
Richardson Preyer
Democrat · NO-6 · House of Representatives
57 years in office
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Sponsored Legislation (96)
HR 8443 — International Communications Reorganization Act of 1980
Introduced 1980-12-05 · Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Science, Technology, CommunicationsHR 8219 — Federal Privacy of Telephone Records Act
Introduced 1980-09-25 · Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesHR 7921 — Product Liability Act of 1980
Introduced 1980-08-01 · Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
CommerceHR 7836 — Securities Law Investigation Privacy Protection Act
Introduced 1980-07-25 · Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesHR 7747 — A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit the unauthorized interception and use of subscription telecommunications and to protect the privacy of the users of such telecommunications.
Introduced 1980-07-02 · Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.
Science, Technology, CommunicationsHR 7628 — A bill to make the office of the Archivist of the United States and independent establishment in the executive branch, and for other purposes.
Introduced 1980-06-19 · Referred to House Committee on Government Operations.
Government Operations and PoliticsHR 7627 — A bill to amend title 44, United States Code, to authorize the Archivist of the United States to commence actions to recover agency records wrongfully removed from the custody of Federal agencies, and for other purposes.
Introduced 1980-06-19 · Referred to House Committee on Government Operations.
Government Operations and PoliticsHR 7224 — Former Presidents Facilities and Services Reform Act of 1980
Introduced 1980-04-30 · Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.
Government Operations and PoliticsHR 7055 — A bill to amend the Freedom of Information Act.
Introduced 1980-04-15 · Referred to House Select Committee on Intelligence.
Government Operations and PoliticsHR 7056 — A bill to amend the Freedom of Information Act.
Introduced 1980-04-15 · Referred to House Select Committee on Intelligence.
Government Operations and PoliticsHR 7000 — Uniform Product Liability Act
Introduced 1980-04-01 · Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
CommerceHR 6695 — National Educational Opportunities Act of 1980
Introduced 1980-03-04 · Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesHR 6518 — Fair Insurance Information Practices Act of 1980
Introduced 1980-02-13 · Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesHR 6335 — A bill to amend chapter 23 of title 44, United States Code, to reconstitute the membership of the National Archives Trust Fund Board, and for other purposes.
Introduced 1980-01-29 · Referred to House Committee on Government Operations.
Government Operations and PoliticsHR 6334 — A bill to amend chapters 21 and 23 of title 44, United States Code, relating to the National Archives Trust Fund Board.
Introduced 1980-01-29 · Referred to House Committee on Government Operations.
Government Operations and PoliticsHR 6152 — Product Liability Risk Retention Act of 1979
Introduced 1979-12-14 · Reported to Senate from the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation with amendment, S. Rept. 96-984.
CommerceHR 5935 — Federal Privacy of Medical Information Act
Introduced 1979-11-16 · Measure failed of passage in House under suspension of rules, roll call #650 (97-259).
HealthHR 5862 — A bill to repeal the Federal requirement of incremental pricing under the Natural Gas Policy Act of 1978.
Introduced 1979-11-09 · Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
EnergyHR 5861 — Reverse Freedom of Information Litigation Act
Introduced 1979-11-09 · Referred to House Committee on Government Operations.
Government Operations and PoliticsHR 5820 — Privacy of Correspondence Act
Introduced 1979-11-07 · Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesHR 5646 — Fair Insurance Information Practices Act
Introduced 1979-10-18 · Referred to House Committee on Government Operations.
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesHR 5637 — A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide that a child's entitlement to child's insurance benefits on the wage record of an adopting parent shall terminate upon such child's readoption by his or her natural parent.
Introduced 1979-10-18 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Social WelfareHR 5582 — Fair Insurance Information Practices Act
Introduced 1979-10-12 · Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesHR 5571 — Product Liability Risk Retention Act of 1979
Introduced 1979-10-12 · Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
CommerceHR 4213 — Integrated Environmental Assistance Act of 1979
Introduced 1979-05-23 · Referred to House Committee on Public Works and Transportation.
Environmental ProtectionHR 4121 — A bill to provide a statutory charter for the Office of Professional Responsibility of the Department of Justice, and for other purposes.
Introduced 1979-05-16 · Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.
Government Operations and PoliticsHR 3444 — Privacy of Medical Information Act
Introduced 1979-04-04 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
HealthHR 3409 — Privacy of Research Records Act
Introduced 1979-04-03 · Referred to House Committee on Government Operations.
Government Operations and PoliticsHR 3227 — National Educational Opportunities Act of 1979
Introduced 1979-03-26 · Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesHR 2979 — Federal Privacy of Medical Records Act
Introduced 1979-03-14 · Referred to House Committee on Government Operations.
HealthHR 2574 — A bill to amend the Federal, Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to revise certain labeling and notice requirements of that Act respecting colored margarine and colored oleomargarine.
Introduced 1979-03-01 · Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
Agriculture and FoodHR 2465 — Omnibus Right to Privacy Act of 1979
Introduced 1979-02-27 · Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs.
