
Jolene Unsoeld
Democrat · WA-3 · House of Representatives
37 years in office
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Sponsored Legislation (58)
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Introduced 1990-10-03 · On agreeing to the Unsoeld amendment (A009) Agreed to by voice vote.
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Introduced 1990-10-04 · On agreeing to the Unsoeld amendment (A016) Agreed to by recorded vote: 257 - 172 (Roll no. 416).
HR 5955 — National Fishery Resource Conservation System Act of 1990
Introduced 1990-10-26 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries and Wildlife Conservation and the Environment.
Public Lands and Natural ResourcesHR 5811 — Pension Tax Equity Act of 1990
Introduced 1990-10-10 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic and Commercial Law.
TaxationHR 5278 — Pacific Northwest Coast Protection Act
Introduced 1990-07-13 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Offshore Energy Resources.
Environmental ProtectionHR 5144 — To establish the Vancouver National Historical Reserve in the State of Washington, and for other purposes.
Introduced 1990-06-21 · Became Public Law No: 101-523.
Public Lands and Natural ResourcesHR 5087 — Forest Management and Conservation Incentive Tax Act of 1990
Introduced 1990-06-19 · Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
TaxationHR 5064 — Drug Abuse Resistance Education Act of 1990
Introduced 1990-06-14 · Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 869.
EducationHR 3787 — Chehalis River Basin Fishery Resources Study and Restoration Act of 1990
Introduced 1989-11-20 · Became Public Law No: 101-452.
Public Lands and Natural ResourcesHR 3605 — To amend the Export Administration Act of 1979 to prohibit the export of unprocessed old growth logs harvested from public lands.
Introduced 1989-11-07 · Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Foreign Trade and International FinanceHR 3626 — To amend the Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act of 1986 to establish additional requirements with respect to elementary and secondary drug abuse education and prevention programs.
Introduced 1989-11-08 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Select Education.
EducationHR 3207 — To provide additional incentives to nonindustrial private forest land owners in order to increase the supply of merchantible timber for domestic processing, and for other purposes.
Introduced 1989-08-04 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Forests, Family Farms, and Energy.
TaxationHR 3206 — Timber Supply Stability Act
Introduced 1989-08-04 · Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Public Lands and Natural ResourcesHR 3021 — To extend the deadlines under the Federal Power Act applicable to the construction of a hydroelectric project in the State of Washington.
Introduced 1989-07-26 · Laid on the table. See S. 750 for further action.
EnergyHR 2958 — Marine Resource Protection and Driftnet Use Cessation Act of 1989
Introduced 1989-07-20 · Some Provisions Included In H.R.2061.
Public Lands and Natural ResourcesHR 2064 — To amend the Carl D. Perkins Vocational Education Act to increase and extend the authorization of appropriations for the career guidance and counseling program, and for other purposes.
Introduced 1989-04-18 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Elementary, Secondary and Vocational Education.
EducationHR 1647 — To amend title 46, United States Code, to require reporting of complaints of sexual offenses on documented vessels and to amend the Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act to establish a criminal penalty for assaulting or interfering with observers and supplementary observers.
Introduced 1989-03-23 · See H.R.2061.
Transportation and Public WorksHR 1509 — To confirm certain contracts for preschool and early childhood services entered into by the Secretary of the Interior through the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
Introduced 1989-03-20 · Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Native AmericansHR 918 — To amend the Federal Salary Act of 1967 to make the Commission on Executive, Legislative, and Judicial Salaries more representative of the public and more responsive to public views, and to provide that the Commission's salary recommendations will not be subject to Presidential approval or Congressional action but will take effect only after the close of the succeeding Congress.
Introduced 1989-02-07 · Referred to the House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
Government Operations and PoliticsHCONRES 89 — To express the sense of the Congress that the President should use full authority to direct the Secretary of the Treasury to prohibit importation of fishery products from countries which fail to enter into and implement adequate driftnet monitoring and enforcement agreements.
Introduced 1989-04-11 · Executive Comment Requested from Commerce and Treasury.
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Introduced 1992-09-09 · On agreeing to the Unsoeld amendment (A010) Agreed to by voice vote.
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Introduced 1992-03-26 · On agreeing to the Unsoeld amendment (A017) Agreed to by voice vote.
HR 5904 — Shellfish Safety Act of 1992
Introduced 1992-08-12 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries and Wildlife Conservation and the Environment.
Agriculture and FoodHR 5809 — To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to construct and operate an interpretive center for the Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge in Clark County, Washington.
Introduced 1992-08-10 · Became Public Law No: 102-570.
Public Lands and Natural ResourcesHR 4615 — To contribute to the conservation of the northern spotted owl and the protection of old growth resources through support for an experimental management program on State-owned trust lands on the western Olympic Peninsula of the State of Washington.
Introduced 1992-03-26 · Referred to Subcommittee on Public Lands, National Parks.
Public Lands and Natural ResourcesHR 3931 — Timber Resource Employment Enhancement Act of 1991
Introduced 1991-11-25 · See H.R.4899.
Public Lands and Natural ResourcesHR 3431 — To improve the effectiveness of international environmental programs by coordinating international trade policy and efforts to enforce measures to protect national and international resources and the environment, and for other purposes.
Introduced 1991-09-26 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
Environmental ProtectionHR 3196 — Non-Federal Landowners Protection and Resource Enhancement Act of 1991
Introduced 1991-08-01 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries and Wildlife Conservation and the Environment.
