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HR 8242 — A bill for the relief of Mary Jane Shaw.

HR 7994 — Capital Investment Tax Incentive Act of 1980

HR 7852 — Noise Abatement Act of 1980

HR 7246 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to allow an exclusion of gain from the sale of any principal residence of an individual.

HR 7169 — A bill to amend the Uniform Time Act of 1966 to provide that the period of observance of Daylight Saving Time each year shall begin on the last Sunday in March, rather than the last Sunday in April, and shall end on the last Sunday in November, rather than the last Sunday in October.

HR 6892 — Handgun Sale and Transfer Control Act of 1980

HJRES 638 — A joint resolution directing the President to take certain actions with respect to the Final Act of the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe.

HCONRES 389 — A concurrent resolution condemning the harassment and persecution by the Soviet Government of Vladimir Kislik.

HR 5656 — Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001

HR 4577 — Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2001

HR 4454 — To authorize appropriations to expand and enhance United States international broadcasting operations around the world, specifically enhancing the depth and scope of programming thoughout the People's Republic of China.

HR 4440 — To authorize appropriations to expand and enhance United States international broadcasting operations around the world, specifically enhancing the depth and scope of programming throughout the People's Republic of China.

HR 4326 — To extend the temporary suspension of duty on Diiodomethyl-p-tolylsulfone.

HR 4327 — To extend the temporary suspension of duty on B-Bromo-B-nitrostyrene.

HR 3037 — Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2000

HR 2166 — Bear Protection Act of 1999

HR 2165 — To suspend temporarily the duty on certain compound optical microscopes.

HR 1879 — For the relief of Edwardo Reyes and Dianelita Reyes.

HR 1062 — Permanent Brady Waiting Period Act of 1999

HR 1024 — For the relief of Edwardo Reyes and Dianelita Reyes.

HR 874 — Individual Social Security Retirement Accounts Act of 1999

HRES 152 — Recognizing the commitment and dedication of members of America's humanitarian relief nongovernmental organizations and private volunteer organizations for their rapid and courageous response to recent disasters in Central America and Kosova, and of the local nongovernmental organizations and individuals in these regions with whom they work.

HCONRES 328 — Expressing the sense of the Congress in recognition of the 10th anniversary of the free and fair elections in Burma and the urgent need to improve the democratic and human rights of the people of Burma.

HCONRES 257 — Concerning the emancipation of the Iranian Baha'i community.

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HR 6947 — A bill to amend title 18 of the United States Code to clarify and modify the criminal law with respect to persons alleged to be insane at the time of the alleged commission of Federal offenses, and for other purposes.

HR 6577 — A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act regarding the effects of such Act on other Federal and State laws.

HR 6432 — A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that a Member of Congress may not be paid an annuity under the civil service retirement system for service as a Member if convicted of any felony, and for other purposes.

HR 6319 — A bill to suspend the application of the wage and hour requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 for the employment of full-time students during the summer of 1982.

HR 4620 — Criminal Justice Construction Reform Act

HR 4622 — Criminal Forfeiture Amendments Act of 1981

HR 4621 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to provide a refundable tax credit for qualifying security devices.

HR 4619 — Pretrial Detention Act of 1981

HR 3107 — A bill to amend chapter 44 of title 18 of the United States Code to extend and strengthen the mandatory penalty feature of the prohibition against the use of deadly or dangerous weapons in Federal felonies, and for other purposes.

HR 3105 — A bill to amend section 1751 of title 18, United States Code, to provide the death penalty for killing a Federal officer or employee in the commission of a presidential assassination, kidnapping, or assault, and for other purposes.

HR 3106 — Handgun Sale and Transfer Control Act of 1981

HR 2079 — A bill for the relief of Mary Jane Shaw.

HR 2054 — A bill to amend the Uniform Time Act of 1966 to provide that the period of observance of daylight saving time each year shall begin on the last Sunday in March, rather than the last Sunday in April, and shall end on the last Sunday in November, rather than the last Sunday in October.