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesHR 1436 — A bill to suspend until the close of June 30, 1980, the duty on certain nitrocellulose.
Introduced 1979-01-24 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Foreign Trade and International FinanceHJRES 367 — A joint resolution to authorize and request the President to proclaim the week of September 16 through 22, 1979, as "National Meals on Wheels Week".
Introduced 1979-06-26 · Public Law 96-65.
Social WelfareHJRES 238 — A joint resolution to authorize and request the President to proclaim the week of September 16 through 22, 1979, as "National Meals on Wheels Week".
Introduced 1979-03-05 · Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
Social WelfareHCONRES 446 — A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress with regard to the number of digits which should be used as ZIP Codes or other codes used for mail delivery.
Introduced 1980-10-02 · Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
Government Operations and PoliticsHCONRES 417 — A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that public school administrators and teachers should provide students with periods for silent prayer, contemplation, or reflection and with ample opportunity to study the historical development of the world's religions.
Introduced 1980-08-25 · Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesHR 14698 — Health Policy and Health Resources Development Act
Introduced 1974-05-08 · Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
HealthHR 14699 — Health Care Insurance Act
Introduced 1974-05-08 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
HealthHR 13733 — A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act so as to liberalize the conditions governing eligibility of blind persons to receive disability insurance benefits thereunder.
Introduced 1974-03-26 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Social WelfareHR 11874 — Energy Reorganization Act
Introduced 1973-12-10 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
EnergyHR 11875 — A bill to suspend for a period of 6 months the duties on certain denim.
Introduced 1973-12-10 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Foreign Trade and International FinanceHR 11382 — A bill to confer jurisdiction upon the district courts of the United States over certain civil actions brought by the Congress, and for other purposes.
Introduced 1973-11-08 · Referred to House Committee on Judiciary.
LawHR 11337 — A bill to confer jurisdiction upon the district courts of the United States over certain civil actions brought by the Congress.
Introduced 1973-11-07 · Referred to House Committee on Judiciary.
LawHR 11189 — A bill to confer jurisdiction upon the district courts of the United States over certain civil actions brought by the Congress, and for other purposes.
Introduced 1973-10-30 · Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.
LawHR 10991 — National Educational Opportunities Act
Introduced 1973-10-17 · Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.
EducationHR 10573 — National Human Experimentation Standards Board Act
Introduced 1973-09-26 · Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
HealthHR 10014 — A bill to amend the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 44, 45) to provide that under certain circumstances exclusive territorial arrangements shall not be deemed unlawful.
Introduced 1973-08-03 · Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
CommerceHR 14601 — National Educational Opportunities Act
Introduced 1976-06-29 · Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.
EducationHR 14029 — National Educational Opportunities Act
Introduced 1976-05-26 · Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.
EducationHR 13792 — Consumer Communications Reform Act
Introduced 1976-05-13 · Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
Government Operations and PoliticsHR 13672 — Consumer Communications Reform Act
Introduced 1976-05-10 · Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
Government Operations and PoliticsHR 13741 — A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to include podiatrist services as physician services for the purposes of the medical assistance program authorized by that title.
Introduced 1976-05-12 · Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
Social WelfareHR 13595 — National Educational Opportunities Act
Introduced 1976-05-06 · Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.
EducationHR 12558 — National Educational Opportunities Act
Introduced 1976-03-16 · Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.
EducationHR 11349 — A bill for the relief of Master Sergeant William E. Boone, United States Army retired.
Introduced 1975-12-19 · Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary.
Private LegislationHR 11087 — A bill to provide temporary authority for the Secretary of Agriculture to sell timber from U.S. Forest Service lands, consistent with various acts.
Introduced 1975-12-10 · Referred to House Committee on Agriculture.
Forest productsHR 10957 — National Educational Opportunities Act
Introduced 1975-12-02 · Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.
EducationHR 10714 — National Educational Opportunities Act
Introduced 1975-11-12 · Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.
EducationHR 10146 — National Educational Opportunities Act
Introduced 1975-10-09 · Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.
EducationHR 4321 — A bill to give greater assurance that national and regional needs are satisfied in times of shortage of natural gas and petroleum and its products.
Introduced 1975-03-05 · Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
EnergyHR 3273 — A bill to give greater assurance that national and regional needs are satisfied in times of shortage of natural gas and petroleum and its products.
Introduced 1975-02-19 · Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
EnergyHR 2151 — A bill to give greater assurance that national and regional needs are satisfied in times of shortage of natural gas and petroleum and its products.
Introduced 1975-01-27 · Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
EnergyHJRES 950 — Joint resolution to designate October of each year as National Learning Disabilities Month.
Introduced 1976-05-12 · Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
CommemorationsHR 14385 — Privacy of Correspondence Act
Introduced 1978-10-14 · Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
Right of privacyHR 14328 — Privacy of Correspondence Act
Introduced 1978-10-13 · Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
Right of privacyHR 13994 — Privacy of Medical Records Act
Introduced 1978-09-06 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
HealthHR 13660 — Legislative Branch Disclosure Act
Introduced 1978-07-31 · Referred to House Select Committee on Ethics.
