
Robert M. (Robin) Tallon
Democrat · SO-6 · House of Representatives
43 years in office
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Sponsored Legislation (50)
HR 6349 — A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide to peacetime veterans the same pension benefits currently available to wartime veterans because of a nonservice-connected disability or age, and to provide the same burial plot allowances to peacetime veterans that are currently available to wartime veterans.
Introduced 1984-10-01 · Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Armed Forces and National SecurityHR 5736 — A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, and the Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982 to eliminate obligation limitations on highway expenditures, to provide States with greater flexibility in the use of Federal highway funds, and to allow the construction of new toll highways with Federal funds.
Introduced 1984-05-24 · Referred to Subcommittee on Surface Transportation.
Transportation and Public WorksHR 3471 — A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to extend the hours in which 14 and 15 year old employees may work.
Introduced 1983-06-29 · Referred to Subcommittee on Labor Standards.
Labor and EmploymentHR 2550 — Agricultural Export Expansion Act of 1983
Introduced 1983-04-13 · Referred to Subcommittee on International Economic Policy and Trade.
Agriculture and Food—
Introduced 1985-10-03 · Amendment Passed in Committee of the Whole by Voice Vote.
HR 5044 — Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1986
Introduced 1986-06-17 · Referred to Subcommittee on Surface Transportation.
Transportation and Public WorksHR 3896 — A bill for the relief of Marlboro County General Hospital Charity, of Bennettsville, South Carolina.
Introduced 1985-12-10 · Other Measure S.1895 Passed House in Lieu.
Private LegislationHR 2137 — Human Nutrition Research Act of 1985
Introduced 1985-04-18 · Executive Comment Requested from USDA.
Agriculture and FoodHR 1837 — A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to eliminate the requirement for carrying of certain out-of-State broadcast signals by any cable system under the must-carry rules of the Commission.
Introduced 1985-03-28 · Referred to Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Consumer Protection and Finance.
Government Operations and PoliticsHR 1838 — A bill to credit certain service performed by National Guard technicians prior to January 1, 1969, as Federal employment for the purpose of civil service retirement benefits.
Introduced 1985-03-28 · Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Government Operations and PoliticsHR 1379 — A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, and the Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982 to eliminate obligation limitations on highway expenditures, to provide States with greater flexibility in the use of Federal highway funds, and to allow the construction of new toll highways with Federal funds.
Introduced 1985-02-28 · Referred to Subcommittee on Surface Transportation.
Transportation and Public WorksHR 1233 — A bill to recognize the organization known as "Wildlife Action, Inc.".
Introduced 1985-02-21 · Referred to Subcommittee on Administrative Law and Governmental Relations.
Government Operations and PoliticsHRES 476 — A resolution to express the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to the continued income tax deductibility of contributions to Individual Retirement Accounts.
Introduced 1986-06-12 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Taxation—
Introduced 1988-06-21 · Amendment Withdrawn in Committee of the Whole.
HR 5418 — Catastrophic Coverage Election Act of 1988
Introduced 1988-09-28 · Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
Social WelfareHR 5440 — A bill to eliminate urban-rural distinctions in making payments and determining fees and rates under the Medicare program.
Introduced 1988-09-30 · Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
Social WelfareHR 3320 — Drug Traffickers Life Imprisonment Penalty Act of 1987
Introduced 1987-09-22 · Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
Crime and Law EnforcementHR 2085 — A bill to name the post-baccalaureate achievement program under subpart 4 of part A of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 as the "Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Program".
Introduced 1987-04-09 · Referred to Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education.
EducationHR 1273 — A bill to repeal the restrictions added by the Tax Reform Act of 1986 on the deduction for retirement savings.
Introduced 1987-02-25 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
TaxationHR 1313 — Omnibus Taxpayers' Bill of Rights Act
Introduced 1987-02-26 · Provisions of Measure Incorporated Into H.R.4333.
TaxationHR 705 — A bill to recognize the organization known as "Wildlife Action, Inc.".
Introduced 1987-01-21 · Referred to Subcommittee on Administrative Law and Governmental Relations.
Government Operations and PoliticsHRES 290 — A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives on the reforms to be taken by the Government of Nicaragua in order to bring about lasting peace, pluralism, and democracy in Nicaragua.
Introduced 1987-10-22 · Referred to Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere Affairs.
International Affairs—
Introduced 1990-03-22 · By unanimous consent, the Tallon amendment was withdrawn.
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Introduced 1990-03-15 · On agreeing to the Tallon amendment (A005) Failed by voice vote.
HR 4578 — To allow holders of unclaimed Postal Savings System certificates of deposit to file claims for such certificates.
Introduced 1990-04-19 · Executive Comment Requested from OMB, Treasury, Postal Service.
LawHR 4276 — To authorize coastwise documentation for the vessel HMS BOUNTY.
Introduced 1990-03-14 · Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Private LegislationHR 3967 — Emergency Reforestation Program
Introduced 1990-02-06 · Executive Comment Requested from USDA.
