
Barbara B. Kennelly
Democrat · CO-1 · House of Representatives
45 years in office
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Sponsored Legislation (201)
HR 6973 — A bill to amend the Social Security Amendments of 1977 to extend for five more years the exemption from reduction of benefits under title II of the Social Security Act for spouses receiving Government pensions and to apply the reduction in the duration-of-marriage requirement to such exemption.
Introduced 1982-08-11 · Referred to Subcommittee on Social Security.
Social WelfareHR 6704 — A bill to provide additional transitional authority to issue mortgage subsidy bonds.
Introduced 1982-06-24 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
TaxationHR 5893 — A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act with respect to determining the amount of payment for certain drugs under the medicare program.
Introduced 1982-03-18 · Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
HealthHR 5894 — A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to authorize the placement of vending machines in rest areas on the Interstate System.
Introduced 1982-03-18 · Favorable Executive Comment Received From DOT.
Transportation and Public WorksHCONRES 430 — A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that a security zone should be established in southern Lebanon.
Introduced 1982-12-01 · Referred to Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle East.
International AffairsHCONRES 330 — A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress with respect to the Soviet Union's obligations under international law to allow Ida Nudel to emigrate to Israel, and for other purposes.
Introduced 1982-05-05 · Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote.
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesHCONRES 302 — A concurrent resolution urging the Soviet Union to allow Ida Nudel to emigrate to Israel, and for other purposes.
Introduced 1982-03-31 · Referred to Subcommittee on Human Rights and International Organizations.
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesHR 6345 — A bill to provide for an incentive for job training by reducing interest owed by States as a result of receiving advances under title XII of the Social Security Act with respect to unemployment compensation.
Introduced 1984-10-01 · Referred to Subcommittee on Public Assistance and Unemployment Compensation.
Labor and EmploymentHR 5129 — A bill to prohibit sales of Stinger air defense guided missile systems to Jordan and Saudi Arabia.
Introduced 1984-03-14 · Referred to Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle East.
International AffairsHR 4970 — A bill to amend title XX of the Social Security Act to increase the amounts authorized for block grants to States for social services in fiscal years after 1984.
Introduced 1984-02-29 · Referred to Subcommittee on Public Assistance and Unemployment Compensation.
Social WelfareHR 4800 — A bill to require the Attorney General to include in the uniform crime reports information describing the incidence of certain offenses involving the expression of racial, ethnic, or religious prejudice.
Introduced 1984-02-08 · Executive Comment Requested from Justice.
Crime and Law EnforcementHR 4530 — Supplemental Retirement Benefit Act of 1983
Introduced 1983-11-18 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Labor and EmploymentHR 4325 — Child Support Enforcement Amendments of 1984
Introduced 1983-11-08 · Became Public Law No: 98-378.
TaxationHR 3667 — A bill to provide additional transitional authority to issue mortgage subsidy bonds.
Introduced 1983-07-26 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Housing and Community DevelopmentHR 3574 — A bill to amend part A of title IV of the Social Security Act to eliminate the present restrictions (added in 1981) on the payment of aid to families with dependent children in cases involving pregnant women.
Introduced 1983-07-14 · Referred to Subcommittee on Public Assistance and Unemployment Compensation.
Social WelfareHR 3528 — A bill to allow a deduction for certain freight forwarder operating authorities.
Introduced 1983-07-12 · Subcommittee Hearings Held.
TaxationHR 3529 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 with respect to the tax treatment of regulated investment companies.
Introduced 1983-07-12 · See H.R.4170.
TaxationHR 2772 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to provide that a spouse may elect a spousal individual retirement account without regard to whether the spouse has compensation.
Introduced 1983-04-27 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
TaxationHR 2773 — A bill to provide that the Secretary of Health and Human Services may grant deemed certification status under the medicare program with respect to comprehensive outpatient rehabilitation facilities and other outpatient rehabilitation clinics and agencies accredited by a national organization to the same extent and under the same conditions as with respect to other providers.
Introduced 1983-04-27 · Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
HealthHR 2374 — Child Support Enforcement Improvements Act of 1983
Introduced 1983-03-24 · For Further Action See H.R.4325.
FamiliesHR 2276 — A bill to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to increase the amount of death benefits payable to public safety officers.
Introduced 1983-03-23 · Referred to Subcommittee on Criminal Justice.
