
Charles A. Hayes
Democrat · IL-1 · House of Representatives
43 years in office
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Sponsored Legislation (36)
HR 5814 — Income and Jobs Action Act of 1984
Introduced 1984-06-11 · Executive Comment Received From Federal Reserve.
Labor and EmploymentHR 3706 — A bill to amend chapter 44 (relating to firearms) of title 18, United States code, to prohibit the sale of handguns commonly called Saturday night specials.
Introduced 1985-11-07 · Referred to Subcommittee on Crime.
Crime and Law EnforcementHR 3042 — Dropout Prevention and Reentry Act of 1986
Introduced 1985-07-18 · Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 887.
EducationHR 1357 — A bill to prohibit funds contributed by employees to stock bonus, pension, or profit sharing plans of their employers from being used for investments in South Africa.
Introduced 1985-02-28 · Referred to Subcommittee on Labor-Management Relations.
Foreign Trade and International FinanceHR 1398 — Income and Jobs Action Act of 1985
Introduced 1985-03-05 · Field Hearings Held in Aliquippa, PA.
Labor and EmploymentHR 1358 — South Africa Political Sanctions Act of 1985
Introduced 1985-02-28 · Referred to Subcommittee on Africa.
International AffairsHCONRES 419 — A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the continued unemployment of more than 8,000,000 Americans is inhumane and is a dilemma that must be treated as a national priority.
Introduced 1986-10-18 · Referred to Subcommittee on Employment Opportunities.
Labor and EmploymentHCONRES 305 — A concurrent resolution to make technical corrections in the enrollment of the bill H.R. 3128.
Introduced 1986-03-20 · Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
CongressHR 4722 — Lakefront Properties Tenant Protection Act
Introduced 1988-06-01 · Referred to Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development.
Housing and Community DevelopmentHR 4114 — Community Ratepayer Protection Act of 1988
Introduced 1988-03-09 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
TaxationHR 2870 — Economic Bill of Rights Act
Introduced 1987-07-01 · Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Labor and EmploymentHR 2788 — A bill to amend Public Law 874, 81st Congress, relating to impact aid payments.
Introduced 1987-06-25 · Referred to Subcommittee on Elementary, Secondary and Vocational Education.
EducationHR 1398 — Quality of Life Action Act
Introduced 1987-03-04 · Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Labor and EmploymentHR 738 — School Dropout Demonstration Assistance Act of 1987
Introduced 1987-01-26 · See H.R.5.
EducationHJRES 317 — A joint resolution to designate June 16, 1987, as "Soweto Remembrance Day".
Introduced 1987-06-16 · Referred to Subcommittee on Census and Population.
CommemorationsHCONRES 111 — A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the continued unemployment of more than 8,000,000 Americans is inhumane and is a dilemma that must be treated as a national priority.
Introduced 1987-04-28 · Referred to Subcommittee on Employment Opportunities.
Labor and EmploymentHR 5577 — To establish the Lovejoy Building as an African-American Higher Education Center, and for other purposes.
Introduced 1990-09-11 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education.
EducationHR 4928 — Occupational Safety and Health Hazards Victims' Rights Act
Introduced 1990-05-24 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Safety.
Labor and EmploymentHR 3831 — Federal Fire Service Pay Schedule Act of 1989
Introduced 1989-11-21 · Unfavorable Executive Comment Received from DOD.
Government Operations and PoliticsHR 3801 — Postal Service Voter Registration Facilitation Act of 1989
Introduced 1989-11-21 · Executive Comment Received from FEC.
Government Operations and PoliticsHR 3799 — Postal Service Voter Registration Facilitation Acts of 1989
Introduced 1989-11-21 · Executive Comment Requested from OMB, Postal Service.
Government Operations and PoliticsHR 3371 — Centralized Certification of Socially and Economically Disadvantaged and Women Owned Business Enterprises Act of 1989
Introduced 1989-09-28 · Referred to the Subcommittee on SBA, the General Economy, and Minority Enterprise Development.
CommerceHR 2281 — To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to extend the authorization for certain school dropout demonstration programs.
Introduced 1989-05-09 · Became Public Law No: 101-250.
EducationHR 1398 — Quality of Life Action Act
Introduced 1989-03-14 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Employment Opportunities.
Labor and EmploymentHJRES 588 — Designating the week in 1990 which coincides with the first visit of Nelson Mandela to the United States after his release from prison in South Africa as "South African Freedom Week".
Introduced 1990-06-07 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Census and Population.
International AffairsHJRES 480 — Designating the week in 1990 when Nelson Mandela first visits the United States after his release from prison in South Africa, as "Nelson Mandela Week".
Introduced 1990-02-21 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Census and Population.
International AffairsHR 5363 — To amend title 39, United States Code, to permit essential civilians supporting military operations, in an overseas area designated by the President, to mail at no cost letters or recorded communications of a personal nature.
Introduced 1992-06-10 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Postal Personnel and Modernization.
Government Operations and PoliticsHR 5141 — To exclude shipboard supervisory personnel from selection as employer representatives and for other purposes.
Introduced 1992-05-12 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Labor-Management Relations.
Labor and EmploymentHR 4775 — Postal Employees Safety and Health Act
Introduced 1992-04-07 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Postal Personnel and Modernization.
Government Operations and PoliticsHR 4122 — Infrastructure Improvement and Job Opportunity Act
Introduced 1992-01-28 · Subcommittee on Employment Opportunities Held Field Hearings in Chicago, Illinois.
Labor and EmploymentHR 3362 — To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to establish programs for minority foreign service professional development.
Introduced 1991-09-17 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education.
EducationHR 3133 — Occupational Safety and Health Hazards Victims' Rights Act
Introduced 1991-07-31 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Safety.
Labor and EmploymentHR 2668 — Postal Service Voter Registration Facilitation Act of 1991
Introduced 1991-06-18 · Executive Comment Received from Postal Rate Comm.
Government Operations and PoliticsHR 2669 — Postal Service Voter Registration Facilitation Act of 1991
Introduced 1991-06-18 · Executive Comment Received from Postal Rate Comm.
Government Operations and PoliticsHR 2259 — To provide an 8 percent pay increase for Federal employees within the Chicago-Gary-Lake County, IL-IN-WI Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Introduced 1991-05-08 · Executive Comment Requested from OMB, OPM.
Government Operations and PoliticsHCONRES 270 — Expressing the sense of the Congress that the Federal Government should promote maximum employment, production, and purchasing power to protect and improve the quality of life in the United States.
Introduced 1992-01-28 · Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Labor and Employment