HJRES 484 — A joint resolution to provide for the designation of the month of November, 1982, as "National REACT Month".

HRES 380 — A resolution on the imposition of martial law in Poland and the release of Lech Walesa.

HCONRES 358 — A concurrent resolution regarding the negotiation of nuclear arms reductions.

HCONRES 249 — A concurrent resolution condemning religious persecution and bigotry as an official policy or practice of national governments.

HCONRES 121 — A concurrent resolution recommending certain actions to be taken to further compliance with the provisions of the Helsinki Final Act of the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe, and for other purposes.

HR 5788 — A bill to amend the Consumer Product Safety Act to make that Act applicable to amusement devices permanently fixed to a site.

HR 4181 — A bill to amend the Small Business Act to require listing in the Commerce Business Daily of subcontracts to be let by Federal contractors, and for other purposes.

HR 3912 — A bill for the relief of Doctor and Mrs. Milton Margoles.

HR 3491 — Pretrial Detention Act of 1983

HR 3407 — A bill to amend title 18 of the United States Code to provide a mandatory 30-day waiting period for the purchase of handguns.

HR 3352 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to provide a refundable tax credit for qualifying security devices.

HR 3221 — A bill for the relief of Harvey E. Ward.

HR 2964 — A bill to amend title 18 of the United States Code to clarify and modify the criminal law with respect to persons alleged to be insane at the time of the alleged commission of Federal offenses, and for other purposes.

HR 2702 — A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that a Member of Congress may not be paid an annuity under the civil service retirement system for service as a Member if convicted of any felony, and for other purposes.

HR 2725 — A bill to amend section 924(c) of title 18 of the United States Code to extend and strengthen the mandatory penalty feature of the prohibition against the use of deadly or dangerous weapons in Federal felonies, and for other purposes.

HR 2616 — A bill to amend the Sherman Act to make unlawful the attempt to enter into a contract, a combination, or a conspiracy in restraint of trade.

HR 2441 — A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to prohibit the use of Federal highway funds in any State in which the minimum age for the consumption of alcoholic beverages is less than 21.

HR 2440 — Labor Management Racketeering Act of 1983

HR 661 — A bill to repeal the subtitle of the Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 1982 relating to withholding on interest and dividends.

HJRES 599 — A joint resolution to designate August 1, 1984, as "Helsinki Human Rights Day".

HCONRES 226 — A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the persecution of members of the Baha'i religion in Iran by the Government of Iran.

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HR 5725 — A bill to provide that the disaster relief personnel of the Small Business Administration shall be treated as performing essential services for purposes of allowing such Administration to operate for temporary periods without budget authority.

HR 5196 — Voluntarism Protection Act of 1986

HR 3701 — A bill to suspend most-favored-nation treatment to Romania.

HR 2637 — A bill for the relief of Elizabeth Palansky Surak.

HR 2448 — A bill for the relief of Matthew M. Surak, Sr.

HR 2124 — A bill to prohibit the production of lethal chemical weapons, to encourage the negotiation of an international agreement to stop the production, proliferation, and stockpiling of lethal chemical weapons, and to encourage the improvement of defenses against the effects of the use of lethal chemical weapons on the Armed Forces.

HJRES 667 — A joint resolution to designate August 1, 1986, as "Helsinki Human Rights Day".

HJRES 218 — A joint resolution to designate the week beginning September 15, 1985, as "National Dental Hygiene Week".

HJRES 132 — A joint resolution to designate May 7, 1985, "Helsinki Human Rights Day", to request the President to continue efforts to achieve full implementation of the Helsinki Accords, and for other purposes.

HRES 510 — A resolution for the promotion of fiscal responsibility.

HRES 438 — A resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that multilateral negotiations should begin to strengthen the safety standards of the world's nuclear power plants.

HRES 386 — A resolution to recommend to the States measures for medical cost and quality control.

HRES 212 — A resolution expressing the sense of Congress with respect to forced abortion, economic coercion, and infanticide in the People's Republic of China.

