
George J. Hochbrueckner
Democrat · NE-1 · House of Representatives
39 years in office
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Sponsored Legislation (74)
HR 5106 — A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to prohibit the use of certain inside information in the award of any contract with the Department of Defense, and for other purposes.
Introduced 1988-07-28 · Referred to Subcommittee on Investigations.
Government Operations and PoliticsHR 5062 — Lyme Disease Act of 1988
Introduced 1988-07-14 · Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
HealthHR 5000 — Recyclable Materials Science and Technology Development Act of 1988
Introduced 1988-07-07 · Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Environmental ProtectionHR 4770 — A bill to provide for the availability of additional Navy airborne early warning systems to the Coast Guard for use in drug interdiction.
Introduced 1988-06-08 · For Further Action See H.R.4658.
Armed Forces and National SecurityHR 4665 — A bill to allow the obsolete submarine ex-Growler (ex-SSG-577) to be transferred to the Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum in New York before the expiration of the otherwise applicable 60-day congressional review period.
Introduced 1988-05-24 · Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Armed Forces and National SecurityHR 4479 — A bill to protect certain pensions and other benefits of veterans and survivors of veterans who are entitled to damages in the case of In re: "Agent Orange" Product Liability Litigation.
Introduced 1988-04-28 · Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Armed Forces and National SecurityHR 3999 — A bill to amend title 28 of the United States Code to provide that volunteer public safety personnel shall be excused from jury service upon individual request.
Introduced 1988-02-24 · Referred to Subcommittee on Courts, Civil Liberties, and the Administration of Justice.
LawHR 3792 — A bill to direct the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to declare the recent Long Island brown tide contamination a disaster for purposes of providing disaster assistance under the Small Business Act, and for other purposes.
Introduced 1987-12-17 · Referred to Subcommittee on SBA, and the General Economy.
Emergency ManagementHR 2279 — Atomic Safety Act of 1987
Introduced 1987-05-05 · Referred to Subcommittee on Energy and the Environment.
EnergyHR 1706 — A bill to repeal the provision relating to the treatment of certain technical personnel which was added by section 1706 of the Tax Reform Act of 1986.
Introduced 1987-03-18 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
TaxationHR 67 — Nuclear Safety Review Act of 1987
Introduced 1987-01-06 · Referred to Subcommittee on Energy and the Environment.
EnergyHR 5945 — Combat Merchant Mariners Benefit Act of 1990
Introduced 1990-10-26 · Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Armed Forces and National SecurityHR 5879 — To amend title 38, United States Code, to revise the formula for payments to States for care furnished to veterans in State homes.
Introduced 1990-10-19 · Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Armed Forces and National SecurityHR 5490 — To provide for the rehiring of certain former air traffic controllers.
Introduced 1990-08-03 · Referred to the House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
Government Operations and PoliticsHR 5357 — To amend title 10, United States Code, to allow eligible entities under the Department of Defense procurement technical assistance program to furnish technical assistance relating to procurement with other Federal departments and agencies.
Introduced 1990-07-24 · Executive Comment Requested from DOD.
Armed Forces and National SecurityHR 5245 — Lyme Disease Research and Education Act of 1990
Introduced 1990-07-11 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
HealthHR 5227 — To authorize issuance of a certificate of documentation for employment in the coastwise trade of the United States for the vessel SEA WIND.
Introduced 1990-06-28 · See H.R.4009.
Private LegislationHR 5202 — Defense Environmental Activities Act
Introduced 1990-06-28 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.
Armed Forces and National SecurityHR 5099 — To require the Secretary of Transportation to request the National Academy of Sciences to report to the Secretary and the Congress regarding the use of, and risks associated with, electronic and microprocessor systems in automobiles.
Introduced 1990-06-20 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Hazardous Materials.
Transportation and Public WorksHR 5051 — Calverton Pine Barrens Preservation Act
Introduced 1990-06-14 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Installations and Facilities.
Armed Forces and National SecurityHR 4490 — Composting Research Act of 1990
Introduced 1990-04-04 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Research, and Foreign Agriculture.
Agriculture and FoodHR 4321 — Tire Recycling Promotion Act
Introduced 1990-03-20 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Hazardous Materials.
Environmental ProtectionHR 3078 — HUD Equity Restoration Act of 1989
Introduced 1989-08-02 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development.
Housing and Community DevelopmentHR 2853 — Battery Recycling and Research Act of 1989
Introduced 1989-07-11 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Hazardous Materials.
Environmental ProtectionHR 2282 — To allow the obsolete destroyer U.S.S. EDSON (DD 946) to be transferred to the Intrepid Sea-Air Space Museum in New York before the expiration of the otherwise applicable 60-day congressional review period.
