
Edward R. Madigan
Republican · IL-15 · House of Representatives
53 years in office
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Sponsored Legislation (128)
HR 7334 — A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act to authorize the use of heroin for terminally ill cancer patients.
Introduced 1980-05-13 · Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
HealthHR 5408 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 with respect to the special valuation of farm property for purposes of the estate tax.
Introduced 1979-09-26 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
TaxationHR 5234 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 with respect to the special valuation of farm property for purposes of the estate tax.
Introduced 1979-09-11 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
TaxationHR 3768 — Amtrak Reorganization Act of 1979
Introduced 1979-04-26 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Transportation and Public WorksHJRES 530 — A joint resolution to authorize and request the President to issue a proclamation designating the week of April 20, 1980, "National Secretaries Week".
Introduced 1980-04-15 · Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
Labor and EmploymentHR 17449 — A bill for the relief of the J. L. Simmons Co. Incorporated.
Introduced 1974-11-18 · Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.
Private LegislationHR 16880 — Rural Development Act Amendments
Introduced 1974-09-25 · Referred to House Committee on Agriculture.
Agriculture and FoodHR 16879 — Sugar Act Amendments
Introduced 1974-09-25 · Referred to House Committee on Agriculture.
HR 16247 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to increase the exemption for purposes of the Federal Estate Tax, to increase the estate tax marital deduction, and to provide an alternate method of valuing certain real property for estate tax purposes.
Introduced 1974-08-02 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
TaxationHR 15136 — A bill to improve rail service, railroad tracks, and roadbeds by public investments.
Introduced 1974-05-30 · Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
Transportation and Public WorksHR 15135 — A bill to establish the National Commission of the Prevention of Raw Material Shortages.
Introduced 1974-05-30 · Referred to House Committee on Armed Services.
Armed Forces and National SecurityHR 13202 — A bill to establish the National Commission on the Prevention of Raw Material Shortages.
Introduced 1974-03-04 · Referred to House Committee on Armed Services.
Armed Forces and National SecurityHR 12352 — A bill to require oil producers, refiners, and distributors to provide certain information as requested by the Federal Energy Administration, to authorize auditing of such information by the General Accounting Office, and to provide for enforcement.
Introduced 1974-01-29 · Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
EnergyHR 12351 — A bill to require oil producers, refiners, and distributors to provide certain information as requested by the Federal Energy Administration, to authorize auditing of such information by the General Accounting Office, and to provide for enforcement.
Introduced 1974-01-29 · Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
EnergyHR 11916 — A bill to require oil producers, refiners, and distributors to provide certain information as requested by the Federal Energy Administration, to authorize auditing of such information by the General Accounting Office, and to provide for enforcement.
Introduced 1973-12-12 · Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
Petroleum industryHR 11282 — A bill to amend 5 U.S.C. 5343 (c) (1) to expand the data base for Federal wage surveys in certain areas of the United States wherein there is insufficient private industry to determine comparable wages or where State and local governments exert a major influence on wage rates.
Introduced 1973-11-06 · Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
Government Operations and PoliticsHR 6979 — A bill for the relief of Monroe A. Lucas.
Introduced 1973-04-12 · Private Law 93-72.
Private LegislationHR 5797 — A bill to amend chapter 15 of title 38, United States Code, to provide for the payment of pension of $125 per month to World War I veterans, subject to a $2,400 and $3,600 annual income limitation; to provide that retirement income such as social security shall not be counted as income; to provide that such pension shall be increased by 10 percent where the veteran served overseas during World War I; and for other purposes.
Introduced 1973-03-19 · Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Armed Forces and National SecurityHR 14479 — A bill to amend the Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1975 (Public Law 94-210).
Introduced 1976-06-21 · Referred to House Committee on Public Works and Transportation.
Transportation and Public WorksHR 12719 — A bill to postpone for an additional period (until October 1, 1976) the effective date of certain staffing requirements applicable to child day care facilities under title XX of the Social Security Act.