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HR 5434 — Waste Act to Save the Environment

HR 5227 — A bill to amend the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 and the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to exclude receipts and disbursements of the social security trust funds when calculating maximum budget deficit amounts, and to provide for a study to develop information and recommendations to the Congress relating to redirection of FICA and SECA taxes to individual retirement accounts or annuities or other retirement income arrangements.

HR 3010 — Tropical Forest Protection Act of 1987

HR 2880 — Chemical and Biological Weapons Nonproliferation Act

HR 2333 — A bill for the relief of Rocene Dumlao.

HR 2285 — A bill to require the Veterans' Administration to provide for medical examinations and counseling for overseas volunteer support personnel who served in Vietnam during the Vietnam era, and for other purposes.

HR 2284 — Interim Great Lakes Economic Protection Act of 1987

HR 2186 — A bill to require the Veterans' Administration to provide for medical examinations and counseling for overseas volunteer support personnel who served in Vietnam during the Vietnam era, and for other purposes.

HR 2017 — Sugar Program Improvements Act of 1987

HR 1672 — A bill for the relief of Elizabeth Palansky Surak.

HR 1541 — A bill for the relief of Nicholas and Carey Wolf.

HR 1219 — A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to permit members of the Armed Forces to wear, under certain circumstances, items of apparel not part of the official uniform.

HR 911 — Volunteer Protection Act of 1987

HR 215 — A bill to require the Veterans' Administration to study the effect of exposure to phenoxy herbicides (including the herbicide known as Agent Orange) or to other herbicides on women who served with the Red Cross or the USO in Vietnam during the Vietnam era and to provide for medical examinations and counseling for such women and other individuals who rendered such service.

HJRES 637 — A joint resolution to provide for a temporary prohibition of strikes or lockouts with respect to, and, if necessary, a resolution of, the railway labor-mangement dispute between the Chicago and North Western Transportation Company and certain of its employees represented by the United Transportation Union.

HJRES 624 — A joint resolution to provide for the resolution of the railway labor-management dispute between the Chicago and North Western Transportation Company and certain of its employees represented by the United Transportation Union.

HJRES 282 — A joint resolution to designate August 1, 1987, as "Helsinki Human Rights Day".

HRES 145 — A resolution expressing the support of Congress for the World Health Organization in its efforts to combat the spread of AIDS.

HRES 117 — A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Congress should repeal the price support for sugar beets and sugarcane and that the Federal Government should remove limitations imposed on the importation of sugar.

HCONRES 393 — A concurrent resolution in support of democracy in Hong Kong.

HCONRES 396 — A concurrent resolution concerning the promotion of the environment and human rights in Malaysia.

HCONRES 310 — A concurrent resolution urging the Government of Iran to respect the human rights of members of the Baha'i faith, and for other purposes.

HCONRES 267 — A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for the fiscal years 1989, 1990, and 1991.

HCONRES 288 — Afghan Peace and Reconstruction Resolution

HCONRES 228 — A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress regarding the recent arrest of 4 people who were detained in the offices of the Zion Church in East Berlin by authorities of the German Democratic Republic.

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HR 5690 — Radio Free China Act of 1990

HR 5231 — Title X Pregnancy Counseling Act of 1990

HR 4292 — To amend title 5, United States Code, to deny annuity benefits with respect to any Member of Congress convicted of a felony.

HR 3083 — To amend the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 and the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to exclude receipts and disbursements of the social security trust funds when calculating maximum budget deficit amounts, and to provide for a study to develop information and recommendations to the Congress relating to redirection of FICA and SECA taxes to individual retirement accounts or annuities or other retirement income arrangements.

HR 2933 — To amend the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to phase in the exclusion of receipts and disbursements of the social security trust funds when calculating maximum deficit amounts.

HR 2675 — Hong Kong Immigration Act of 1989

HR 2426 — Chemical and Biological Weapons Nonproliferation Act

HR 2389 — To amend the Agricultural Act of 1949 to repeal the sugar price support program.

HR 2390 — Public Housing Resident Empowerment Act of 1989

HR 2227 — To authorize issuance of a certificate of documentation for the vessel Nancy Ann.

