
Denny Smith
Republican · OR-5 · House of Representatives
45 years in office
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Sponsored Legislation (55)
HR 7320 — A bill to freeze for fiscal year 1983 the rate of salary payable to Members of Congress.
Introduced 1982-11-29 · Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
CongressHR 6243 — A bill to provide for the distribution of Warm Springs judgment funds awarded in Docket number 198 before the Indian Claims Commission, and for other purposes.
Introduced 1982-04-29 · Became Public Law No: 97-436.
Native AmericansHR 5506 — A bill for the relief of Victoriano Perches-Nevarez.
Introduced 1982-02-09 · Referred to House Committee on The Judiciary.
Private LegislationHR 5156 — A bill to consent to the Goose Lake Basin Compact between the States of California and Oregon.
Introduced 1981-12-09 · Executive Comment Requested from Interior.
Government Operations and PoliticsHR 5101 — United States Gold Bond Act
Introduced 1981-11-22 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Economics and Public FinanceHR 5007 — A bill to provide for the designation of the Burns Paiute Indian Colony of Oregon as the beneficiary of a public domain allotment and to provide that all interests in public domain allotments in Harney County, Oregon, which are held by Indian allottees who die intestate and without heirs shall escheat to the United States to be held in trust for the benefit of the Burns Paiute Indian Colony of Oregon and added to the Burns Paiute Indian Reservation.
Introduced 1981-11-17 · Other Measure S.1468 Passed House in Lieu.
Native AmericansHR 3657 — A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act and chapter 21 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to provide social security coverage for Members of Congress.
Introduced 1981-05-20 · Referred to Subcommittee on Social Security.
Social WelfareHR 3630 — A bill to correct the boundary of Crater Lake National Park in the State of Oregon, and for other purposes.
Introduced 1981-05-19 · Favorable Executive Comment Received From USDA.
Public Lands and Natural ResourcesHRES 175 — A resolution prohibiting use of appropriated funds for purchase of United States Capitol Historical Society calendars for Members of the House.
Introduced 1981-07-09 · Referred to Subcommittee on Contracts and Printing.
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Introduced 1984-05-09 ·
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Introduced 1983-03-21 · Amendment Failed of Passage in Committee of Whole by Recorded Vote: 58 - 292 (Record Vote No: 35).
HR 5949 — A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1983 to revise the exemption from the minimum wage and overtime compensation requirements of that Act for managers of hotels, motels, restaurants, and apartments.
Introduced 1984-06-27 · Referred to Subcommittee on Labor Standards.
Labor and EmploymentHR 2037 — Military Real Property Disposal Act of 1982
Introduced 1983-03-09 · Referred to Subcommittee on Military Installations and Facilities.
Armed Forces and National SecurityHR 1102 — A bill to provide for the designation of the Burns Paiute Indian Colony of Oregon as the beneficiary of a public domain allotment and to provide that all interests in public domain allotments in Harney County, Oregon, which are held by Indian allottees who die intestate and without heirs shall escheat to the United States to be held in trust for the benefit of the Burns Paiute Indian Colony of Oregon and added to the Burns Paiute Indian Reservation.
Introduced 1983-01-31 · Other Measure S.304 (Amended) Passed House in Lieu.
Native AmericansHR 678 — A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act and chapter 21 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to provide social security coverage for Members of Congress.
Introduced 1983-01-06 · See H.R.1900.
Social WelfareHRES 477 — A resolution expressing the sense of the United States House of Representatives that the United States Treasury should not, without the express approval of the Congress of the United States, expend or transfer any funds to less-developed nations which are delinquent, or have been repeatedly delinquent, on interest payments to American banks.
Introduced 1984-04-04 · Referred to Subcommittee on International Trade, Investment and Monetary Policy.
International AffairsHRES 468 — A resolution calling for an across-the-board freeze on Federal spending in Fiscal Year 1985.
Introduced 1984-03-26 · Referred to House Committee on Rules.
Economics and Public FinanceHRES 25 — A resolution to provide that the Budget Committee of the House consider in detail the option of a freeze on federal spending at Fiscal Year 1983 levels in developing Concurrent Budget Resolutions for Fiscal Years 1984, 1985, and 1986.
Introduced 1983-01-06 · Referred to House Committee on Rules.
Economics and Public Finance—
Introduced 1986-08-11 · Amendment Passed in Committee of the Whole by Voice Vote.
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Introduced 1985-06-19 · Amendment Passed in Committee of the Whole by Voice Vote.
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Introduced 1985-06-19 · Amendment Passed in Committee of the Whole by Voice Vote.
HR 4682 — A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to strengthen the requirements relating to operational test and evaluation of major defense acquisition programs.
Introduced 1986-04-23 · Referred to Subcommittee on Procurement and Military Nuclear Systems.
Government Operations and PoliticsHR 2984 — Military Real Property Disposal Act of 1985
Introduced 1985-07-11 · Referred to Subcommittee on Military Installations and Facilities.
Armed Forces and National SecurityHR 2664 — A bill entitled: the "Competition and Ethics Enforcement Act of 1985".
Introduced 1985-06-04 · Referred to Subcommittee on Investigations.
Armed Forces and National SecurityHR 1142 — Military Real Property Disposal Act of 1985
Introduced 1985-02-19 · Referred to Subcommittee on Military Installations and Facilities.
Armed Forces and National SecurityHR 708 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to provide for inflation adjustments to the income levels at which social security benefits are subject to income tax.
Introduced 1985-01-24 · Referred to Subcommittee on Social Security.
TaxationHR 709 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to repeal the taxation of social security and tier 1 railroad retirement benefits.
Introduced 1985-01-24 · Referred to Subcommittee on Social Security.