Crime and Law EnforcementHR 2127 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to allow employers a tax credit for hiring displaced homemakers.
Introduced 1983-03-16 · Committee Hearings Held.
TaxationHR 2126 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to provide that the zero bracket amount for heads of households shall be the same as the zero bracket amount for joint returns and surviving spouses.
Introduced 1983-03-16 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
TaxationHR 1396 — A bill to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to administer a demonstration program for assisting communities and nonprofit organizations in providing emergency food and shelter.
Introduced 1983-02-10 · Referred to Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development.
Emergency ManagementHR 1395 — Surplus Food Distribution Act of 1983
Introduced 1983-02-10 · Referred to Subcommittee on Domestic Marketing, Consumer Relations, and Nutrition.
Agriculture and FoodHR 1339 — A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to require that the annual reports of the trustees of the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance, Disability Insurance, and Hospital Insurance Trust Funds include an opinion by the Chief Actuary of the Social Security Administration with respect to the methodologies and assumptions used in preparing such annual reports.
Introduced 1983-02-08 · See H.R.1900.
Social WelfareHJRES 256 — A joint resolution designating May 1983 as "Purple Heart Month", and honoring the three original recipients of the Purple Heart.
Introduced 1983-05-03 · Referred to Subcommittee on Census and Population.
Armed Forces and National SecurityHR 5620 — A bill to repeal the provision of the Tax Reform Act of 1986 which eliminates the deduction for State and local sales taxes.
Introduced 1986-09-30 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
TaxationHR 4769 — A bill to amend part D of title IV of the Social Security Act to prohibit the retroactive modification of child support arrearages.
Introduced 1986-05-07 · Referred to Subcommittee on Public Assistance and Unemployment Compensation.
Social WelfareHR 4789 — A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to exempt from the minimum wage and overtime requirements of that Act employees of public agencies whose earning or productive capacity is impaired by a physical or mental deficiency or injury.
Introduced 1986-05-08 · Referred to Subcommittee on Labor Standards.
Labor and EmploymentHR 4790 — Simplified Employee Pension Improvements Act of 1986
Introduced 1986-05-08 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
TaxationHR 3993 — Fifth Emergency Extension Act of 1985-86
Introduced 1985-12-19 · For Further Action See H.R.4006.
Social WelfareHR 3994 — Fifth Emergency Extension Act of 1985
Introduced 1985-12-19 · For Further Action See H.R.4006.
Social WelfareHR 3986 — Trade and National Security Safeguard Act of 1985
Introduced 1985-12-18 · Referred to Subcommittee on Trade.
Foreign Trade and International FinanceHR 3180 — A bill to permanently exempt from the Federal unemployment tax wages paid to full-time students employed by summer camps.
Introduced 1985-08-01 · Referred to Subcommittee on Public Assistance and Unemployment Compensation.
TaxationHR 3179 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to provide that employees may make certain contributions to provide for cost-of-living protection under a defined benefit plan, and for other purposes.
Introduced 1985-08-01 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
TaxationHR 3139 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to exempt certain emergency medical transportation from the excise tax on transportation by air.
Introduced 1985-07-31 · Subcommittee Hearings Held.
TaxationHR 2807 — Medicare and Medicaid Second Opinion Act of 1985
Introduced 1985-06-19 · For Further Action See H.R.3101.
Social WelfareHR 2622 — Pension Vesting, Integration, and Portability Act of 1985
Introduced 1985-05-23 · Referred to Subcommittee on Labor-Management Relations.
Labor and EmploymentHR 2477 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to provide that the zero bracket amount for heads of households shall be the same as the zero bracket amount for joint returns and surviving spouses.
Introduced 1985-05-14 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
TaxationHR 2339 — A bill to authorize and direct the Secretary of Agriculture and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to study methods to accelerate the use of integrated pest management.
Introduced 1985-05-02 · Referred to Subcommittee on Domestic Marketing, Consumer Relations, and Nutrition.
Agriculture and FoodHR 1947 — A bill to promote training programs for individuals receiving unemployment compensation.
Introduced 1985-04-03 · Referred to Subcommittee on Public Assistance and Unemployment Compensation.
Labor and EmploymentHR 1770 — Health Insurance Availability Act of 1985
Introduced 1985-03-27 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
TaxationHR 1667 — A bill to allow a deduction for certain freight forwarder operating authorities.