HR 1951 — National Service Act of 1989

HR 1704 — Tropical Forest Protection Act of 1989

HR 1703 — To amend title 5, United States Code, to deny annuity benefits with respect to any Member of Congress convicted of a felony; to amend the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to require that a financial disclosure statement be filed by any individual who serves as a Member during any portion of a calendar year; and to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to eliminate the personal use of excess campaign funds by certain Members.

HR 1660 — Armed Felon Prohibition Act of 1989

HR 911 — Volunteer Protection Act of 1989

HCONRES 354 — Expressing the sense of Congress regarding GATT negotiations affecting certain intellectual property rights.

HCONRES 261 — Expressing the sense of the Congress that any reductions in spending by the Department of Defense should not be appropriated for any other purpose.

HCONRES 79 — In support of human rights and democracy in Hong Kong.

HCONRES 72 — Condemning the Art Institute of Chicago and the School of the Art Institute of Chicago for permitting the display of an exhibit that encourages disrespect for the flag of the United States and abuses the right of freedom of speech as guaranteed by the Constitution.

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HR 6016 — To provide that the flag of the United States should be displayed at half-staff on all Government buildings on Peace Officers Memorial Day, and for other purposes.

HR 5494 — Rural Electrification Administration Management Improvement Act of 1992

HR 5424 — To establish a Commission on Environment and Development.

HR 4946 — To suspend until January 1, 1995, the duty on Tacrolimus (FK506).

HR 4794 — To amend the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to require each item of appropriation in an appropriation measure to be enrolled separately for presentment to the President.

HR 4082 — To amend Public Law 874, 81st Congress, to provide that eligible local educational agencies shall be entitled to receive certain payments under such Public Law, to allow the computation of payments under such law based on the amount of the per pupil expenditure for non-Federally-connected students that is derived from local sources, and for other purposes.

HR 3522 — United States-Hong Kong Policy Act of 1991

HR 2178 — Individual Social Security Retirement Account Act of 1991

HR 1647 — Individual Social Security Retirement Account Act of 1991

HR 1201 — Recycled Paper Procurement Act of 1991

HR 1156 — Radio Free China Act of 1991

HR 1077 — To amend title 5, United States Code, to deny annuity benefits with respect to any Member of Congress convicted of a felony.

HR 911 — Volunteer Protection Act of 1991

HR 915 — To assure that United States assistance and benefits for the Soviet Union are made available, on an equitable basis, to Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia.

HR 392 — Title X Pregnancy Counseling Act of 1990

HJRES 394 — Expressing the sense of the Congress that the President of the United States should travel to Brazil to lead the United States delegation to the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development.

HJRES 302 — Expressing the sense of the Congress that the United States should assume a leadership role in the international negotiations on a World Forests Convention and a Framework Convention on Climate Change.

HJRES 204 — Noting the findings of the Commission of Inquiry into aspects of the Forest Industry in Papua New Guinea, and calling for appropriate actions.

HRES 411 — Commending President F.W. de Klerk, the South African Government, and the people of South Africa.

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HR 4100 — To limit the Seawolf submarine program to two vessels and to limit the costs of procurement of those vessels.

HR 3454 — To amend the provisions of title 39, United States Code, to provide that certain periodical publications shall not be bound publications for mail classification purposes, and for other purposes.

HR 3183 — To assure that tax increases contained in the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 are used solely for deficit reduction.

HR 2279 — To suspend temporarily the duty on Tacrolimus in bulk or measured dose form subject to approval by the Food and Drug Administration.

HR 1265 — To provide for special immigrant status for certain aliens working as journalists in Hong Kong.

HR 911 — Volunteer Protection Act of 1993

HR 299 — To establish a Commission on Environment and Development.

HR 304 — To amend title 5, United States Code, to deny annuity benefits with respect to any Member of Congress convicted of a felony.

