
Jim Lightfoot
Republican · IO-3 · House of Representatives
41 years in office
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Sponsored Legislation (78)
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Introduced 1985-10-03 · Amendment Passed in Committee of the Whole by Voice Vote.
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Introduced 1985-10-03 · Amendment Passed in Committee of the Whole by Voice Vote.
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Introduced 1985-10-03 · Amendment Passed in Committee of the Whole by Voice Vote.
HR 4812 — A bill to prohibit the buying and selling of operating rights at high density traffic airports, and for other purposes.
Introduced 1986-05-13 · Subcommittee Hearings Held. Hearings printed: H. Hrg. 99-59.
Transportation and Public WorksHR 4854 — A bill to authorize loans under the Small Business Act for economic injury caused by Federal action, to establish criteria for the determination of substantial economic injury under section 7 of the Small Business Act, and for other purposes.
Introduced 1986-05-20 · Referred to House Committee on Small Business.
CommerceHR 4631 — A bill to amend the Farm Credit Act of 1971 to provide additional protection to farmers participating in the Farm Credit System, and for other purposes.
Introduced 1986-04-17 · Referred to Subcommittee on Conservation Credit and Rural Development.
Agriculture and FoodHR 4203 — Advisory Panel on Government Debt Collection Act
Introduced 1986-02-20 · Referred to Subcommittee on Legislation and National Security.
Economics and Public FinanceHR 4150 — A bill regarding permitted public uses within the DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge, Iowa.
Introduced 1986-02-06 · Referred to Subcommittee on Fisheries and Wildlife Conservation and the Environment.
Public Lands and Natural ResourcesHR 4073 — Agricultural Investment Act of 1985
Introduced 1986-01-29 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Agriculture and FoodHR 2277 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to provide an exemption from the minimum tax for capital gains on sales of farm property by insolvent farmers.
Introduced 1985-04-30 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
TaxationHJRES 622 — A joint resolution to express the sense of Congress that the President should immediately suspend the importation of any article used for human food or drink produced in any country which may have been affected by radioactive contamination from the nuclear accident at Chernobyl, U.S.S.R.
Introduced 1986-05-05 · Referred to Subcommittee on Trade.
Foreign Trade and International FinanceHJRES 365 — A joint resolution designating the week beginning September 15, 1986, as "National Independent Free Papers Week".
Introduced 1985-07-31 · Referred to Subcommittee on Census and Population.
CommemorationsHJRES 327 — A joint resolution designating the week beginning September 15, 1985, as "National Independent Free Papers Week".
Introduced 1985-06-26 · Referred to Subcommittee on Census and Population.
CommemorationsHR 5557 — A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act and the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to establish programs to assist the Food and Drug Administration in recruiting distinguished scientists and individuals in health professions as employees, and for other purposes.
Introduced 1988-10-20 · Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
HealthHR 5293 — Patient Identifying Information Confidentiality Act of 1988
Introduced 1988-09-14 · Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
HealthHR 4534 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit taxpayers to elect to pay tax shown on return in installments and to authorize the Secretary to enter into installment agreements.
Introduced 1988-05-04 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
TaxationHR 4377 — A bill to amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to expand the lands eligible for the conservation reserve program.
Introduced 1988-04-13 · Referred to Subcommittee on Conservation Credit and Rural Development.
Agriculture and FoodHR 2874 — A bill regarding permitted public uses within the DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge, Iowa.
Introduced 1987-07-01 · Referred to Subcommittee on Fisheries and Wildlife Conservation and the Environment.
Public Lands and Natural ResourcesHR 2875 — Merchant Marine Support Act of 1987
Introduced 1987-07-01 · Unfavorable Executive Comment Received From USDA.
Transportation and Public WorksHR 2776 — A bill to provide tax deductions to those who provide contributions of agricultural property for victims of natural disasters.
Introduced 1987-06-24 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
TaxationHR 1804 — A bill to authorize loans under the Small Business Act for economic injury caused by Federal action, to establish criteria for the determination of substantial economic injury under section 7 of the Small Business Act, and for other purposes.
Introduced 1987-03-25 · Referred to Subcommittee on SBA, and the General Economy.
CommerceHR 1731 — Agricultural Export Reserve Act of 1987
Introduced 1987-03-19 · Referred to Subcommittee on International Economic Policy and Trade.
Agriculture and FoodHR 1598 — A bill to provide for the establishment of a Western Historic Trails Center in the State of Iowa, and for other purposes.
Introduced 1987-03-12 · Referred to Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands.
Public Lands and Natural ResourcesHR 1559 — Merchant Marine Support and Equity Act of 1987
Introduced 1987-03-11 · Unfavorable Executive Comment Received From USDA.