Introduced 1985-03-21 · Subcommittee Hearings Held.
TaxationHR 1622 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to exclude from income the value of lodging located in the proximity of an educational institution and rented by such institution to its employees at cost.
Introduced 1985-03-20 · Subcommittee Hearings Held.
TaxationHR 1252 — A bill to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to increase the amount of death benefits payable to public safety officers.
Introduced 1985-02-25 · Referred to Subcommittee on Criminal Justice.
Crime and Law EnforcementHR 1171 — Hate Crime Statistics Act
Introduced 1985-02-20 · Clean Bill H.R.2455 Reported in Lieu.
Crime and Law EnforcementHR 798 — Social Services and Child Care Assistance Act of 1985
Introduced 1985-01-30 · Referred to Subcommittee on Public Assistance and Unemployment Compensation.
Social WelfareHR 509 — A bill to apportion certain funds for construction of the National System of Interstate and Defense Highways and for construction of substitute highway and transit projects, and for other purposes.
Introduced 1985-01-07 · Referred to Subcommittee on Surface Transportation.
Transportation and Public WorksHJRES 565 — A joint resolution disapproving several proposed deferrals of budget authority for Department of Housing and Urban Development programs.
Introduced 1986-03-12 · Referred to House Committee on Appropriations.
Housing and Community DevelopmentHJRES 395 — A joint resolution designating the 12-month period from September 1, 1985, through August 31, 1986, as the "350th Anniversary Year of Hartford, Connecticut".
Introduced 1985-09-20 · Referred to Subcommittee on Census and Population.
CommemorationsHJRES 363 — A joint resolution to express the sense of the Congress with respect to the failure of the Soviet Union to comply with section 7 of the Helsinki accords.
Introduced 1985-07-30 · Referred to Subcommittee on Human Rights and International Organizations.
International AffairsHCONRES 141 — A concurrent resolution to pay tribute to the American Veterans of World War II on the 40th anniversary of V-E Day.
Introduced 1985-05-07 · Referred to Subcommittee on Census and Population.
Armed Forces and National SecurityHR 5570 — Child Care Tax Act of 1988
Introduced 1988-10-21 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
TaxationHR 5479 — Older Women's Cancer Prevention Act of 1988
Introduced 1988-10-06 · Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
Social WelfareHR 5185 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to restore the deduction for State and local sales taxes.
Introduced 1988-08-09 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
TaxationHR 5131 — A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to permit payment under the medicare program for certain types of foot care.
Introduced 1988-08-02 · Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
Social WelfareHR 5063 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 with respect to the limitation on the standard deduction in the case of certain dependents.
Introduced 1988-07-14 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
TaxationHR 4631 — Partnership for Long-Term Care Act of 1988
Introduced 1988-05-18 · Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
HealthHR 4048 — Community Revitalization Tax Act of 1988
Introduced 1988-03-01 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
TaxationHR 3810 — Infant Mortality Reduction Act of 1987
Introduced 1987-12-18 · Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
HealthHR 3587 — Child Support Enforcement Amendments of 1987
Introduced 1987-10-29 · Provisions of Measure Incorporated Into H.R.1720.
FamiliesHR 3448 — White House Conference on the International Trade in Services Act of 1987
Introduced 1987-10-07 · Referred to Subcommittee on Trade.
Foreign Trade and International FinanceHR 3403 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income the value of certain transportation furnished by an employer.
Introduced 1987-10-01 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
TaxationHR 2613 — Pension Reform Act of 1987
Introduced 1987-06-04 · Referred to Subcommittee on Labor-Management Relations.
Labor and EmploymentHR 1652 — A bill to direct the President to enter into negotiations with foreign governments on the discipline of defense and commercial offsets.
Introduced 1987-03-17 · Executive Comment Requested from State.
Foreign Trade and International FinanceHR 1511 — Service Sector Data Collection Act of 1987
Introduced 1987-03-10 · Referred to Subcommittee on Census and Population.
Government Operations and PoliticsHR 1365 — A bill to amend title XX of the Social Security Act to increase the amount available for social services block grants thereunder, and to require the States to submit more detailed annual reports on the expenditure and use of the funds provided by such grants.