Introduced 1976-03-23 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Social WelfareHR 12195 — Rural Electrification Administration Technical Amendments
Introduced 1976-03-01 · Referred to House Committee on Agriculture.
EnergyHR 10494 — A bill to amend chapter 39 of title 38 of the United States Code in order to provide automotive adaptive equipment to certain veterans who do not presently qualify for benefits under such chapter.
Introduced 1975-10-31 · Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Armed Forces and National SecurityHR 7247 — A bill to amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act.
Introduced 1975-05-21 · Referred to House Committee on Agriculture.
Agriculture and FoodHR 4048 — A bill for the relief of the J. L. Simmons Co., Incorporated.
Introduced 1975-02-27 · Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.
Private LegislationHR 3872 — Rural Development Act Amendments
Introduced 1975-02-27 · Referred to House Committee on Agriculture.
Agriculture and FoodHR 3871 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to increase the exemption for purposes of the Federal estate tax, to increase the estate tax marital deduction, and to provide an alternate method of valuing certain real property for estate tax purposes.
Introduced 1975-02-27 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
TaxationHJRES 352 — Joint resolution to authorize the President to designate the period from June 8, 1975, as "National Wheelchair Athletes' Week".
Introduced 1975-03-21 · Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
DisabledHRES 1046 — A resolution to refer the bill (H.R. 4048) for the relief of J. L. Simmons Company, Incorporated, to the Chief Commissioner of the Court of Claims.
Introduced 1976-02-19 · Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.
Private LegislationHR 14223 — A bill to designate a certain Federal building in Bloomington, Illinois, the "Leslie C. Arends Building".
Introduced 1978-10-04 · Public Law 95-531.
Government Operations and PoliticsHR 13874 — A bill to provide indemnities to beef, goat, or sheep producers or owners when import quotas are used to suppress market prices.
Introduced 1978-08-15 · Referred to House Committee on Agriculture.
HR 13649 — A bill to provide indemnities to beef, goat or sheep producers or owners when import quotas are used to suppress market prices.
Introduced 1978-07-28 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
HR 13568 — Federal Crop Insurance Act
Introduced 1978-07-21 · Referred to House Committee on Agriculture.
HR 9356 — Farm Income Protection Act
Introduced 1977-09-28 · Referred to House Committee on Agriculture.
Agriculture and FoodHR 9063 — A bill to designate a certain Federal building in Champaign, Ill., the William L. Springer Building.
Introduced 1977-09-12 · Referred to House Committee on Public Works and Transportation.
Government Operations and PoliticsHR 7746 — A bill to amend the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act.
Introduced 1977-06-13 · Referred to House Committee on Agriculture.
HR 7343 — A bill to amend the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act.
Introduced 1977-05-23 · Referred to House Committee on Agriculture.
HR 7342 — A bill to amend the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act.
Introduced 1977-05-23 · Referred to House Committee on Agriculture.
HR 7305 — A bill to designate a certain Federal building in Champaign, Ill., the William L. Springer Building.
Introduced 1977-05-18 · Public Law 95-527.
Government Operations and PoliticsHR 6407 — A bill to amend the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act.
Introduced 1977-04-20 · Referred to House Committee on Agriculture.
HR 5642 — Rural Water Program Assessment Act
Introduced 1977-03-28 · Referred to House Committee on Agriculture.
Rural conditionsHR 5164 — A bill for the relief of J. L. Simmons Company, Inc.
Introduced 1977-03-16 · Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.
Private LegislationHR 5011 — A bill to amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act.
Introduced 1977-03-14 · Referred to House Committee on Agriculture.
HRES 480 — A resolution to refer the bill (H.R. 5164) for the relief of J. L. Simmons Co., Inc., to the Chief Commissioner of the Court of Claims.
Introduced 1977-04-05 · Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.
Private LegislationHRES 399 — Resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives concerning the development of pay television.
Introduced 1977-03-14 · Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
Science, Technology, CommunicationsHR 7344 — A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to establish Federal preemption for regulations imposing requirements for tamper-resistant packaging and related labeling for non-prescription drugs.