Public Lands and Natural ResourcesHR 3060 — Conservation and Alternative Energy Supply Act
Introduced 1991-07-25 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
EnergyHR 3002 — To amend the Federal Power Act to provide a definition of the term "fishway".
Introduced 1991-07-23 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
EnergyHR 2920 — To direct the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating and the Secretary of Defense to enter into an agreement under the Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act authorizing the Coast Guard to utilize the resources of the Department of Defense in enforcing large-scale driftnet fishing regulations.
Introduced 1991-07-16 · See H.R.2152.
Public Lands and Natural ResourcesHR 2802 — To expand the existing restriction on exports of unprocessed timber originating from Federal lands in the 48 contiguous States to include unprocessed timber originating from Federal lands in the State of Alaska.
Introduced 1991-06-26 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Offshore Energy Resources.
Public Lands and Natural ResourcesHR 2307 — Washington Outer Coast National Marine Sanctuary Act of 1991
Introduced 1991-05-09 · Similar Provisions Incorporated in H.R.4310.
Environmental ProtectionHR 1680 — To require a report on improved fisheries enforcement capabilities.
Introduced 1991-04-09 · Executive Comment Received from NASA.
Public Lands and Natural ResourcesHR 1589 — Telephone Privacy Act
Introduced 1991-03-21 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Finance.
Government Operations and PoliticsHR 1531 — Pension Tax Equity Act of 1991
Introduced 1991-03-20 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic and Commercial Law.
TaxationHRES 382 — To express the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should secure international agreements to ensure effective implementation and compliance with United Nations General Assembly Resolution 46/215 (calling for a worldwide ban on large-scale driftnet fishing).
Introduced 1992-02-26 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries and Wildlife Conservation and the Environment.
Public Lands and Natural ResourcesHRES 350 — Urging the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to accelerate the scheduled phaseout of ozone-destroying substances in the United States as required pursuant to the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990; calling on the President to urge the Contracting Parties to the Montreal Protocol to modify the Protocol in order to accelerate the phaseout of such substances; and for other purposes based on scientific findings concerning the degradation of the stratospheric ozone layer.
Introduced 1992-02-05 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
Environmental ProtectionHCONRES 113 — To express the sense of the Congress that the President should seek an international moratorium on the use of large-scale driftnets called for in United Nations Resolution 44-225, while working to achieve the United States policy of a permanent ban on large-scale driftnets.
Introduced 1991-04-09 · Message on Senate action sent to the House.
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Introduced 1994-09-26 · On agreeing to the Unsoeld amendment (A003) Agreed to by voice vote.
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Introduced 1994-03-22 · On agreeing to the Unsoeld amendment (A040) Agreed to by recorded vote: 262 - 166 (Roll no. 76).
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Introduced 1994-03-24 · On agreeing to the Unsoeld amendment (A042) Agreed to by recorded vote: 224 - 194 (Roll no. 91).
HR 5241 — To amend section 9147 of Public Law 102-396.
Introduced 1994-10-07 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Administrative Law and Governmental Relations.
LawHR 4713 — Regional Fishery Management Councils Ethics Act of 1994
Introduced 1994-06-30 · Executive Comment Requested from Commerce.
Public Lands and Natural ResourcesHR 4607 — Vancouver National Heritage Area Partnership Act of 1994
Introduced 1994-06-21 · For Further Action See H.R.5044.
Public Lands and Natural ResourcesHR 4443 — To authorize the Secretary of Transportation to issue a certificate of documentation with appropriate endorsement for employment in the coastwise trade for the vessel WOLF GANG II.
Introduced 1994-05-17 · Text of Measure Incorporated into H.R.4820.
Private LegislationHR 4244 — Transportation Employee Equitable Treatment Act of 1994
Introduced 1994-04-18 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic and Commercial Law.
Transportation and Public WorksHR 4270 — Education Begins With Families Act of 1994
Introduced 1994-04-20 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.
EducationHR 3822 — United States Passenger Vessel Development Tax Act
Introduced 1994-02-09 · Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Transportation and Public WorksHR 3821 — United States Passenger Vessel Development Act
Introduced 1994-02-09 · Text of Measure Incorporated into H.R.4422.
Transportation and Public WorksHR 3156 — VIRGINIA V Restoration Act of 1993
Introduced 1993-09-28 · Text of Measure Incorporated into H.R.3059.
Transportation and Public WorksHR 2761 — Ocean and Coastal Management Improvement Act of 1993
Introduced 1993-07-27 · Executive Comment Requested from Commerce, Interior, EPA.
Government Operations and PoliticsHR 2388 — To amend the National and Community Service Act of 1990 to establish a preference in favor of service programs and projects conducted in areas adversely affected by Federal actions related to the management of Federal lands that result in significant regional job losses and economic dislocation.
Introduced 1993-06-10 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education and Training.
Labor and EmploymentHR 2343 — Forest Resources Conservation and Shortage Relief Amendments Act of 1993
Introduced 1993-06-08 · Became Public Law No: 103-45.
Public Lands and Natural ResourcesHR 2262 — To authorize the conveyance of certain lighthouses in the State of Washington.
Introduced 1993-05-25 · Text of Measure Incorporated into H.R.2150.
Transportation and Public WorksHR 1800 — To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to ensure that needs of pregnant and parenting teenagers are addressed by the education system, and for other purposes.
Introduced 1993-04-21 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Elementary, Secondary and Vocational Education.
EducationHR 1412 — Shellfish Safety Act of 1993
Introduced 1993-03-18 · Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Agriculture and FoodHR 546 — To limit State taxation of certain pension income, and for other purposes.
Introduced 1993-01-21 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Taxation