Buddy Roemer
Democrat · LO-4 · House of Representatives
45 years in office
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Sponsored Legislation (20)
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Introduced 1981-07-23 · Amendment Failed of Passage in Committee of Whole by Voice Vote.
HR 6963 — A bill to redesignate the building known as the Veterans' Administration Medical Center in Shreveport, Louisiana, as the "T. Overton Brooks Memorial Veterans' Administration Medical Center".
Introduced 1982-08-10 · Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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Introduced 1984-08-01 · Amendment Failed of Passage in Committee of Whole by Voice Vote.
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Introduced 1984-04-04 · Amendment Failed of Passage in Committee of Whole by Recorded Vote: 59 - 338 (Record Vote No: 68).
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Introduced 1983-05-11 · Amendment Failed of Passage in Committee of Whole by Recorded Vote: 197 - 220 (Record Vote No: 102).
HR 2703 — A bill to redesignate the building known as the Veterans' Administration Medical Center in Shreveport, Louisiana, as the "T. Overton Brooks Memorial Veterans' Administration Medical Center".
Introduced 1983-04-21 · Executive Comment Received From VA.
Armed Forces and National SecurityHR 1208 — A bill to repeal the withholding on interest and dividends enacted by the Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 1982.
Introduced 1983-02-02 · See H.R.2973.
TaxationHJRES 397 — A joint resolution to require the withdrawal of United States Forces in Lebanon.
Introduced 1983-10-24 · Executive Comment Requested from State.
Armed Forces and National SecurityHJRES 398 — A joint resolution to rescind H. J. Res. 364 as passed by the 98th Congress and require submission by the President of the report on U.S. armed forces in Lebanon required by the War Powers Resolution; to require withdrawal of U.S. armed forces from Lebanon if said report is not timely received.
Introduced 1983-10-24 · Referred to Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle East.
International AffairsHRES 120 — A resolution that it is the sense of the House to recognize the need for attention to the rate of increase in federal spending and to urge the Committee on Budget of the House of Representatives to use as their base of deliberations figures "frozen" at the previous fiscal year's budget levels.
Introduced 1983-03-02 · Referred to House Committee on Rules.
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Introduced 1985-11-21 · Amendment Failed of Passage in Committee of Whole by Recorded Vote: 109 - 298 (Record Vote No: 420).
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Introduced 1985-11-06 · Amendment Passed in Committee of the Whole by Voice Vote.
HR 4357 — A bill to provide that the Internal Revenue Service may not before July 1, 1987, enforce its regulations relating to substantiation requirements for the deductions attributable to the business use of vehicles.
Introduced 1986-03-10 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
TaxationHR 1586 — A bill to name the Veterans' Administration Medical Center in Shreveport, Louisiana, as the "Overton Brooks Veterans' Administration Medical Center".
Introduced 1985-03-19 · Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Armed Forces and National SecurityHR 632 — South African Human Rights Act of 1985
Introduced 1985-01-24 · Referred to Subcommittee on Financial Institutions Supervision, Regulation and Insurance.
Foreign Trade and International FinanceHR 428 — Banking Integrity Act of 1985
Introduced 1985-01-03 · Referred to Subcommittee on Financial Institutions Supervision, Regulation and Insurance.
Finance and Financial SectorHRES 42 — A bill expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that no major tax act enacted by the Congress should take effect until the year after the year in which it is enacted or should apply to transactions entered into or property placed in service before the effective date of the act.
Introduced 1985-02-04 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
TaxationHR 587 — A bill to name the Veterans' Administration Medical Center in Shreveport, Louisiana, as the "Overton Brooks Veterans' Administration Medical Center".
Introduced 1987-01-08 · For Further Action See H.R.2616.
Armed Forces and National SecurityHJRES 272 — A joint resolution designating the week of April 24, 1988, through April 30, 1988, as "National Eating Disorders Awareness Week".
Introduced 1987-05-07 · Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
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