Introduced 1982-12-01 · Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
HealthHR 7040 — Health Planning Block Grant Act of 1982
Introduced 1982-08-19 · House Incorporated this Measure in H.R.6173 as an Amendment.
HealthHR 6549 — Comprehensive Smoking Prevention Education Act of 1982
Introduced 1982-06-09 · Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
HealthHR 6379 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to add a method of valuing farm land owned by a private foundation for purposes of determining whether the foundation is an operating foundation.
Introduced 1982-05-13 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
TaxationHR 6283 — Used Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1982
Introduced 1982-05-05 · Referred to Subcommittee on Commerce, Transportation and Tourism.
Transportation and Public WorksHR 6173 — Health Planning Block Grant Act of 1982
Introduced 1982-04-27 · Committee on Labor and Human Resources requested executive comment from Health and Human Services Department; GAO; OMB.
HealthHR 5986 — A bill to amend the Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976.
Introduced 1982-03-30 · See Title IV of H.R. 6308.
Transportation and Public WorksHR 3723 — Health Professions Personnel Amendments of 1981
Introduced 1981-05-28 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
HealthHR 3724 — Health Amendments of 1981
Introduced 1981-05-28 · Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
HealthHR 3437 — Health Maintenance Organization Amendments of 1981
Introduced 1981-05-05 · For Further Action See H.R.3398.
HealthHR 3224 — Health Services Block Grant Act
Introduced 1981-04-10 · Referred to Subcommittee on Labor Standards.
HealthHR 3223 — Merchant Seamen Health Services Repeal Act
Introduced 1981-04-10 · For Further Action See H.R.3982.
HealthHR 3222 — Preventive Health Block Grant Act
Introduced 1981-04-10 · Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
HealthHR 2642 — A bill to authorize the use of heroin for terminally ill cancer patients.
Introduced 1981-03-19 · Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
HealthHR 2550 — Health Maintenance Organization Amendments of 1981
Introduced 1981-03-17 · Subcommittee Hearings Held.
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Introduced 1983-11-17 · Amendment Passed in Committee of the Whole by Voice Vote.
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Introduced 1983-05-03 · Amendment Passed in Committee of the Whole by Voice Vote.
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Introduced 1983-05-03 · Amendment Passed in Committee of the Whole by Voice Vote.
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Introduced 1983-05-03 · Amendment Passed in Committee of the Whole by Voice Vote.
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Introduced 1983-04-27 · Amendment Withdrawn in Committee of the Whole.
HR 5959 — Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments of 1984
Introduced 1984-06-28 · Received in the Senate, read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 1220.
Water Resources DevelopmentHR 4804 — A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for participation by members of the armed services in international sports activities.
Introduced 1984-02-08 · Referred to Subcommittee on Readiness.
Armed Forces and National SecurityHR 4320 — Organ Procurement and Transplantation Act
Introduced 1983-11-04 · Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
HealthHR 4179 — A bill to amend section 93 of title 28, United States Code, to permit Federal district court to be held in Champaign/Urbana, Illinois.
Introduced 1983-10-20 · For Further Action See H.R.6163.
LawHR 4121 — Food Safety Modernization Act of 1983
Introduced 1983-10-06 · Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
Agriculture and FoodHR 3906 — Soil and Water Conservation Act of 1983
Introduced 1983-09-15 · Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Agriculture and FoodHR 3830 — A bill to extend the authority of the Secretary of Agriculture to collect fees to cover United States Government costs incident to services rendered in connection with the enforcement of plant and animal quarantine laws, laws governing humane care, treatment and transportation of animals, and for other purposes.
Introduced 1983-08-04 · Referred to Subcommittee on Department Operations, Research, and Foreign Agriculture.
AnimalsHR 3762 — A bill to repeal the mandatory honey price-support program, and for other purposes.
Introduced 1983-08-03 · Referred to Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry.
Agriculture and FoodHR 3102 — A bill to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to prescribe the established prices for the 1984 or 1985 crop of wheat, corn, upland cotton or rice as appropriate but at no less than that for the 1983 crop of the commodity.
