
Harley O. Staggers Jr.
Democrat · WE-2 · House of Representatives
43 years in office
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Sponsored Legislation (62)
HR 6309 — A bill for the relief of Ray M. Reed.
Introduced 1984-09-25 · Referred to House Committee on The Judiciary.
Private LegislationHR 5303 — A bill to provide for the acquisition of real property within the boundaries of the New River Gorge National River by an exchange between the United States and the Berwind Corporation.
Introduced 1984-03-29 · Executive Comment Requested from Interior.
Public Lands and Natural ResourcesHR 5543 — A bill to amend Public Law 95-625 to permit the acquisition of certain lands for an administrative site for the New River Gorge National River, West Virginia.
Introduced 1986-09-17 · Referred to Subcommittee on National Parks and Recreation.
Public Lands and Natural ResourcesHR 4703 — Essential Services Payments to Local Governments Act
Introduced 1986-04-29 · Referred to House Committee on Government Operations.
Government Operations and PoliticsHR 4702 — A bill to require the Secretary of Agriculture to conduct a feasibility study of providing flood protection on the North and South Branch of the Potomac River, the Cheat River, and the Greenbrier River systems.
Introduced 1986-04-29 · Unfavorable Executive Comment Received From USDA.
Water Resources DevelopmentHR 4359 — A bill to raise the cap on disaster loans made available under section 7(b) of the Small Business Act.
Introduced 1986-03-10 · Referred to House Committee on Small Business.
CommerceHR 4358 — A bill to rescind certain funds for international disaster assistance and to make supplemental appropriations for impact aid disaster assistance for the Department of Education.
Introduced 1986-03-10 · Referred to House Committee on Appropriations.
Economics and Public FinanceHR 3281 — A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide that services provided by a clinical psychologist in a rural health clinic need not be provided under the direct supervision of a physician in order to qualify for payment under the medicare and medicaid programs.
Introduced 1985-09-11 · Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
Social WelfareHR 3282 — A bill to amend chapter 30 of title 38, United States Code, to provide for educational assistance for apprenticeship or other onjob training under the new GI bill educational assistance program.
Introduced 1985-09-11 · Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Armed Forces and National SecurityHR 2833 — A bill to require the Department of Labor to reduce the backlog of cases under the Black Lung Benefits Act.
Introduced 1985-06-20 · Referred to Subcommittee on Labor Standards.
Labor and EmploymentHR 1600 — A bill for the relief of Ray M. Reed.
Introduced 1985-03-19 · Referred to House Committee on The Judiciary.
Private LegislationHR 5455 — A bill to modify the boundary of the Cranberry Wilderness, located in the Monongahela National Forest, West Virginia.
Introduced 1988-10-04 · Referred to Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands.
Public Lands and Natural ResourcesHR 5346 — A bill to amend chapter 33 of title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the unauthorized use of the names "Visiting Nurse Association", "Visiting Nurse Service", "VNA", "VNS", or "VNAA" , or the unauthorized use of the name or insignia of the Visiting Nurse Association of America.
Introduced 1988-09-23 · Referred to Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights.
Crime and Law EnforcementHR 4817 — American Flag Fidelity Act
Introduced 1988-06-14 · Referred to Subcommittee on Trade.
Foreign Trade and International FinanceHR 4364 — A bill to amend the Toxic Substances Control Act to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to establish guidelines on priorities for local educational agencies to clean up asbestos in schools, to extend the deadlines for local educational agencies to comply with certain asbestos requirements, and to amend the Asbestos School Hazard Abatement Act of 1984 to authorize additional loans for such agencies to inspect for asbestos in schools and develop asbestos management plans.
Introduced 1988-04-13 · Referred to Subcommittee on Elementary, Secondary and Vocational Education.
Environmental ProtectionHR 3733 — Medicare Appeal Rights Preservation Act of 1987
Introduced 1987-12-09 · Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
Social WelfareHR 3363 — Targeted Fiscal Assistance Payments to Local Governments Act
Introduced 1987-09-30 · Referred to Subcommittee on Human Resources and Intergovernmental Relations.
