
William H. Harsha
Republican · OH-6 · House of Representatives
65 years in office
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Sponsored Legislation (80)
HR 7970 — A bill to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to make payments to producers of the 1980 crop of soybeans for losses caused by natural disasters.
Introduced 1980-08-20 · Referred to House Committee on Agriculture.
Agriculture and FoodHR 7971 — A bill to provide soybean producers with the same protection from natural disasters as producers of wheat and feed grains.
Introduced 1980-08-20 · Referred to House Committee on Agriculture.
Agriculture and FoodHR 7161 — National Usury Act
Introduced 1980-04-24 · Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs.
Finance and Financial SectorHR 5466 — A bill to amend title 17 of the United States Code to exempt nonprofit veterans' organizations and nonprofit fraternal organizations from the requirement that certain performance royalties be paid to copyright holders.
Introduced 1979-09-28 · Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.
CommerceHR 4826 — A bill to amend section 602 of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 with respect to certain age restrictions on individuals seeking to serve as pilots, flight engineers, or flight navigators of aircraft, and for other purposes.
Introduced 1979-07-17 · Referred to House Committee on Public Works and Transportation.
Transportation and Public WorksHR 4827 — A bill to prohibit the appropriation or use of funds for the compensation of attorneys, witnesses, or experts for intervening or participating in any rulemaking proceeding of any Federal agency unless such appropriation is specifically authorized by law.
Introduced 1979-07-17 · Referred to House Committee on Government Operations.
Government Operations and PoliticsHR 4679 — A bill to amend the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to require the Secretary of Transportation to designate experts in the field of aeronautics and aviation safety to participate in the aircraft type certification process, and for other purposes.
Introduced 1979-06-28 · Referred to House Committee on Public Works and Transportation.
Transportation and Public WorksHR 3480 — A bill to amend the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to prohibit the Secretary of Transportation and the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration from issuing any rule, regulation, or order relating to certain aspects of the control of navigable airspace.
Introduced 1979-04-05 · Referred to House Committee on Public Works and Transportation.
Transportation and Public WorksHR 2750 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to provide a basic $5,000 exemption from income tax for amounts received as annuities, pensions, or other retirement benefits.
Introduced 1979-03-08 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
TaxationHR 2749 — World War I Pension Act of 1979
Introduced 1979-03-08 · Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Armed Forces and National SecurityHR 2687 — A bill to eliminate the reduction in social security benefits for spouses and surviving spouses receiving certain Government pensions, as recently added to title II of the Social Security Act by section 334 of the Social Security Amendments of 1977.
Introduced 1979-03-07 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Social WelfareHR 2688 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to reduce the rates of excise taxes on transportation by air.
Introduced 1979-03-07 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
TaxationHR 2488 — A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act so as to liberalize the conditions governing eligibility of blind persons to receive disability insurance benefits thereunder.
Introduced 1979-02-28 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Social WelfareHR 2487 — A bill to amend title 17 of the United States Code to exempt non-profit veterans' organizations from the requirement that certain performance royalties be paid to copyright holders.
Introduced 1979-02-28 · Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.
CommerceHR 94 — A bill to prohibit the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare from prohibiting the use of nitrites as a food preservative on the basis of any carcinogenic effect nitrites may be represented to have until the development of a satisfactory alternative food preservative.
Introduced 1979-01-15 · Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
HealthHR 48 — A bill to prohibit the Secretary of Agriculture from prohibiting the use of nitrites as a food preservative on the basis of any carcinogenic effect nitrites may be represented to have until a satisfactory substitute preservative is commercially available.
Introduced 1979-01-15 · Referred to House Committee on Agriculture.
HealthHR 17637 — A bill to amend the District of Columbia Code to provide for the appointment of a commission in certain proceedings for the condemnation of real property in the District of Columbia.
Introduced 1974-12-16 · Referred to House Committee on District of Columbia.
District of ColumbiaHR 15045 — Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act
Introduced 1974-05-29 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
TaxationHR 14125 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to increase the credit against tax for retirement income.
Introduced 1974-04-10 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
TaxationHR 13626 — A bill to name a Federal office building to be located in Carbondale, Ill., the "Kenneth J. Gray Federal Building".
Introduced 1974-03-20 · Referred to House Committee on Public Works.
Government Operations and PoliticsHR 13627 — A bill to name a Federal office building to be located in Carbondale, Ill., the "Kenneth J. Gray Federal Building".
Introduced 1974-03-20 · Referred to House Committee on Public Works.
Government Operations and PoliticsHR 13499 — A bill to amend section 402 of title 23, United States Code, relating to seat belts.
Introduced 1974-03-14 · Referred to House Committee on Public Works.
Motor vehiclesHR 12932 — A bill to amend the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1966 for States adopting safety belt use laws.
Introduced 1974-02-20 · Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
Motor vehiclesHR 12931 — A bill to prohibit the sale of grain produced in the United States to any country participating in any oil embargo of the United States.
Introduced 1974-02-20 · Referred to House Committee on Banking and Currency.