Financial disclosureHR 13500 — Presidential Records Act of 1978
Introduced 1978-07-17 · Public Law 95-591.
Government Operations and PoliticsHR 13364 — Presidential Records Act
Introduced 1978-06-29 · Referred to House Committee on Government Operations.
Government Operations and PoliticsHR 11941 — Legislative Branch Disclosure Act
Introduced 1978-04-06 · Referred to House Select Committee on Ethics.
Financial disclosureHR 11171 — A bill to amend sections 3303a and 1503 of title 44, United States Code, to require mandatory application of the General Records Schedules to all Federal agencies and to resolve conflicts between authorizations for disposal and to provide for the disposal of Federal Register documents.
Introduced 1978-02-27 · Referred to House Committee on House Administration.
Public recordsHR 11170 — A bill to amend chapter 21 of title 44 to authorize the offering of restricted records to the National Archives under certain conditions, and for other purposes.
Introduced 1978-02-27 · Referred to House Committee on Government Operations.
ArchivesHR 11169 — A bill to amend chapter 21 of title 44, United States Code, to include new provisions relating to the acceptance and use of records transferred to the custody of the Administrator of General Services.
Introduced 1978-02-27 · Referred to House Committee on Government Operations.
Public recordsHR 10998 — Presidential Papers Act
Introduced 1978-02-16 · Referred to House Committee on Government Operations.
Government Operations and PoliticsHR 10076 — Omnibus Right to Privacy Act
Introduced 1977-11-11 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Right of privacyHR 10058 — National Educational Opportunities Act
Introduced 1977-11-04 · Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.
EducationHR 9769 — A bill to suspend until the close of June 30, 1980, the duty on certain nitrocellulose.
Introduced 1977-10-26 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Foreign Trade and International FinanceHR 9628 — A bill to suspend until the close of June 30, 1980, the duty on certain nitrocellulose.
Introduced 1977-10-18 · Reported to Senate from the Committee on Finance with amendment, S. Rept. 95-1407.
Foreign Trade and International FinanceHR 9416 — National Educational Opportunities Act
Introduced 1977-10-03 · Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.
EducationHR 9130 — Presidential Papers Act
Introduced 1977-09-15 · Referred to House Committee on Government Operations.
Government Operations and PoliticsHR 8979 — Federal Advisory Committee Act Amendments
Introduced 1977-09-08 · Referred to House Committee on Government Operations.
Federal advisory bodiesHR 8951 — A bill to amend the Federal Advisory Committee Act to abolish certain specified advisory committees.
Introduced 1977-09-07 · Referred to House Committee on Government Operations.
Federal advisory bodiesHR 8720 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 with respect to the net operating loss deduction allowable in the case of certain taxpayers.
Introduced 1977-08-03 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
TaxationHR 8112 — A bill to repeal chapter 27 of title 44, United States Code.
Introduced 1977-06-29 · Public Law 95-378.
ArchivesHR 7994 — Consumer Communications Reform Act
Introduced 1977-06-23 · Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
Government Operations and PoliticsHR 7865 — A bill to provide for the payment of losses incurred as a result of the ban on the use of the chemical Tris in apparel, fabric, yarn or fiber.
Introduced 1977-06-17 · Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.
Clothing industryHR 7401 — Legislative Branch Disclosure Act
Introduced 1977-05-24 · Reported to House from the Select Committee on Ethics with amendment, H. Rept. 95-574.
Financial disclosureHR 7349 — A bill to amend the Budgeting and Accounting Act, 1921, to affirm the authority of the Comptroller General to have access to any books, documents, papers, or records of the Department of Justice for managerial and operational as well as for fiscal reviews and evaluations.
Introduced 1977-05-23 · Referred to House Committee on Government Operations.
Government Operations and PoliticsHR 4687 — A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act so as to liberalize the conditions governing eligibility of blind persons to receive disability insurance benefits thereunder.
Introduced 1977-03-08 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Social WelfareHR 3010 — A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to include podiatrist services as physician services for the purposes of the medical assistance program authorized by that title.
Introduced 1977-02-02 · Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
HealthHR 2952 — A bill for the relief of Master Sergeant William E. Boone, United States Army retired.
Introduced 1977-02-01 · Private Law 95-53.
Private LegislationHJRES 457 — Joint resolution to designate October of each year as National Learning Disabilities Month.
Introduced 1977-05-11 · Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
CommemorationsHRES 971 — A resolution to provide funds for the Select Committee on Ethics.
Introduced 1978-01-24 · Measure passed House.
CongressHRES 871 — Resolution providing for the extension of the existence of the Select Committee on Ethics.
Introduced 1977-10-26 · Measure passed House, roll call #719 (385-22).
CongressHRES 428 — Resolution to provide for the expenses of investigations and studies to be conducted by the Select Committee on Ethics.
Introduced 1977-03-22 · Measure passed House.
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