Patrick L. Swindall
Republican · GE-4 · House of Representatives
41 years in office
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Sponsored Legislation (25)
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Introduced 1986-07-29 · Amendment Failed of Passage in Committee of Whole by Recorded Vote: 168 - 238 (Record Vote No: 257).
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Introduced 1986-07-17 · Amendment Passed in Committee of the Whole by Voice Vote.
HR 5515 — Information Age Commission Act of 1986
Introduced 1986-09-12 · Referred to Subcommittee on Transportation, Aviation and Materials.
Government Operations and PoliticsHR 5400 — A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to require the price of alcoholic beverages and tobacco products sold on military installations to be not less than the prevailing price in the community for such beverages and products.
Introduced 1986-08-12 · Referred to Subcommittee on Readiness.
Armed Forces and National SecurityHR 5258 — A bill to amend section 569 of title 28, United States Code, with respect to the duties of United States marshals.
Introduced 1986-07-24 · Referred to Subcommittee on Courts, Civil Liberties, and the Administration of Justice.
LawHR 3821 — Equity and Choice Act of 1985
Introduced 1985-11-21 · Executive Comment Received From Education.
EducationHR 3657 — A bill for the relief of Benjamin H. Fonorow.
Introduced 1985-10-30 · Referred to House Committee on The Judiciary.
Private LegislationHR 3600 — A bill to limit the number of Soviet nationals serving at the Soviet mission to the United Nations, and for other purposes.
Introduced 1985-10-22 · Executive Comment Requested from State.
International AffairsHR 3576 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to allow deductions from gross income for contributions not in excess of $3,000 for any calendar year to an education savings account established to accumulate savings to pay the elementary, secondary, and post-secondary education expenses of any individual, and for other purposes.
Introduced 1985-10-16 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
TaxationHJRES 722 — A joint resolution to designate the week beginning January 25, 1987, as "National Productivity Improvement Week".
Introduced 1986-09-11 · Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
CommemorationsHJRES 414 — A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution to require that outlays of the United States in any fiscal year be no more than a certain percentage of the gross national product, and for other purposes.
Introduced 1985-10-03 · Referred to Subcommittee on Monopolies and Commercial Law.
Economics and Public Finance—
Introduced 1988-06-15 · Amendment Failed of Passage in Committee of Whole by Recorded Vote: 180 - 222 (Record Vote No: 187).
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Introduced 1987-11-18 · Amendment Passed in Committee of the Whole by Voice Vote.
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Introduced 1987-06-29 · Amendment Failed of Passage in Committee of Whole by Recorded Vote.
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Introduced 1987-06-18 · Amendment Passed in Committee of the Whole by Voice Vote.
HR 5200 — A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to limit the period of detention of excludable aliens pending removal in a manner similar to that provided in the case of deportable aliens pending deportation.
Introduced 1988-08-10 · Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
ImmigrationHR 4913 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit dealers to use the installment method of accounting, and for other purposes.
Introduced 1988-06-23 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
TaxationHR 4349 — A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to limit the period of detention of excluable aliens pending removal in the same manner as such detention is limited for deportable aliens pending deportation.
Introduced 1988-03-31 · Clean Bill H.R.5200 Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee in Lieu.
ImmigrationHR 3388 — A bill for the relief of Benjamin H. Fonorow.
Introduced 1987-09-30 · Referred to Subcommittee on Courts and Administrative Practice.
Private LegislationHR 3014 — A bill to limit the number of aliens in each fiscal year who may become lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence.
Introduced 1987-07-23 · Referred to Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees, and International Law.
ImmigrationHR 2083 — A bill to impose travel restrictions on the personnel of certain foreign missions and foreign organizations in the United States.
Introduced 1987-04-09 · Referred to Subcommittee on Human Rights and International Organizations.
International AffairsHR 2084 — A bill to require the Secretary of State to include the amount and type of foreign assistance in the report on policies pursued by other countries in international organizations.
Introduced 1987-04-09 · Referred to Subcommittee on Human Rights and International Organizations.
International AffairsHJRES 657 — A joint resolution to ensure financial and management reform in the United Nations.
Introduced 1988-09-16 · Referred to Subcommittee on Human Rights and International Organizations.
International AffairsHJRES 184 — A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution to require that outlays of the United States in any fiscal year be no more than a certain percentage of the gross national product, and for other purposes.
Introduced 1987-03-11 · See H.J.Res.321.
Economics and Public FinanceHCONRES 112 — A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress regarding the Government of Cuba's decision "to suspend all formalities regarding the execution" of the agreement on immigration matters signed by United States and Cuban representatives on December 14, 1984 (hereinafter, the "Agreement") and its persistent refusal to resume implementation of that Agreement.
Introduced 1987-04-29 · Referred to Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere Affairs.
International Affairs