Government Operations and PoliticsHR 3038 — A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide that services of a psychologist in a rural health clinic need not be provided under the direct supervision of a physician in order to qualify for payment under the medicare and medicaid programs.
Introduced 1987-07-29 · See H.R.3545.
Social WelfareHR 3013 — A bill to amend the Head Start Act to prevent the Secretary of Health and Human Services from disqualifying from eligibility to receive discretionary payments any Head Start agency that then serves less than one-third of the children eligible to participate in its Head Start program.
Introduced 1987-07-23 · Referred to Subcommittee on Human Resources.
EducationHR 2884 — Uniform Regulatory Jurisdiction Act of 1988
Introduced 1987-07-01 · Became Public Law No: 100-474.
EnergyHR 2803 — A bill for the relief of Ray M. Reed.
Introduced 1987-06-25 · Referred to House Committee on The Judiciary.
Private LegislationHR 2229 — A bill to amend the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 and the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act to provide for the removal of the trust funds established by those Acts from the unified budget, and for other purposes.
Introduced 1987-04-30 · Referred to Subcommittee on Legislation and National Security.
Transportation and Public WorksHJRES 114 — A joint resolution to designate the week beginning August 2, 1987, as "National Podiatric Medicine Week".
Introduced 1987-01-28 · See S.J.Res.75.
CommemorationsHCONRES 352 — A concurrent resolution establishing the Ad Hoc Joint Committee on Labor Relations for the Capitol Police.
Introduced 1988-08-10 · Referred to Subcommittee on Personnel and Police.
Congress—
Introduced 1990-10-03 · On agreeing to the Staggers amendment (A010) Failed by recorded vote: 103 - 322 (Roll no. 410).
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Introduced 1990-03-15 · On agreeing to the Staggers amendment (A003) Agreed to by voice vote.
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Introduced 1990-03-15 · On agreeing to the Staggers amendment (A002) Agreed to by voice vote.
HR 5959 — Oil Consumer Justice Act of 1990
Introduced 1990-10-27 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic and Commercial Law.
CommerceHR 5885 — For the relief of Ghassan Hasbani.
Introduced 1990-10-20 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees, and International Law.
Private LegislationHR 5691 — To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the period for issuing qualified small issue bonds through 1991.
Introduced 1990-09-24 · Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
TaxationHR 5433 — To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to release on behalf of the United States a condition in a deed conveying certain lands to the Conservation Commission of West Virginia, and for other purposes.
Introduced 1990-08-02 · Became Public Law No: 101-539.
Public Lands and Natural ResourcesHR 5169 — To amend title 38, United States Code, to revise the limitations on the payment of attorneys' fees in connection with Department of Veterans Affairs benefits proceedings.
Introduced 1990-06-27 · Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Armed Forces and National SecurityHR 5156 — To require that Members of Congress provide a public accounting, on a semiannual basis, of the extent to which any of their mass mailings are made using the franking privilege.
Introduced 1990-06-26 · Referred to the House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
CongressHR 5108 — To authorize appropriations for the Appalachian highway system and local access roads serving the Appalachian region, and for other purposes.
Introduced 1990-06-21 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development.
Transportation and Public WorksHR 5069 — To improve the Department of Veterans Affairs compensated work therapy program, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide a demonstration program of transitional housing for veterans in that program, to provide mortgage payment assistance to avoid foreclosure of home loans guaranteed by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
Introduced 1990-06-19 · Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Armed Forces and National SecurityHR 5002 — Veterans' Housing and Homeless Amendments of 1990
Introduced 1990-06-12 · Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans.
Armed Forces and National SecurityHR 4556 — To prohibit the operation of landfills within 3 miles of the Potomac River.
Introduced 1990-04-19 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Hazardous Materials.
Environmental ProtectionHR 4149 — Office of Inspector General Law Enforcement Act of 1990
Introduced 1990-03-01 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.
Crime and Law EnforcementHR 3519 — Rural Economic Sustainability Act of 1989
Introduced 1989-10-25 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Research, and Foreign Agriculture.
Agriculture and FoodHR 3435 — Rural Water and Waste Water Management Consolidation Act of 1989
Introduced 1989-10-11 · Unfavorable Executive Comment Received from USDA.