Introduced 1987-03-03 · Referred to Subcommittee on Public Assistance and Unemployment Compensation.
Social WelfareHR 1255 — Family Investment Act of 1987
Introduced 1987-02-25 · Provisions of Measure Incorporated Into H.R.1720.
Social WelfareHR 5792 — To allow Connecticut to permit certain recipients of aid to families with dependent children a one-time election to purchase capital equipment for a small business, to prohibit depreciation of such equipment, and to require that repayments by such persons of the principal portion of small business loans be treated as business expenses for purposes of the program of aid to families with dependent children.
Introduced 1990-10-04 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.
Social WelfareHR 5673 — To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to disallow losses from certain exchanges of debt pools, and for other purposes.
Introduced 1990-09-19 · Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
TaxationHR 5443 — To amend title XXV of the Public Health Services Act to make an adjustment relating to minimum allotments under the program of formula grants established in such title.
Introduced 1990-08-02 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
HealthHR 5407 — To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to restore the deduction for State and local sales taxes.
Introduced 1990-07-30 · Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
TaxationHR 5318 — To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 with respect to the treatment of charitable contributions of appreciated property by S corporations.
Introduced 1990-07-19 · Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
TaxationHR 5054 — Older Women's Breast Cancer Prevention Act of 1990
Introduced 1990-06-14 · See H.R.5835.
HealthHR 4389 — To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 with respect to the treatment of interest paid in connection with certain life insurance contracts.
Introduced 1990-03-27 · Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
TaxationHR 4249 — To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income payments made by public utilities to customers to subsidize the cost of energy and water conservation services and measures.
Introduced 1990-03-13 · Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
TaxationHR 3901 — To extend nodiscriminatory treatment to the products of the certain East European countries for 5 years.
Introduced 1990-01-25 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
Foreign Trade and International FinanceHR 3734 — To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 with respect to the tax treatment of payments under life insurance contracts to terminally ill individuals.
Introduced 1989-11-19 · Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
TaxationHR 3632 — Partnership for Long-Term Care Act of 1989
Introduced 1989-11-09 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
HealthHR 3407 — To provide for the establishment of the Peace Corps Professional Consultant Program for Poland and Hungary.
Introduced 1989-10-04 · Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
International AffairsHR 3396 — To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income the value of certain transportation furnished by an employer.
Introduced 1989-10-03 · Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
TaxationHR 3306 — Pension Reform Act of 1989
Introduced 1989-09-20 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Labor-Management Relations.
Labor and EmploymentHR 3219 — To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 with respect to the treatment of certain life insurance contracts.
Introduced 1989-09-06 · Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
TaxationHR 2499 — To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to permit States to include, at their option, certain long-term care services under their medicaid plans.
Introduced 1989-05-25 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
HealthHR 2084 — National Service, Education, and Housing Opportunity Act of 1989
Introduced 1989-04-25 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Employment Opportunities.
Labor and EmploymentHR 1731 — To prohibit a State from taking into account income from sources outside the State in determining the amount of income tax imposed on individuals who are not residents or domiciliaries of the State.
Introduced 1989-04-06 · Referred to the House Committee on Judiciary.
TaxationHR 1568 — To amend title V of the Social Security Act to provide for supplemental resources to enhance the delivery of health services to pregnant women and infants.
Introduced 1989-03-22 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
Social WelfareHR 1471 — Older Women's Breast Cancer Prevention Act of 1989
Introduced 1989-03-16 · See H.R.5835.
HealthHR 948 — National Voluntary Service and Educational Opportunity Act of 1989
Introduced 1989-02-09 · Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Labor and EmploymentHR 947 — Hate Crime Statistics Act
Introduced 1989-02-09 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Criminal Justice.
Crime and Law EnforcementHR 796 — Community Revitalization Tax Act of 1989
Introduced 1989-02-02 · Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
TaxationHR 795 — To amend title XX of the Social Security Act to increase the amount available for social services block grants thereunder, and to require the States to submit more detailed annual reports on the expenditure and use of the funds provided by such grants.
Introduced 1989-02-02 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.
Social WelfareHJRES 428 — Designating the week beginning December 3, 1989, as "National Pay Telephone Week".
Introduced 1989-10-31 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Census and Population.
Science, Technology, CommunicationsHRES 467 — Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should become a party to appropriate international conventions providing for the recognition and enforcement across national boundaries of decisions concerning maintenance obligations.