Transportation and Public WorksHR 1367 — A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to facilitate industrial homework, including sewing, knitting, and craftmaking, and for other purposes.
Introduced 1987-03-03 · Referred to Subcommittee on Labor Standards.
Labor and EmploymentHR 1175 — A bill to direct the Secretary of the Army to construct a flood control project for Carter Lake, Nebraska.
Introduced 1987-02-19 · Executive Comment Requested from Army, OMB.
Water Resources DevelopmentHR 662 — Advisory Panel on Government Debt Collection Act
Introduced 1987-01-21 · Referred to Subcommittee on Legislation and National Security.
Economics and Public FinanceHR 663 — Agricultural Investment Act of 1987
Introduced 1987-01-21 · Referred to Subcommittee on Conservation Credit and Rural Development.
Agriculture and FoodHR 661 — Farm Credit System Borrowers' Protection Act of 1987
Introduced 1987-01-21 · See H.R.3030.
Agriculture and FoodHR 575 — Farm Credit Enhancement Act of 1987
Introduced 1987-01-08 · See H.R.3030.
Agriculture and FoodHJRES 643 — A joint resolution designating September 21, 1988, as "National Farm Safety Day for Kids".
Introduced 1988-08-11 · Referred to Subcommittee on Census and Population.
CommemorationsHJRES 610 — A joint resolution designating the week of November 6 through 12, 1988, as "National Farm Broadcasters Week".
Introduced 1988-07-13 · Referred to Subcommittee on Census and Population.
CommemorationsHRES 68 — A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that funding for Soil Conservation Service programs should be maintained in the budget for fiscal year 1988.
Introduced 1987-02-04 · Referred to Subcommittee on Conservation Credit and Rural Development.
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Introduced 1990-09-26 · By unanimous consent, the Lightfoot amendment was withdrawn.
HR 5417 — To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a nonrefundable credit for the purchase and installation of Mode C equipment for transponders used in aircraft, and to require a study of such equipment by the Federal Aviation Administration.
Introduced 1990-07-31 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
TaxationHR 4963 — Conservation Reserve Program Improvement Act of 1990
Introduced 1990-06-05 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation Credit and Rural Development.
Agriculture and FoodHR 4730 — To exempt from the program ineligibility requirements of section 1221 of the Food Security Act of 1985 persons who produce an agricultural commodity on wetlands of two acres or less.
Introduced 1990-05-03 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation Credit and Rural Development.
Agriculture and FoodHR 4025 — To amend the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to require the use of child safety restraint systems approved by the Secretary of Transportation on commercial aircraft.
Introduced 1990-02-20 · Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Transportation and Public WorksHR 3498 — To amend the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to limit the age restrictions imposed upon aircraft pilots.
Introduced 1989-10-19 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
Transportation and Public WorksHR 3068 — Federal Fiscal Reform Act of 1989
Introduced 1989-08-01 · Referred to the Subcommittee on the Legislative Process.
Economics and Public FinanceHR 1782 — To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit taxpayers to elect to pay tax shown on return in installments.
Introduced 1989-04-11 · Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
TaxationHR 1658 — To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to facilitate industrial homework, including sewing, knitting, and craftmaking, and for other purposes.
Introduced 1989-04-03 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Labor Standards.
Labor and EmploymentHR 1207 — To amend the Public Health Service Act and the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to establish programs to assist the Food and Drug Administration in recruiting distinguished scientists and individuals in health professions as employees, and for other purposes.
Introduced 1989-03-01 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
HealthHR 1206 — Patient Identifying Information Confidentiality Act of 1989
Introduced 1989-03-01 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
HealthHR 952 — To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to provide for the development of a trails interpretation center in the city of Council Bluffs, Iowa, and for other purposes.
Introduced 1989-02-09 · See S.338.
Public Lands and Natural ResourcesHJRES 168 — Designating September 21, 1989, as "National Farm Safety Day for Kids".
Introduced 1989-03-01 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Census and Population.
Agriculture and FoodHRES 374 — To amend the Rules of the House of Representatives to require that committee reports accompanying bills include estimates of their costs computed on a per taxpayer basis.
Introduced 1990-04-03 · Referred to the Subcommittee on the Legislative Process.
CongressHRES 349 — Permitting certain information to be included in franked mass mailing by Members of the House of Representatives.
Introduced 1990-02-28 · Referred to the House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
CongressHR 5768 — Blue Ribbon Commission to Eliminate Duplicative and Noncompetitive Federal Regulations Act
Introduced 1992-08-04 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Legislation and National Security.
Government Operations and PoliticsHR 5596 — Small Business Regulatory Cost Relief Act of 1992
Introduced 1992-07-09 · Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
TaxationHR 2093 — For the relief of Trevor Henderson.