TaxationHRES 374 — A resolution calling for an across-the-board freeze on Federal spending in fiscal year 1987.
Introduced 1986-02-05 · Referred to Subcommittee on Legislation and National Security.
Economics and Public FinanceHCONRES 214 — A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress with respect to the deterioration of conditions in Poland.
Introduced 1985-10-10 · Referred to Subcommittee on Human Rights and International Organizations.
International AffairsHCONRES 32 — A concurrent resolution that the Congress of the United States intends to respond to the current budget crisis in a fair and even-handed manner by freezing the federal budget for Fiscal Year 1986.
Introduced 1985-01-21 · Referred to Subcommittee on Legislation and National Security.
Economics and Public Finance—
Introduced 1987-10-01 · Amendment Passed in Committee of the Whole by Voice Vote.
HR 4447 — A bill to require a fee, and the posting of a bond in certain cases, in order to appeal a decision to offer a timber sale on a national forest or the public lands.
Introduced 1988-04-21 · Executive Comment Requested from Interior, USDA.
Public Lands and Natural ResourcesHR 4435 — Serious Drug Offender Death Penalty Act of 1988
Introduced 1988-04-20 · See H.R.5210.
Crime and Law EnforcementHR 4186 — A bill to provide for a State prison construction assessment to be imposed on individuals convicted of Federal offenses.
Introduced 1988-03-16 · Referred to Subcommittee on Criminal Justice.
Crime and Law EnforcementHR 4259 — Omnibus Oregon Wild and Scenic Rivers Act of 1988
Introduced 1988-03-24 · For Further Action See H.R.4164.
Public Lands and Natural ResourcesHR 2797 — Harvest Disaster Relief Act of 1987
Introduced 1987-06-25 · Referred to House Committee on Agriculture.
Agriculture and FoodHR 2434 — A bill to designate the westernmost point of Guam as "Point Udall" and to provide for the placement of a plaque on such point, in honor of Morris Udall.
Introduced 1987-05-14 · Referred to Subcommittee on Insular and International Affairs.
Public Lands and Natural ResourcesHR 1771 — A bill to amend the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act to permit persons adversely affected by an emergency suspension order to request an expedited hearing on the order.
Introduced 1987-03-24 · Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Environmental ProtectionHR 811 — A bill to designate the National Forage Seed Production Research Center in Corvallis, Oregon, as the "Mark O. Hatfield National Forade Seed Production Research Center".
Introduced 1987-01-28 · Ordered to be Reported.
Agriculture and FoodHR 810 — A bill to amend the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to require that complaint forms and information on an airline's service record be included with each passenger's ticket and made available at ticket counters, to direct the Secretary of Transportation to determine within 90 days whether any air carrier's scheduling practices constitute unfair and deceptive practices, and for other purposes.
Introduced 1987-01-28 · See H.R.3051.
Transportation and Public WorksHRES 516 — A resolution requesting the Secretary of Labor to publish certain standards respecting volunteer fire departments.
Introduced 1988-08-09 · Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.
Labor and EmploymentHCONRES 238 — A concurrent resolution calling for a modified freeze on Federal spending in fiscal year 1989.
Introduced 1988-01-27 · Referred to Subcommittee on Legislation and National Security.
Economics and Public Finance—
Introduced 1990-09-18 · On agreeing to the Denny Smith (OR) amendment (A025) as modified Failed by voice vote.
HR 5809 — To amend the Act incorporating the American Legion so as to redefine eligibility for membership therein.
Introduced 1990-10-10 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Administrative Law and Governmental Relations.
Government Operations and PoliticsHR 4352 — To authorize the Secretary of the Army to release the reversionary interest of the United States in certain portions of Camp Withycombe, Clackamas County, Oregon, to the State of Oregon in exchange for a contingent interest in Camp Rilea, Clatsop County, Oregon.
Introduced 1990-03-21 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Installations and Facilities.
Armed Forces and National SecurityHR 4124 — Student Loan Default Reduction Amendments of 1990
Introduced 1990-02-27 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education.
EducationHR 3918 — Violent Crime Control and Criminal Procedures Reform Act of 1989
Introduced 1990-01-30 · Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Crime and Law EnforcementHR 3603 — To direct the heads of Federal departments and agencies to disclose information concerning United States personnel classified as prisoners of war or missing in action from World War II, the Korean Conflict, and the Vietnam Conflict.
Introduced 1989-11-07 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Legislation and National Security.
Armed Forces and National SecurityHR 2737 — To require the payment of interest on moneys affected by injunctions on Federal timber sales.
Introduced 1989-06-22 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Forests, Family Farms, and Energy.
Public Lands and Natural ResourcesHR 2738 — To provide for awards for information concerning the placement of hazardous or injurious devices on Federal lands, including the spiking of timber resources.
Introduced 1989-06-22 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Criminal Justice.
Crime and Law EnforcementHR 1644 — To authorize the Director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance to make grants to assist in the construction of maximum security correctional facilities in States that have career criminal laws.
Introduced 1989-03-23 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.
Crime and Law EnforcementHR 1365 — To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow individuals a credit against income tax for the purchase and installation of locks and other security devices on residences.
Introduced 1989-03-09 · Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
TaxationHRES 122 — Requesting the Secretary of Labor to publish certain standards respecting volunteer fire departments.
Introduced 1989-04-06 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Labor Standards.
Labor and EmploymentHCONRES 25 — Calling for a modified freeze on Federal spending in fiscal year 1990.
Introduced 1989-01-03 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Legislation and National Security.
Economics and Public FinanceHCONRES 15 — Calling for a modified freeze on Federal spending in fiscal year 1990.
Introduced 1989-01-03 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Legislation and National Security.
Economics and Public Finance