Introduced 1990-09-18 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Rights and International Organizations.
International AffairsHRES 129 — Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that efforts to combat drug trafficking and drug abuse should be funded for fiscal year 1990 at the levels authorized in the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988.
Introduced 1989-04-13 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
HealthHCONRES 273 — Expressing the sense of the Congress that the Polish Government should be included in talks relating to German unification.
Introduced 1990-02-28 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle East.
International AffairsHCONRES 132 — Concerning democracy, human rights, and justice in the People's Republic of China.
Introduced 1989-05-23 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Asian and Pacific Affairs.
International AffairsHR 5820 — To increase the number of weeks for which emergency unemployment compensation is payable.
Introduced 1992-08-11 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Hazardous Materials.
Labor and EmploymentHR 5651 — To provide for the payment of retirement and survivor annuities to certain ex-spouses of employees of the Central Intelligence Agency and to provide for the tax treatment of certain disability benefits.
Introduced 1992-07-22 · See H.R.11.
Armed Forces and National SecurityHR 5333 — To provide that, beginning with fiscal year 1994, the President transmit to Congress and Congress consider a budget that requires a balanced budget by fiscal year 1998 and for subsequent fiscal years, and for other purposes.
Introduced 1992-06-05 · On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Failed by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 199 - 220 (Roll no. 174).
Economics and Public FinanceHR 4926 — To suspend until January 1, 1995, the duty on certain glass articles.
Introduced 1992-04-09 · Unfavorable Executive Comment Received from Commerce.
Foreign Trade and International FinanceHR 4925 — To extend until January 1, 1995, the existing suspension of duty on wicker products.
Introduced 1992-04-09 · Executive Comment Received from ITC.
Foreign Trade and International FinanceHR 4927 — Defense Economic Reinvestment Act of 1992
Introduced 1992-04-09 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Employment Opportunities.
Armed Forces and National SecurityHR 4821 — To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit for the purchase of a principal residence by first-time homebuyers.
Introduced 1992-04-08 · Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
TaxationHR 4405 — To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the provision which includes unemployment compensation in income subject to tax.
Introduced 1992-03-05 · Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
TaxationHR 3975 — Equal Remedies Act of 1991
Introduced 1991-11-26 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights.
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesHR 3628 — To authorize the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation to carry out an undergraduate training program to enable individuals recruited for employment in the Federal Bureau of Investigation to pursue programs of education to develop skills that are critical to the foreign counterintelligence and counter-terrorism missions of the Bureau.
Introduced 1991-10-24 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights.
Crime and Law EnforcementHR 3410 — Health Access and Affordability Today Act of 1991
Introduced 1991-09-25 · Committee Hearings Held.
HealthHR 3325 — To allow Connecticut to permit certain recipients of aid to families with dependent children a one-time election to purchase capital equipment for a small business, to prohibit depreciation of such equipment, and to require that repayments by such persons of the principal portion of small business loans be treated as business expenses for purposes of the program of aid to families with dependent children.
Introduced 1991-09-12 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.
Social WelfareHR 3249 — Presidential Commission on Insurance Act of 1991
Introduced 1991-08-02 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Consumer Protection and Competitiveness.
CommerceHR 3248 — To give the consent of the Congress to certain agreements relating to spousal or child support maintenance obligations, and to express the sense of the Congress that the United States should become a party to appropriate international conventions providing for the recognition and enforcement across national boundaries of decisions concerning such maintenance obligations.
Introduced 1991-08-02 · Executive Comment Received from State.
International AffairsHR 2692 — Older Women's Breast Cancer Prevention Act of 1991
Introduced 1991-06-19 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
HealthHR 2292 — Older Women's Breast Cancer Prevention Act of 1991
Introduced 1991-05-09 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
HealthHR 2174 — Partnership for Long-Term Care Act of 1991
Introduced 1991-05-01 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
HealthHR 1877 — To suspend until January 1, 1995, the duty on imitation non-metal jewelry.
Introduced 1991-04-17 · Executive Comment Received from ITC.
Foreign Trade and International FinanceHR 1878 — To suspend until January 1, 1995, the duty on porcelain ornaments.
Introduced 1991-04-17 · See H.R.4318.
