LawHR 8073 — A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to establish orderly procedures for the consideration of applications for renewal of broadcast licenses.
Introduced 1975-06-20 · Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
LicensesHR 8074 — A bill to establish a national adoption information exchange system.
Introduced 1975-06-20 · Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.
FamiliesHR 6404 — A bill to insure that recipients of veteran's pension and compensation will not have the amount of such pension or compensation reduced, or entitlement thereto discontinued, because of increase in monthly social security benefits.
Introduced 1975-04-28 · Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Social WelfareHR 6405 — National Science Policy and Organization Act
Introduced 1975-04-28 · Referred to House Committee on Government Operations.
Science, Technology, CommunicationsHR 6386 — A bill to limit cost-of-living increases under the Federal Employees' Compensation Act for a specified period of time.
Introduced 1975-04-24 · Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.
Government Operations and PoliticsHR 5429 — A bill to discourage the use of painful devices in the trapping of animals and birds.
Introduced 1975-03-25 · Referred to House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries.
AnimalsHR 5430 — Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act
Introduced 1975-03-25 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Cost of livingHR 5164 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to provide income tax incentives to improve the economics of recycling wastepaper.
Introduced 1975-03-19 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
TaxationHR 5163 — Career Guidance and Counseling Act
Introduced 1975-03-19 · Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.
Executive reorganizationHR 4900 — A bill to establish a national adoption information exchange system.
Introduced 1975-03-13 · Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.
FamiliesHR 4899 — A bill to establish a national adoption information exchange system.
Introduced 1975-03-13 · Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.
FamiliesHR 4901 — A bill to establish a national adoption information exchange system.
Introduced 1975-03-13 · Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.
FamiliesHR 4615 — A bill to establish an arbitration board to settle disputes between supervisory organizations and the U.S. Postal Service.
Introduced 1975-03-11 · Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
Postal employeesHR 4295 — Emergency Jobs and Special Unemployment Assistance Amendments
Introduced 1975-03-05 · Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.
EducationHR 4144 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to exclude from gross income amounts won in State lotteries.
Introduced 1975-03-04 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
TaxationHR 4140 — National Huntington's Disease Control Act
Introduced 1975-03-04 · Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
HealthHR 4141 — National Multiple Sclerosis and Epilepsy Act
Introduced 1975-03-04 · Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
Transportation and Public WorksHR 4139 — National Commission on Epilepsy and Its Consequences Act
Introduced 1975-03-04 · Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
HealthHR 4137 — A bill to prohibit the military departments from using dogs in connection with any research or other activities relating to biological or chemical warfare agents.
Introduced 1975-03-04 · Referred to House Committee on Armed Services.
AnimalsHR 4147 — A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to increase from 22 to 24 the age until which child's insurance benefits may be paid on the basis of full-time student status, and the age before which a child must have become disabled in order to qualify for such benefits on the basis of disability.
Introduced 1975-03-04 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
DisabledHR 4143 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to designate the home of a State legislator for income tax purposes.
Introduced 1975-03-04 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
TaxationHR 4145 — Small Business Tax Simplification and Reform Act
Introduced 1975-03-04 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
CommerceHR 4142 — A bill to amend title 5 of the United States Code with respect to the observance of Veterans Day.
Introduced 1975-03-04 · Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
Government Operations and PoliticsHR 4146 — A bill to extend to all unmarried individuals the full tax benefits of income splitting now enjoyed by married individuals filing joint returns; and to remove rate inequities for married persons where both are employed.
Introduced 1975-03-04 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
TaxationHR 4138 — Athletic Care Act
Introduced 1975-03-04 · Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.
StudentsHR 3940 — A bill to extend the program of emergency unemployment compensation under the Emergency Unemployment Compensation Act of 1974 for an additional 13 weeks.
Introduced 1975-02-27 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Labor and EmploymentHR 3939 — A bill to provide for the payment by the Federal Government of health insurance premiums on behalf of unemployed individuals.
Introduced 1975-02-27 · Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
HealthHR 2192 — Nonreturnable Beverage Container Prohibition Act
Introduced 1975-01-28 · Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
Environmental ProtectionHR 2195 — A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act so as to gradually increase, and ultimately remove, the limitation upon the amount of outside income which an individual may earn while receiving benefits thereunder.
Introduced 1975-01-28 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Social WelfareHR 2193 — A bill to amend title 38 of the United States Code so as to entitle veterans of World War I and their widows and children to pension on the same basis as veterans of the Spanish-American War and their widows and children, respectively, and to increase pension rates.
Introduced 1975-01-28 · Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Armed Forces and National SecurityHR 2194 — Automobile Purchase Tax Credit Act
Introduced 1975-01-28 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
TaxationHJRES 358 — Joint resolution to designate April 24, 1975, as National Day of Remembrance of Man's Inhumanity to Man.
Introduced 1975-03-25 · Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
GenocideHCONRES 176 — Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress concerning recognition by the European Security Conference of the Soviet Union's occupation of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania.
Introduced 1975-03-11 · Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs (Subsequently: International Relations).
International Affairs