Introduced 1989-05-09 · Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Armed Forces and National SecurityHR 1129 — To exclude Agent Orange settlement payments from countable income and resources under Federal means-tested programs.
Introduced 1989-02-27 · Laid on the table. See S. 892 for further action.
Armed Forces and National SecurityHR 979 — Comprehensive Lyme Disease Act of 1989
Introduced 1989-02-09 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
HealthHR 632 — To provide that no pay increase for Members of Congress shall take effect under the Federal Salary Act of 1967 unless approved by a recorded vote in each House.
Introduced 1989-01-24 · See H.R.3660.
CongressHR 500 — Recyclable Materials Science and Technology Development Act of 1989
Introduced 1989-01-04 · Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Environmental ProtectionHJRES 528 — Designating the week beginning July 22, 1990, as "Lyme Disease Awareness Week".
Introduced 1990-03-22 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Census and Population.
HealthHJRES 160 — Concerning the issuance of a "Peace" stamp by the United States and the Soviet Union and the issuance of a United States postage stamp in recognition of the desire of the people of the United States and the Soviet Union for peaceful relations between the two countries.
Introduced 1989-02-28 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle East.
Government Operations and PoliticsHJRES 138 — Designating the week beginning July 23, 1989, as "Lyme Disease Awareness Week".
Introduced 1989-02-09 · See S.J.Res.142.
HealthHR 5940 — Forfeiture Equity Act of 1992
Introduced 1992-09-15 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime and Criminal Justice.
LawHR 4573 — To provide that a conveyance of certain lands located on Long Island, New York, that are part of the National Wildlife Refuge System shall not be valid unless the deed of conveyance prohibits the commercial development of the lands.
Introduced 1992-03-25 · Executive Comment Requested from Interior.
Public Lands and Natural ResourcesHR 3969 — Vessel Safe Navigation and Marine Environment Protection Act of 1991
Introduced 1991-11-26 · Unfavorable Executive Comment Received from DOT.
Transportation and Public WorksHR 3737 — To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide that amounts received by a veteran in a legal settlement with the Department of Veterans Affairs for injuries arising from the negligence of the Department shall be excluded from determinations with respect to annual income for purposes of programs administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs that are income-based.
Introduced 1991-11-07 · Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Armed Forces and National SecurityHR 3658 — To require the Secretary of Education to provide funds to an elementary or secondary school to establish a pilot program for the composting of yard waste and cafeteria waste.
Introduced 1991-10-29 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Elementary, Secondary and Vocational Education.
EducationHR 3568 — To amend title 38, United States Code, to revise the formula for payments to States for care furnished to veterans in State homes.
Introduced 1991-10-16 · Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Armed Forces and National SecurityHR 3344 — National Commission on Intergovernmental Mandate Reform Act
Introduced 1991-09-16 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources and Intergovernmental Relations.
Government Operations and PoliticsHR 2975 — Motorist Frustration Reduction Act of 1991
Introduced 1991-07-23 · See H.R.2950.
Transportation and Public WorksHR 2461 — To authorize the Secretary of the Army to conduct a study of the feasibility of modifying the project for navigation located at Lake Montauk Harbor, New York, for the purpose of making navigation improvements to that project.
Introduced 1991-05-23 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources.
Transportation and Public WorksHR 2322 — To deauthorize the navigation project for Sag Harbor, New York.
Introduced 1991-05-14 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources.
Transportation and Public WorksHR 2173 — Department of Defense Lyme Disease Research and Education Act of 1991
Introduced 1991-05-01 · Executive Comment Requested from DOD.
HealthHR 2139 — To require the Secretary of Commerce to establish a program for providing grants to projects that promote composting of solid waste produced by commercial and recreation fishing.
Introduced 1991-04-30 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Oceanography, Great Lakes, and the Outer Continental Shelf.
Public Lands and Natural ResourcesHR 2140 — To require the Secretary of Transportation to conduct research on the management of waste found along Federal-aid highways, including the application of compost in landscaping and roadside development of such highways.
Introduced 1991-04-30 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.
Transportation and Public WorksHR 2138 — To require the Secretary of Defense to establish a pilot program on a military installation for the composting of yard waste and cafeteria waste.
Introduced 1991-04-30 · Unfavorable Executive Comment Received from DOD.
Armed Forces and National SecurityHR 1997 — To require the Secretary of Transportation to request the National Academy of Sciences to report to the Secretary and the Congress regarding the use of, and risks associated with, electronic and microprocessor systems in automobiles.