Foreign Trade and International FinanceHR 1876 — To suspend until January 1, 1995, the duty on ceramic (non-porcelain) mugs.
Introduced 1991-04-17 · Executive Comment Received from ITC.
Foreign Trade and International FinanceHR 1735 — Pension Reform Act of 1991
Introduced 1991-04-11 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Labor-Management Relations.
Labor and EmploymentHR 1566 — To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 with respect to the treatment of the low-income housing credit and the rehabilitation credit under the passive activity limitations.
Introduced 1991-03-21 · Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
TaxationHR 1513 — To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income the value of certain transportation furnished by an employer.
Introduced 1991-03-20 · Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
TaxationHR 1434 — To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 with respect to the treatment of interest paid in connection with certain life insurance contracts.
Introduced 1991-03-13 · Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
TaxationHR 1298 — To provide, with respect to those areas of Connecticut which were excluded from the President's recent exercise of authority under section 302 of the Federal Employees Pay Comparability Act of 1990, the same pay increase as was provided with respect to the New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Area; and for other purposes.
Introduced 1991-03-06 · Executive Comment Requested from OMB, OPM.
Government Operations and PoliticsHR 1141 — To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to disallow losses from certain exchanges of debt pools, and for other purposes.
Introduced 1991-02-27 · Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
TaxationHR 1067 — To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend qualified mortgage bonds.
Introduced 1991-02-21 · Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
TaxationHR 1007 — To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income payments made by electric utilities to customers to subsidize the cost of energy conservation services and measures.
Introduced 1991-02-20 · Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
TaxationHR 689 — To extend nondiscriminatory treatment to the products of Bulgaria and Romania for 3 years.
Introduced 1991-01-29 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
Foreign Trade and International FinanceHR 618 — To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to restore the deduction for State and local sales tax.
Introduced 1991-01-23 · Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
TaxationHR 134 — To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 with respect to the tax treatment of payments under life insurance contracts to terminally ill individuals.
Introduced 1991-01-03 · Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
TaxationHJRES 267 — To designate the week beginning July 21, 1991, as "National Parents of Multiple-Birth Children Week".
Introduced 1991-06-07 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Census and Population.
FamiliesHRES 319 — Supporting the activities of the Peace Corps in the republics of Armenia and Ukraine.
Introduced 1991-11-26 · Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
International AffairsHCONRES 50 — Concerning United Nations action regarding the Soviet Union's treatment of the Baltic Republics of Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia.
Introduced 1991-01-23 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Rights and International Organizations.
International AffairsHR 4516 — Long-Term Care Act of 1994
Introduced 1994-05-26 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Consumer Protection and Competitiveness.
HealthHR 4367 — Pension Reform Act of 1993
Introduced 1994-05-05 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Labor-Management Relations.
Labor and EmploymentHR 4106 — To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude national service educational awards from gross income.
Introduced 1994-03-22 · Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
TaxationHR 4075 — Rapid Deployment Strike Force Act
Introduced 1994-03-17 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights.
Crime and Law EnforcementHR 4022 — To suspend temporarily the duty on the personal effects of participants in, and certain other individuals associated with, the 1995 Special Olympics World Games.
Introduced 1994-03-11 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
Foreign Trade and International FinanceHR 3816 — To provide grants to the States to allow States to employ additional prosecutors.
Introduced 1994-02-08 · See H.R.4092.
Crime and Law EnforcementHR 3724 — To designate the United States courthouse located in Bridgeport, Connecticut, as the "Brien McMahon Federal Building".
Introduced 1994-01-25 · Became Public Law No: 103-274.
Government Operations and PoliticsHR 3088 — To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and title II of the Social Security Act to simplify employment taxes on domestic services.
Introduced 1993-09-15 · See H.R.4278.
TaxationHR 2591 — To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt services performed by full-time students for seasonal children's camps from social security taxes.
Introduced 1993-07-01 · Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
TaxationHR 2502 — Pension Reform Act of 1993
Introduced 1993-06-23 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Labor-Management Relations.
Labor and EmploymentHR 2407 — Partnership for Long-Term Care Act of 1993
Introduced 1993-06-14 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
HealthHR 2066 — To extend until January 1, 1999, the existing suspension of duty on certain parts and accessories of indirect process electrostatic photocopying machines.
Introduced 1993-05-11 · Executive Comment Received from ITC.