Agriculture and FoodHR 2401 — To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize certain uses of funds collected by the Department of Veterans Affairs as third-party reimbursements for the value of hospital care or medical service furnished to veterans.
Introduced 1989-05-18 · Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Armed Forces and National SecurityHR 1674 — To amend chapter 33 of title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the unauthorized use of the names "Visiting Nurse Association", "Visiting Nurse Service", "VNA", "VNS", or "VNAA", or the unauthorized use of the name or insignia of the Visiting Nurse Association of America.
Introduced 1989-04-05 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Administration of Justice.
Crime and Law EnforcementHR 1576 — To modify the boundary of the Cranberry Wilderness, located in the Monongahela National Forest, West Virginia.
Introduced 1989-03-22 · Provisions Included In H.R.5769.
Public Lands and Natural ResourcesHR 1415 — Veterans' Home Loan Mortgage Indemnity Act of 1989
Introduced 1989-03-15 · See H.R.901.
Armed Forces and National SecurityHR 1414 — To provide for the appointment of enlisted members of the Armed Forces to the American Battle Monuments Commission.
Introduced 1989-03-15 · See H.R.901.
Armed Forces and National SecurityHR 1036 — American Flag Fidelity Act
Introduced 1989-02-21 · Unfavorable Executive Comment Received from State.
Foreign Trade and International FinanceHCONRES 110 — Establishing the Ad Hoc Joint Committee on Labor Relations for the Capitol Police.
Introduced 1989-05-04 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Personnel and Police.
Congress—
Introduced 1991-10-16 · On agreeing to the Staggers amendments (A001) Failed by recorded vote: 101 - 322 (Roll no. 311).
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Introduced 1991-05-08 · On agreeing to the Staggers amendment (A001) Failed by recorded vote: 193 - 234 (Roll no. 81).
HR 5400 — Homeless Veterans Comprehensive Service Programs Act of 1992
Introduced 1992-06-16 · Became Public Law No: 102-590.
Armed Forces and National SecurityHR 4348 — Waste Management Act of 1992
Introduced 1992-02-27 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Hazardous Materials.
Environmental ProtectionHR 3716 — To prohibit certain use of the terms "Visiting Nurse Association", "Visiting Nurse Service", "VNA", and "VNS".
Introduced 1991-11-06 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Intellectual Property and Judicial Administration.
CommerceHR 3117 — For the relief of Ghassan Hasbani.
Introduced 1991-07-30 · Referred to the Subcommittee on International Law, Immigration, and Refugees.
Private LegislationHR 2771 — To amend title 38, United States Code, to remove limitations on payment of attorney fees in cases in which the United States is seeking to collect an indebtedness to the United States arising out of a housing loan guaranteed or insured by the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Introduced 1991-06-26 · For Further Action See H.R.939.
Armed Forces and National SecurityHR 2634 — American Flag Fidelity Act
Introduced 1991-06-13 · Executive Comment Requested from Treasury, Commerce, ITC, USTR.
Foreign Trade and International FinanceHR 1682 — To amend title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to reduce the amount of non-Federal funds required to be provided to obtain Federal funds under subpart 1 of part E of such title.
Introduced 1991-04-10 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime and Criminal Justice.
Crime and Law EnforcementHR 1412 — Felon Handgun Purchase Prevention Act of 1991
Introduced 1991-03-13 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime and Criminal Justice.
Crime and Law EnforcementHR 1361 — Office of Inspector General Law Enforcement Act of 1991
Introduced 1991-03-07 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime and Criminal Justice.
Crime and Law EnforcementHR 939 — Veterans Home Loan Program Amendments of 1992
Introduced 1991-02-06 · Became Public Law No: 102-547.
Armed Forces and National SecurityHR 232 — To amend title 38, United States Code, with respect to veterans programs for housing and memorial affairs, and for other purposes.
Introduced 1991-01-03 · Became Public Law No: 102-54.
Armed Forces and National SecurityHCONRES 164 — Expressing the sense of Congress concerning the needs of rural areas under the national highway program.
Introduced 1991-06-07 · See H.R.2950.
Transportation and Public Works