Introduced 1983-05-24 · Referred to House Committee on Agriculture.
Agriculture and FoodHR 3089 — Food Stamp and Commodity Distribution Amendments of 1983
Introduced 1983-05-23 · Referred to House Committee on Agriculture.
Agriculture and FoodHR 3006 — Omnibus Marketing User Fee Act of 1983
Introduced 1983-05-12 · Referred to Subcommittee on Domestic Marketing, Consumer Relations, and Nutrition.
Agriculture and FoodHR 3008 — Agricultural Amendments of 1983
Introduced 1983-05-12 · Referred to Subcommittee on Wheat, Soybeans, and Feed Grains.
Agriculture and FoodHR 3007 — A bill to amend the Act of July 2, 1962, to authorize intrastate quarantines of animals and poultry under extraordinary emergency conditions.
Introduced 1983-05-12 · Referred to Subcommittee on Department Operations, Research, and Foreign Agriculture.
AnimalsHR 2737 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to add a method of valuing farms used for farming purposes owned by private foundations for purposes of determining minimum investment return.
Introduced 1983-04-26 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
TaxationHR 2092 — A bill to amend the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act.
Introduced 1983-03-14 · Referred to Subcommittee on Conservation Credit and Rural Development.
Agriculture and FoodHR 2023 — Domestic Commodity Distribution and Food Assistance Act
Introduced 1983-03-09 · Referred to House Committee on Agriculture.
Agriculture and FoodHR 1803 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to allow certain lifetime residents of residential retirement facilities a deduction for their proportionate share of the real property taxes imposed on such facilities.
Introduced 1983-03-02 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
TaxationHR 1198 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to add a method of valuing farm land owned by a private foundation for purposes of determining whether the foundation is an operating foundation.
Introduced 1983-02-02 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
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Introduced 1985-10-03 · Amendment Passed in Committee of the Whole by Recorded Vote: 251 - 175 (Record Vote No: 333).
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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 5384 — A bill declaring as against public policy certain restrictions in natural gas pipeline tariffs.
Introduced 1986-08-11 · Referred to Subcommittee on Fossil and Synthetic Fuels.
EnergyHR 5383 — A bill to revoke prior authorization to import liquefied natural gas through certain facilities.
Introduced 1986-08-11 · Referred to Subcommittee on Fossil and Synthetic Fuels.
EnergyHR 4666 — A bill for the relief of Steven T. Anderson.
Introduced 1986-04-22 · Referred to House Committee on The Judiciary.
Private LegislationHR 3995 — Pharmaceutical Export Amendments of 1986
Introduced 1985-12-19 · Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Foreign Trade and International FinanceHR 2795 — A bill to provide for a study of the use of unleaded fuel in agricultural machinery, and for other purposes.
Introduced 1985-06-18 · Executive Comment Requested from USDA.
Environmental ProtectionHR 2747 — Taxpayer Contributions for Public Debt Reduction Act of 1985
Introduced 1985-06-12 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
TaxationHR 2177 — Food, Drug, and Device Amendments of 1985
Introduced 1985-04-23 · Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
HealthHR 2062 — A bill to grant the consent of the Congress to the Central Midwest Interstate Low-Level Radioactive Waste Compact.
Introduced 1985-04-16 · House Incorporated this Measure (Amended) in H.R.3878 as an Amendment.
Government Operations and PoliticsHR 1780 — National Childhood Vaccine-Injury Compensation Act of 1985
Introduced 1985-03-27 · Subcommittee Hearings Held.
HealthHR 1814 — Farm Emergency Credit Act of 1985
Introduced 1985-03-28 · Executive Comment Requested from USDA.
Agriculture and FoodHR 1650 — Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments of 1985
Introduced 1985-03-21 · House Incorporated this Measure (Amended) in S.124 as an Amendment.
Water Resources DevelopmentHR 1420 — Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1985
Introduced 1985-03-05 · See H.R.2100.