Foreign Trade and International FinanceHR 1869 — Relating to the tariff treatment of paintings imported for the use of any public library, any other public institution, or any nonprofit institution established for educational, scientific, literary, or philosophical purposes, or for the encouragement of the fine arts.
Introduced 1993-04-27 · Executive Comment Received from ITC.
Foreign Trade and International FinanceHR 1825 — To amend title 23, United States Code, to require States to extend parking privileges to motor vehicles designated under the laws of other States for transporting certain individuals with disabilities.
Introduced 1993-04-22 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Surface Transportation.
Transportation and Public WorksHR 1489 — To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the provision which includes unemployment compensation in income subject to tax.
Introduced 1993-03-25 · Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
TaxationHR 1491 — To extend nondiscriminatory treatment to the products of Romania for 3 years.
Introduced 1993-03-25 · Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1787-1788)
Foreign Trade and International FinanceHR 1406 — To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 with respect to the treatment of the rehabilitation credit under the passive activity limitations.
Introduced 1993-03-18 · Subcommittee Hearings Held.
TaxationHR 1193 — National Voluntary Service and Educational Opportunity Act of 1993
Introduced 1993-03-03 · Executive Comment Received from Veterans' Affairs.
Labor and EmploymentHR 981 — To provide for the payment of retirement and survivor annuities to, and to improve access to health insurance for, certain ex-spouses of employees of the Central Intelligence Agency.
Introduced 1993-02-18 · Referred to the House Committee on Intelligence (Permanent).
Armed Forces and National SecurityHR 958 — To amend the Internal Revenue Code to simplify the earned income credit.
Introduced 1993-02-17 · Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
TaxationHR 841 — Defense Economic Reinvestment Act of 1993
Introduced 1993-02-04 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education and Training.
Armed Forces and National SecurityHR 842 — To increase the number of weeks for which emergency unemployment compensation is payable.
Introduced 1993-02-04 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.
Labor and EmploymentHR 462 — To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a permanent extension of the mortgage revenue bond program.
Introduced 1993-01-06 · See H.R.2264.
TaxationHR 225 — To clarify the tax treatment of certain disability benefits received by former police officers or firefighters.
Introduced 1993-01-05 · Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
TaxationHR 224 — Equal Remedies Act of 1993
Introduced 1993-01-05 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights.
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesHCONRES 209 — Expressing the sense of the Congress that any comprehensive health care reform legislation that is enacted should provide for annual screenings of children under 6 years of age for lead poisoning.
Introduced 1994-02-23 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
HealthHCONRES 42 — Expressing the sense of the Congress that the job opportunities and basic skills training program (JOBS) should be fully funded.
Introduced 1993-02-17 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.
Social WelfareHR 4204 — Comprehensive Women's Pension Protection Act of 1996
Introduced 1996-09-26 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.
Labor and EmploymentHR 3111 — To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify the treatment of frequent flyer mileage awards.
Introduced 1996-03-19 · Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
TaxationHR 3052 — Medicare Mammography Enhancement Act of 1996
Introduced 1996-03-07 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
HealthHR 2862 — To permanently increase the public debt limit.
Introduced 1996-01-22 · Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H978)
Economics and Public FinanceHR 2015 — Financial Institution and Real Estate (FIRE) Relief Act of 1995
Introduced 1995-07-11 · Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1416)
TaxationHR 1933 — Connecticut Old State House Bicentennial Commemorative Coin Act
Introduced 1995-06-27 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy.
Finance and Financial SectorHR 1048 — Pension Reform Act of 1995
Introduced 1995-02-24 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.
Labor and EmploymentHR 1027 — To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the provision which includes unemployment compensation in income subject to tax.
Introduced 1995-02-23 · Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E422)
TaxationHR 95 — Interstate Child Support Act of 1995
Introduced 1995-01-04 · Executive Comment Requested from DOD.
FamiliesHR 96 — Equal Remedies Act of 1995
Introduced 1995-01-04 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesHR 97 — Rapid Deployment Strike Force Act
Introduced 1995-01-04 · Executive Comment Requested from Justice.
Crime and Law EnforcementHR 98 — To clarify the tax treatment of certain disability benefits received by former police officers or firefighters.