Introduced 1991-04-24 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Administrative Law and Governmental Relations.
Private LegislationHR 2063 — To amend the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to require the use of child safety restraint systems approved by the Secretary of Transportation on commercial aircraft.
Introduced 1991-04-24 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
Transportation and Public WorksHR 1943 — To amend the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to limit the age restrictions imposed upon aircraft pilots.
Introduced 1991-04-18 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
Transportation and Public WorksHR 1516 — To permit States to waive application of the Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1986 with respect to certain farm vehicles.
Introduced 1991-03-20 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Surface Transportation.
Transportation and Public WorksHRES 110 — Relating to the role of the Corps of Engineers in the management of the Missouri River System.
Introduced 1991-03-12 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources.
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Introduced 1993-10-07 · On agreeing to the Lightfoot amendment (A004) as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 375 - 49 (Roll no. 491).
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Introduced 1993-06-18 · On agreeing to the Lightfoot amendment (A006) Failed by recorded vote: 171 - 222 (Roll no. 244).
HR 5014 — To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a one-time exclusion of gain from the sale of farmland to a beginning farmer.
Introduced 1994-08-21 · Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
TaxationHR 2254 — United States-China Bilateral Human Rights Commission Act of 1993
Introduced 1993-05-25 · Referred to the Subcommittee on International Security, International Organizations and Human Rights.
International AffairsHR 2106 — Blue Ribbon Commission to Eliminate Duplicative and Noncompetitive Federal Regulations Act
Introduced 1993-05-12 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Legislation and National Security.
Government Operations and PoliticsHR 1532 — To amend the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to limit the age restrictions imposed upon aircraft pilots.
Introduced 1993-03-30 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
Transportation and Public WorksHR 1533 — To amend the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to require the use of child safety restraint systems approved by the Secretary of Transportation on commercial aircraft.
Introduced 1993-03-30 · See H.R.2739.
Transportation and Public WorksHR 1108 — Small Business Regulatory Cost Relief Act of 1993
Introduced 1993-02-24 · Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Taxation—
Introduced 1996-07-16 · On agreeing to the Lightfoot amendment (A001) Agreed to by voice vote.
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Introduced 1996-06-05 · By unanimous consent, the Lightfoot amendment was withdrawn.
HR 4206 — To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that the amount of the aviation excise taxes for any fiscal year shall equal the expenditures from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund for the prior fiscal year, and for other purposes.
Introduced 1996-09-26 · Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1740-1741)
TaxationHR 4054 — To provide relief to agricultural producers who granted easements to, or owned or operated land condemned by, the Secretary of the Army for flooding losses caused by water retention at the dam site at Lake Redrock, Iowa, to the extent that the actual losses exceed the estimates of the Secretary, and for other purposes.
Introduced 1996-09-11 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Agriculture and FoodHR 3756 — Treasury, Postal Service, and General Government Appropriations Act, 1997
Introduced 1996-07-08 · Returned to the Calendar. Calendar No. 510. (consideration: CR S10400)
Economics and Public FinanceHR 3481 — To repeal the minimum wage requirement of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, and for other purposes.
Introduced 1996-05-16 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Labor and EmploymentHR 3251 — To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the applicability of the first-time farmer exception.
Introduced 1996-04-16 · Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
TaxationHR 2020 — Treasury, Postal Service, and General Government Appropriations Act, 1996
Introduced 1995-07-12 · Became Public Law No: 104-52.
Economics and Public FinanceHR 1805 — To amend title 18, United States Code, to exempt qualified current or former law enforcement officers from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed firearms.
Introduced 1995-06-08 · Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Crime and Law EnforcementHR 1698 — Mandatory Electronic Funds Transfer Expansion Act of 1995
Introduced 1995-05-24 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Government Management, Information and Technology.
Economics and Public FinanceHR 1392 — Federal Aviation Administration Reform Act of 1995
Introduced 1995-04-04 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
Transportation and Public WorksHR 1309 — To amend title 49, United States Code, to require the use of child safety restraint systems approved by the Secretary of Transportation on commercial aircraft.
Introduced 1995-03-23 · Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Transportation and Public WorksHR 878 — Law Enforcement Officers' Bill of Rights Act of 1995
Introduced 1995-02-09 · Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Crime and Law EnforcementHR 441 — To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a one-time exclusion of gain from the sale of farmland to a beginning farmer.
Introduced 1995-01-09 · Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
TaxationHRES 315 — Calling on the people of the United States to set a place at their tables during the 1995 holiday season as a reminder of the men and women of the United States serving their country in the peace-keeping efforts for Bosnia-Herzegovina.
Introduced 1995-12-19 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil Service.
Armed Forces and National Security