Foreign Trade and International FinanceHR 12879 — A bill to amend title XI of the Social Security Act to repeal the recently added provision for the establishment of Professional Standards Review Organizations to review services covered under the medicare and medicaid programs.
Introduced 1974-02-19 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
HealthHR 12439 — A bill to amend section 4 of the Emergency Petroleum Allocation Act of 1973 to direct the President to establish ceiling prices on petroleum and related goods.
Introduced 1974-01-30 · Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
Petroleum industryHR 12438 — A bill to repeal the Emergency Daylight Saving Time Energy Conservation Act of 1973.
Introduced 1974-01-30 · Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
Science, Technology, CommunicationsHR 11836 — A bill to direct the President to halt all exports of gasoline, No. 2 fuel oil, and propane gas until he determines that no shortage of such fuels exists in the United States.
Introduced 1973-12-07 · Referred to House Committee on Banking and Currency.
Foreign Trade and International FinanceHR 11400 — Food Supplement Amendment
Introduced 1973-11-12 · Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
HR 11208 — Election Campaign Espionage Act
Introduced 1973-10-31 · Referred to House Committee on House Administration.
Government Operations and PoliticsHR 10044 — A bill to increase the amount authorized to be expended to provide facilities along the border for the enforcement of the customs and immigration laws.
Introduced 1973-09-05 · Public law 93-396.
ImmigrationHR 9610 — Clean Elections Act
Introduced 1973-07-26 · Referred to House Committee on House Administration.
Government Operations and PoliticsHR 9549 — A bill to amend title 38 of the United States Code to increase the monthly rates of disability and death pensions, and dependency and indemnity compensation, and for other purposes.
Introduced 1973-07-25 · Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Armed Forces and National SecurityHR 8640 — A bill to amend title 5 of the United States Code to provide for the immediate retirement of Federal personnel employed in Veterans' Administration neuropsychiatric hospitals or facilities after attaining 50 years of age and completing 20 years of such service, and for other purposes.
Introduced 1973-06-13 · Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
Government Operations and PoliticsHR 8555 — Employee Retirement Benefit Security Act
Introduced 1973-06-08 · Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.
HR 8554 — Employee Benefit Security Act
Introduced 1973-06-08 · Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.
HR 8082 — Disaster Preparedness and Assistance Act
Introduced 1973-05-23 · Referred to House Committee on Public Works.
DisastersHR 7755 — Disaster Preparedness and Assistance Act
Introduced 1973-05-10 · Referred to House Committee on Public Works.
Disaster reliefHR 6237 — Urban Mass Transportation Revenue Act
Introduced 1973-03-28 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Transportation and Public WorksHR 4632 — A bill to amend title 38 of the United States Code to liberalize the provisions relating to payment of disability and death pension, and for other purposes.
Introduced 1973-02-22 · Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Armed Forces and National SecurityHR 4631 — A bill to amend title 38 of the United States Code to make certain that recipients of veterans' pension and compensation will not have the amount of such pension or compensation reduced because of increases in monthly social security benefits.
Introduced 1973-02-22 · Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Armed Forces and National SecurityHR 3816 — Highway Safety Act
Introduced 1973-02-06 · Referred to House Committee on Public Works.
Transportation and Public WorksHR 2333 — Highway Safety Act
Introduced 1973-01-18 · Referred to House Committee on Public Works.
Transportation and Public WorksHR 2332 — Highway Safety Act
Introduced 1973-01-18 · Referred to House Committee on Public Works.
Transportation and Public WorksHR 2331 — A bill to remove tolls from interstate bridges.
Introduced 1973-01-18 · Referred to House Committee on Public Works.
Transportation and Public WorksHJRES 1039 — Joint resolution designating the premises occupied by the Chief of Naval Operations as the official temporary residence of the Vice President, effective upon the termination of service of the incumbent Chief of Naval Operations.
Introduced 1974-05-30 · Referred to House Committee on Armed Services.
Government Operations and PoliticsHJRES 572 — Joint resolution requesting the President of the United States to declare the week beginning August 5, 1973, National Junior Classical League Week.
Introduced 1973-05-23 · Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.
CommemorationsHR 14956 — A bill to designate the "Joe L. Evins Post Office and Federal Building".
Introduced 1976-07-29 · Public law 94-507.
Government Operations and PoliticsHR 14486 — A bill to amend the Streambank Erosion Control Evaluation and Demonstration Act of 1974 to provide protection against streambank erosion on the Ohio River.
Introduced 1976-06-22 · Referred to House Committee on Public Works and Transportation.
RiversHR 12626 — A bill to abolish the U.S. Postal Service, to repeal the Postal Reorganization Act, to reenact the former provisions of title 39, United States Code.
Introduced 1976-03-18 · Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
Postal serviceHR 9701 — Highway Trust Fund Act
Introduced 1975-09-18 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Transportation and Public WorksHR 8921 — A bill to establish an urban ground mass transportation trust fund, to impose new Federal excise taxes to provide revenues for such fund.
Introduced 1975-07-25 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
TaxationHR 8066 — A bill for the relief of King Heung Cheng.