Agriculture and FoodHR 1393 — A bill to amend section 152 of title 28, United States Code, to provide for the appointment of one additional bankruptcy judge for the Central District of Illinois.
Introduced 1985-03-04 · Referred to Subcommittee on Monopolies and Commercial Law.
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Introduced 1988-09-29 · Amendment Passed in Committee of the Whole by Voice Vote.
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Introduced 1988-09-22 · Amendment Passed in Committee of the Whole by Voice Vote.
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Introduced 1987-08-05 · Amendment Passed in Committee of the Whole by Voice Vote.
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Introduced 1987-03-05 · Amendment Withdrawn in Committee of the Whole.
HR 5314 — Tax Fairness for Farmers Act of 1988
Introduced 1988-09-15 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
TaxationHR 4345 — United States Grain Standards Act Amendments of 1988
Introduced 1988-03-31 · Became Public Law No: 100-518.
Agriculture and FoodHR 4314 — National Agricultural Product Technology Development Act of 1988
Introduced 1988-03-30 · Referred to Subcommittee on Department Operations, Research, and Foreign Agriculture.
Agriculture and FoodHR 3547 — New Drug and Device Application Fee Amendments of 1987
Introduced 1987-10-26 · Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
HealthHR 3548 — Medicare Expanded Choice Act
Introduced 1987-10-26 · Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
Social WelfareHR 2303 — Agricultural Act of 1987
Introduced 1987-05-06 · Referred to Subcommittee on Wheat, Soybeans, and Feed Grains.
Agriculture and FoodHR 1871 — Developmental Disabilities Assistance Extension Act of 1987
Introduced 1987-03-31 · House Incorporated this Measure in S.1417 as an Amendment.
Social WelfareHR 1022 — A bill for the relief of Steven T. Anderson.
Introduced 1987-02-04 · Referred to Subcommittee on Administrative Law and Governmental Relations.
Private LegislationHR 625 — Food Security Improvement Act of 1987
Introduced 1987-01-21 · Unfavorable Executive Comment Received From USDA.
Agriculture and FoodHR 23 — A bill to revise the basis for computation of emergency compensation under the 1986 feed grains programs.
Introduced 1987-01-06 · See H.R.625.
Agriculture and FoodHCONRES 282 — A concurrent resolution to express the sense of the Congress regarding relief for the United States Soybean Industry under section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974.
Introduced 1988-04-18 · Referred to Subcommittee on Trade.
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Introduced 1990-07-25 · On agreeing to the Madigan amendments (A012) Agreed to by voice vote.
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Introduced 1990-06-13 · On agreeing to the Madigan amendments (A001) Agreed to by voice vote.
HR 5692 — To amend title XX of the Public Health Service Act to authorize appropriations for the adolescent family life program.
Introduced 1990-09-24 · Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 535.
FamiliesHR 5679 — Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 1990
Introduced 1990-09-19 · Laid on the table. See S. 2753 for further action.
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesHR 5337 — Developmental Disabilities Assistance Amendments of 1990
Introduced 1990-07-20 · Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesHR 4833 — To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat as sale proceeds of a residence amounts paid by the Secretary of Defense representing the reduction in the value of the residence on account of a military base closing.
Introduced 1990-05-16 · Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
TaxationHR 2963 — For the relief of Steven T. Anderson.
Introduced 1989-07-20 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Administrative Law and Governmental Relations.
Private LegislationHR 2691 — National Agricultural Product Technology Development Act of 1989
Introduced 1989-06-20 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Research, and Foreign Agriculture.
Agriculture and FoodHR 2481 — To amend title XX of the Public Health Service Act to authorize appropriations for the adolescent family life program.
Introduced 1989-05-24 · Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
FamiliesHR 2482 — New Drug and Device Application Fee Amendments of 1989
Introduced 1989-05-24 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
HealthHJRES 387 — To recognize the 150th Anniversary of Logan County.
Introduced 1989-08-03 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Census and Population.
Social Sciences and HistoryHJRES 366 — To recognize the twentieth anniversary of Governors State University.
Introduced 1989-07-17 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Census and Population.
Education