Introduced 1991-04-23 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Hazardous Materials.
Transportation and Public WorksHR 1970 — Defense Environmental Activities Act
Introduced 1991-04-22 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.
Armed Forces and National SecurityHR 1510 — Battery Recycling and Research Act
Introduced 1991-03-20 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Hazardous Materials.
Environmental ProtectionHR 1511 — Tire Recycling Promotion Act
Introduced 1991-03-20 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Hazardous Materials.
Environmental ProtectionHR 1240 — To provide for the rehiring of certain former air traffic controllers.
Introduced 1991-03-05 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.
Government Operations and PoliticsHR 1065 — Calverton Pine Barrens Preservation Act
Introduced 1991-02-21 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Installations and Facilities.
Armed Forces and National SecurityHR 786 — Prevailing Wage Rate Adjustment Reform Act of 1991
Introduced 1991-02-04 · Executive Comment Requested from OPM, OMB.
Government Operations and PoliticsHR 736 — Combat Merchant Mariners Benefit Act of 1991
Introduced 1991-01-30 · Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Armed Forces and National SecurityHR 300 — Recyclable Materials Technology and Markets Development Act
Introduced 1991-01-03 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Hazardous Materials.
Environmental ProtectionHJRES 459 — Designating the week beginning July 26, 1992, as "Lyme Disease Awareness Week".
Introduced 1992-04-01 · Became Public Law No: 102-319.
HealthHJRES 138 — Designating the week beginning July 21, 1991, as "Lyme Disease Awareness Week".
Introduced 1991-02-20 · Became Public Law No: 102-69.
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Introduced 1994-05-17 · On agreeing to the Hochbrueckner amendment (A004) Agreed to by voice vote.
HR 5268 — To authorize the exchange of National Park Service land in the Fire Island National Seashore in the State of New York for land in the Village of Patchogue, Suffolk County, New York.
Introduced 1994-10-07 · Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
Public Lands and Natural ResourcesHR 5267 — National Composting Act of 1994
Introduced 1994-10-07 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment, Credit and Rural Development.
Agriculture and FoodHR 5114 — For the relief of Jack Ellsworth.
Introduced 1994-09-27 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Administrative Law and Governmental Relations.
Private LegislationHR 4611 — To direct the Secretary of Transportation to convey to the Montauk Historical Society Light Station located at Montauk, New York.
Introduced 1994-06-21 · Text of Measure Incorporated into H.R.4422.
Transportation and Public WorksHR 4029 — To authorize the Secretary of Transportation to issue a certificate of documentation with appropriate endorsement for employment in the coastwise trade for the vessel ALIENTO.
Introduced 1994-03-11 · Referred to the Subcommittee On Merchant Marine.
Private LegislationHR 2813 — Lyme Disease Prevention, Control, and Research Amendments of 1993
Introduced 1993-07-30 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
HealthHR 2292 — Executive Composting Act
Introduced 1993-05-26 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Hazardous Materials.
Environmental ProtectionHR 2017 — Solid Waste Incinerator Ash Testing Act of 1993
Introduced 1993-05-06 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Hazardous Materials.
Environmental ProtectionHR 1820 — Tire Recycling Promotion Act
Introduced 1993-04-22 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Hazardous Materials.
Environmental ProtectionHR 1821 — Recyclable Materials Technology and Markets Development Act
Introduced 1993-04-22 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Legislation and National Security.
Environmental ProtectionHR 1543 — Forfeiture Equity Act of 1993
Introduced 1993-03-30 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime and Criminal Justice.
Crime and Law EnforcementHR 1509 — Prevailing Wage Rate Adjustment Reform Act of 1993
Introduced 1993-03-29 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Compensation and Employee Benefits.
Government Operations and PoliticsHR 1404 — To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide that amounts received by a veteran in a legal settlement with the Department of Veterans Affairs for injuries arising from the negligence of the Department shall be excluded from determinations with respect to annual income for purposes of programs administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs that are income-based.
Introduced 1993-03-18 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Compensation, Pension and Insurance.
Armed Forces and National SecurityHR 1405 — To amend title 38, United States Code, to revise the formula for payments to States for care furnished to veterans in State homes.
Introduced 1993-03-18 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Hospitals and Health Care.
Armed Forces and National SecurityHR 1415 — Combat Merchant Mariners Benefits Act of 1993
Introduced 1993-03-18 · Executive Comment Requested from DOT.
Armed Forces and National SecurityHJRES 92 — Designating the weeks beginning June 6, 1993, and June 5, 1994, as "Lyme Disease Awareness Week".
Introduced 1993-02-03 · For Further Action See S.J.Res.43.
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