Public Lands and Natural ResourcesHR 3540 — To amend the Disaster Assistance Act of 1989 to clarify provisions relating to disaster payments for nonprogram crops on acres in Presidential disaster areas due to Hurricane Hugo, and for other purposes.
Introduced 1989-10-26 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation Credit and Rural Development.
Agriculture and FoodHR 3482 — Hurricane Hugo Forestry Restoration Act
Introduced 1989-10-17 · Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent.
Public Lands and Natural ResourcesHR 3382 — To provide grants to aid rural business and job creation in rural areas, to provide grants for emergency water assistance projects, and for other purposes.
Introduced 1989-09-28 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation Credit and Rural Development.
Agriculture and FoodHR 2626 — Long-Term Care, Education, and Housing Assistance Act of 1989
Introduced 1989-06-13 · Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
TaxationHR 2526 — To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit installment payments of the tax attributable to certain sales of farms and other businesses by individuals.
Introduced 1989-05-31 · Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
TaxationHR 1458 — To permit issuance of a certificate of documentation for employment in the coastwise trade of the United States for the vessel MYSTIQUE.
Introduced 1989-03-15 · Referred to the Subcommittee On Merchant Marine.
Private LegislationHR 1273 — To repeal the restrictions added by the Tax Reform Act of 1986 on the deducation for retirement savings.
Introduced 1989-03-02 · Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
TaxationHR 558 — Catastrophic Coverage Election Act of 1989
Introduced 1989-01-19 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
HealthHJRES 191 — Expressing the appreciation of the Congress for the heroism and political achievements of Brigadier General Francis Marion and encouraging local communities throughout South Carolina to prepare ceremonies and activities to commemorate his great victories and political achievements during the Revolutionary War.
Introduced 1989-03-13 · Executive Comment Requested from DOD.
Armed Forces and National SecurityHCONRES 125 — Expressing the sense of the Congress that the differential in Medicare payments made to urban and rural hospitals be eliminated.
Introduced 1989-05-16 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
HealthHR 5024 — Commission on the Airplane Crash at Gander, Newfoundland, Act
Introduced 1992-04-29 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere Affairs.
Transportation and Public WorksHR 4180 — To recognize the organization known as "Wildlife Action, Inc.".
Introduced 1992-02-05 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Administrative Law and Governmental Relations.
Government Operations and PoliticsHR 4046 — To provide for a joint report by the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Secretary of Agriculture to assist in decisions to reduce administrative duplication, promote coordination of eligibility services and remove eligibility barriers which restrict access of pregnant women, children, and families to benefits under the food stamp program and benefits under titles IV and XIX of the Social Security Act.
Introduced 1991-11-26 · Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Social WelfareHR 2339 — To suspend until January 1, 1995, the duties on Chromotropic Acid and Color Index Reactive Blue 224.
Introduced 1991-05-14 · See H.R.4318.
Foreign Trade and International FinanceHR 2340 — To repeal the restrictions added by the Tax Reform Act of 1986 on the deduction for retirement savings and to facilitate the use of amounts from individual retirement plans to pay long-term health care insurance premiums, educational expenses, and first home acquisition costs.
Introduced 1991-05-14 · Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
TaxationHR 2156 — For the relief of William A. Proffitt.
Introduced 1991-04-30 · Became Private Law No: 102-14.
Private LegislationHR 2084 — To establish a minimum requirement for the water quality criteria for dioxin published pursuant to section 304(a) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, to require each State to adopt a water quality standard for dioxin which is at least as stringent as that criteria, and to direct the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, in consultation with National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, to conduct a study on the effects of dioxin on wildlife, aquatic life, and the entire aquatic environment.
Introduced 1991-04-24 · Executive Comment Requested from Commerce, Interior, EPA.
Environmental ProtectionHR 1088 — To establish on a temporary basis a minimum basic formula price for the computation of Class I milk prices.
Introduced 1991-02-21 · Executive Comment Requested from USDA.
Agriculture and FoodHJRES 392 — Designating February 1-7, 1992, as "Travel Agent Appreciation Week".
Introduced 1992-01-28 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Census and Population.
Transportation and Public WorksHJRES 90 — To designate May 1991 as "Go Camping America Month".
Introduced 1991-01-23 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Census and Population.
Sports and RecreationHJRES 103 — Designating the second week in May 1991 as "National Tourism Week".
Introduced 1991-01-30 · For Further Action See S.J.Res.102.
Transportation and Public WorksHCONRES 129 — Expressing the sense of Congress that employers resume normal business travel and that travel and tourism-related businesses intensify efforts to promote travel both to and within the United States.
Introduced 1991-04-17 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Hazardous Materials.
CommerceHCONRES 79 — Calling upon the President to work with other Nations to create and implement a Western Hemisphere Energy Policy.
Introduced 1991-02-27 · Referred to the Subcommittee on International Economic Policy and Trade.
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