HR 306 — Individual Social Security Retirement Account Act of 1993

HR 305 — National Biological Diversity Conservation and Environmental Research Act

HR 301 — Budget Enforcement and Deficit Reduction Act of 1993

HR 302 — To provide that the flag of the United States should be displayed at half-staff on all Government buildings on Peace Officers Memorial Day, and for other purposes.

HJRES 415 — Designating the week beginning October 16, 1994, as "National Penny Charity Week".

HCONRES 165 — Expressing the sense of the Congress concerning the International Year of the World's Indigenous Peoples.

HCONRES 124 — Concerning the emancipation of the Iranian Baha'i community.

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HR 4156 — To provide for special immigrant status for certain aliens working as journalists in Hong Kong.

HR 3912 — To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to encourage compliance with spending limits on elections for the House of Representatives and enhance the importance of individual contributions and contributions originating within congressional districts.

HR 3755 — Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1997

HR 2953 — Personal Investment Plan Act of 1995

HR 2952 — Individual Social Security Retirement Account Act of 1995

HR 2240 — Bear Protection Act

HR 2127 — Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1996

HR 911 — Volunteer Protection Act of 1995

HR 678 — Legislative Line Item Veto Act

HR 351 — Bilingual Voting Requirements Repeal Act of 1996

HR 353 — Black Bear Protection Act of 1995

HR 349 — To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide that certain periodical publications shall not be bound publications for mail classification purposes.

HR 354 — Health Care Savings Plan Act of 1995

HR 350 — To amend title 5, United States Code, to deny annuity benefits with respect to any Member of Congress convicted of a felony and to terminate the salary of any justice or judge of the United States who is convicted of a felony.

HR 352 — Medical Malpractice Fairness Act

HRES 379 — Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives concerning the eighth anniversary of the massacre of over 5,000 Kurds as a result of a gas bomb attack by the Iraqi government.

HRES 347 — Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives concerning the human rights situation in China and Tibet and encouraging the United States to sponsor and press for the enactment of a resolution condemning the human rights situation in China and Tibet at the annual meeting of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights.

HRES 294 — To congratulate the Northwestern University Wildcats on winning the 1995 Big Ten Conference football championship and on receiving an invitation to compete in the 1996 Rose Bowl, and to commend Northwestern University for its pursuit of athletic and academic excellence.

HRES 124 — Condemning Turkey's illegal invasion of northern Iraq.

HCONRES 135 — Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives concerning the political and human rights situation in the Republic of Kenya.

HCONRES 102 — Concerning the emancipation of the Iranian Baha'i community.

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HR 4274 — Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999

HR 2929 — Individual Social Security Retirement Accounts Act of 1997

HR 2857 — To suspend the duty on 2,6-Dimethyl-m-Dioxan-4-ol Acetate until January 1, 2001.

HR 2705 — For the relief of Edwardo Reyes and Dianelita Reyes.

HR 2576 — To suspend the duty on B-Bromo-B-nitrostyrene until January 1, 2001.

HR 2575 — To suspend the duty on the 2,6-Dimethyl-m-Dioxan-4-ol Acetate until January 1, 2001.

HR 2356 — Bilingual Voting Requirements Repeal Act of 1995

HR 2310 — To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from income capital gain from the sale of a principal residence.

HR 2264 — Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1998

HR 2095 — China Human Rights and Democracy Act of 1997

HR 1548 — To suspend until January 1, 2001, the duty on Diiodomethyl-p-tolylsulfone.

HR 1422 — To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to encourage compliance with spending limits on elections for the House of Representatives and enhance the importance of individual contributions and contributions originating within congressional districts.

HR 890 — To provide for special immigrant status for certain aliens working as journalists in Hong Kong.

HR 911 — Volunteer Protection Act of 1997

HR 619 — Bear Protection Act

HRES 76 — Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives concerning the human rights situation in the People's Republic of China as it relates to China's position in the international community and encouraging the United States, in conjunction with other members of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights, to work with China to promote the improvement of human rights.

HCONRES 172 — Expressing the sense of Congress in support of efforts to foster friendship and cooperation between the United States and Mongolia, and for other purposes.