Introduced 1995-01-04 · Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
TaxationHR 99 — To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the tax treatment of accelerated death benefits under life insurance contracts.
Introduced 1995-01-04 · Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
TaxationHRES 523 — Designating minority membership to certain standing committees of the House of Representatives.
Introduced 1996-09-17 · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
CongressHRES 337 — Electing Jesse L. Jackson, Jr. of Illinois to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
Introduced 1996-01-05 · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
CongressHRES 166 — Designating minority membership on certain standing committees of the House of Representatives.
Introduced 1995-06-13 · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
CongressHRES 32 — Designating minority membership to the Committee on House Oversight.
Introduced 1995-01-11 · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
CongressHCONRES 23 — Expressing the sense of the Congress that the current link between the levels of earnings allowed for blind individuals entitled to disability insurance benefits and the exempt amounts allowed for purposes of the social security earnings test for individuals who have attained retirement age should be maintained.
Introduced 1995-02-03 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
Social WelfareHR 4030 — Affordable and Quality Child Care Act of 1998
Introduced 1998-06-10 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity.
FamiliesHR 3965 — To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the provision added by the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997 that imposes tax increases on certain families by reason of the inflation adjustments in the regular income tax rate brackets, the standard deduction, and the personal exemption.
Introduced 1998-05-22 · Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
TaxationHR 3895 — 21st Century Firearm Technology and Safety Act of 1998
Introduced 1998-05-19 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.
Crime and Law EnforcementHR 3763 — To provide for the liquidation or reliquidation of certain customs entries of nuclear fuel assemblies.
Introduced 1998-04-30 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
Private LegislationHR 3292 — Investment in Children Act of 1998
Introduced 1998-02-26 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Youth and Families.
TaxationHR 3170 — To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prevent the conversion of ordinary income or short-term capital gain into income eligible for the long-term capital gain rates, and for other purposes.
Introduced 1998-02-05 · Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
TaxationHR 2851 — To prohibit application of a payment limit to a drug or biological under part B of the Medicare Program based on a less costly alternative for courses of treatment begun before the change in payment.
Introduced 1997-11-06 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
HealthHR 2821 — To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to waive the income inclusion on a distribution from an individual retirement account to the extent that the distribution is contributed for charitable purposes.
Introduced 1997-11-05 · Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2192)
TaxationHR 2524 — To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the nonrefundable personal credits, the standard deduction, and the deduction for personal exemptions in determining alternative minimum tax liability.
Introduced 1997-09-23 · Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1833)
TaxationHR 2463 — To amend part A of title IV of the Social Security Act to prevent States from requiring employees of work experience and community service programs to work in exchange for child support collected on their behalf.
Introduced 1997-09-11 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.
Social WelfareHR 1670 — Airline Passenger Safety Act of 1997
Introduced 1997-05-20 · See H.R.2843.
Transportation and Public WorksHR 1331 — Social Security Information Safeguards Act of 1997
Introduced 1997-04-15 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
Social WelfareHR 979 — To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the amount of private activity which may be issued in each State, and to index such amount for inflation.
Introduced 1997-03-06 · Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
TaxationHR 845 — False Bomb Threat Penalty Act of 1997
Introduced 1997-02-26 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.
Crime and Law EnforcementHR 846 — To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require gain recognition in the case of certain transactions that are equivalent to sales of financial instruments, and for other purposes.
Introduced 1997-02-26 · Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
TaxationHR 766 — Comprehensive Women's Pension Protection Act of 1997
Introduced 1997-02-13 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.
Labor and EmploymentHR 612 — To amend title II of the Social Security Act to restore the link between the maximum amount of earnings by blind individuals permitted without demonstrating ability to engage in substantial gainful activity and the exempt amount permitted in determining excess earnings under the earnings test.
Introduced 1997-02-05 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
Social WelfareHR 533 — To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify the treatment of frequent flyer mileage awards.
Introduced 1997-02-04 · Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
TaxationHR 534 — Transition to Work Act of 1997
Introduced 1997-02-04 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education, Training and Life-Long Learning.
Social WelfareHR 202 — To clarify the tax treatment of certain disability benefits received by former police officer or firefighters.
Introduced 1997-01-07 · Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
TaxationHR 201 — Financial Institution and Real Estate (FIRE) Relief Act of 1997
Introduced 1997-01-07 · Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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