Introduced 1975-06-19 · Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.
Private LegislationHR 7435 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to provide a basic $5,000 exemption from income tax for amounts received as annuities, pensions, or other retirement benefits.
Introduced 1975-05-22 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
HR 6825 — Food Supplement Amendment
Introduced 1975-05-08 · Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
Agriculture and FoodHR 5408 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to allow income tax deductions for social security taxes paid by employees and by the self-employed and for retirement contributions required to be made by Federal officers and employees.
Introduced 1975-03-24 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Labor and EmploymentHR 5462 — A bill to amend the District of Columbia Code to provide for the appointment of a commission in certain proceedings for the condemnation of real property in the District of Columbia.
Introduced 1975-03-25 · Referred to House Committee on the District of Columbia.
LawHR 5407 — 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 1975-03-24 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
TaxationHR 5461 — To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act.
Introduced 1975-03-25 · Referred to House Committee on Public Works and Transportation.
Environmental ProtectionHR 3309 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to increase the credit against tax for retirement income.
Introduced 1975-02-19 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
TaxationHJRES 768 — A joint resolution to authorize and request the President to issue a proclamation designating 1976 as National Bicentennial Highway Safety Year.
Introduced 1976-01-20 · Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
CommemorationsHJRES 727 — Joint resolution to authorize and request the Preresident to issue a proclamation designating 1976 as National Bicentennial Highway Safety Year.
Introduced 1975-11-14 · Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
CommemorationsHJRES 726 — Joint resolution to authorize and request the President to establish a "National Bicentennial Highway Safety Year".
Introduced 1975-11-14 · Public law 94-322.
CommemorationsHJRES 218 — Joint resolution authorizing increased production of petroleum from the Elk Hills Naval Petroleum Reserve for national defense purposes.
Introduced 1975-02-19 · Referred to House Committee on Armed Services.
EnergyHRES 1445 — A resolution expressing the sense of the House relative to foreign palm oil development loans.
Introduced 1976-07-29 · Referred to House Committee on Banking, Currency and Housing.
Finance and Financial SectorHCONRES 715 — A resolution expressing the sense of Congress with respect to Presidential actions which should be taken pursuant to the Trade Act of 1974 to remedy the serious injury being caused to the domestic shoe industry by imports of nonrubber footwear.
Introduced 1976-08-23 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Foreign Trade and International FinanceHCONRES 370 — Concurrent resolution disapproving the District of Columbia Revenue Act of 1975.
Introduced 1975-07-30 · Referred to House Committee on the District of Columbia.
Municipal financeHR 14008 — A bill to amend the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921, for purposes of requiring persons who purchase meat or meat food products from packers to pay for such purchases within eight days.
Introduced 1978-09-07 · Referred to House Committee on Agriculture.
Agriculture and FoodHR 12634 — An Act to designate a building in Pittsburg, Kansas as the "Joe Skubitz Social Security Administration Center".
Introduced 1978-05-09 · Public Law 95-543.
Government Operations and PoliticsHR 12199 — A bill to regulate and restrict the use of fuel adjustment clauses by federally regulated, and State regulated, electric and gas utilities, and for other purposes.
Introduced 1978-04-18 · Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
EnergyHR 11966 — A bill to require the Administrator of General Services to submit prospectuses for facilities required in connection with the relocation of personnel because of the establishment of the Department of Energy.
Introduced 1978-04-10 · Referred to House Committee on Public Works and Transportation.
Government Operations and PoliticsHR 10997 — A bill to eliminate the reduction in social security benefits for spouses and surviving spouses receiving certain Government pensions, as recently added to title II of the Social Security Act by section 334 of the Social Security Amendments of 1977.
Introduced 1978-02-16 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Social WelfareHR 7137 — 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 1977-05-12 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
TaxationHR 6968 — A bill to modify the project for the Caesar Creek, Ohio River Basin, Ohio, authorized by the Flood Control Act of 1938.
Introduced 1977-05-05 · Referred to House Committee on Public Works and Transportation.
Water Resources DevelopmentHR 6489 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to provide a basic $5,000 exemption from income tax for amounts received as annuities, pension, or other retirement benefits.
Introduced 1977-04-21 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
TaxationHR 4473 — A bill to provide increases in certain civil service retirement annuities.
Introduced 1977-03-03 · Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
Government Operations and PoliticsHR 3746 — A bill to amend section 201 of the Appalachian Regional Development Act of 1965.
Introduced 1977-02-22 · Referred to House Committee on Public Works and Transportation.
Transportation and Public WorksHR 3747 — A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act so as to liberalize the conditions governing eligibility of blind persons to receive disability insurance benefits thereunder.
Introduced 1977-02-22 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Social WelfareHR 2825 — Union Station Improvement Act
Introduced 1977-02-01 · Referred to House Committee on Public Works and Transportation.
Transportation and Public WorksHR 1593 — A bill to amend the Trade Reform Act of 1974 to extend by 26 weeks the period for which workers may receive trade readjustment allowances.
Introduced 1977-01-10 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Foreign Trade and International Finance