GIBBONS, SAM (a Representative from Florida)
Appointments
Canada-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, 7575 [4AP], 38074 [19DE]
Committee on Taxation (Joint), 2361 [19FE]
Conferee: H.J. Res. 372, increase statutory public debt limit, 27379 [11OC]
———H.R. 1869, repeal of contemporaneous recordkeeping requirements, 9257 [24AP]
———H.R. 2100, Food Security Act, 34511 [5DE]
———H.R. 2475, simplify imputed interest taxation rules, 22640 [1AU]
———H.R. 3128, changes in spending and revenue provisions in budget, 34512 [5DE]
International Trade Conferences: official adviser relative to trade agreements, 2360 [19FE]
Bills and resolutions introduced by
Customs: impose fees to cover costs of certain services (see H.R. 3034), 19701 [18JY]
Florida: provide two additional bankruptcy judges (see H.R. 3907), 36105 [11DE]
International Trade Commission, Customs Service, and U.S. Trade Representative: appropriations (see H.R. 2250), 9744 [29AP]
Nairobi Protocol: implement (see H.R. 2885), 17519 [26JN]
Needlecraft display models: extend existing duty-free treatment (see H.R. 2972), 18728 [11JY]
Passports: issuance to individual with residence of 20 years and not convicted of a felony (see H.R. 1618), 5727 [20MR]
Soviet Union: amend tariff to permit importation of furskins (see H.R. 3019), 19525 [17JY]
State and local government: reimbursement to agencies for costs in investigations and recovery of Federal taxes (see H.R. 3136), 21936 [31JY]
Tariff Act: apply countervailing duties to resource input subsidies (see H.R. 2451), 11291 [9MY]
Taxation: allow deduction for additions to reserves for decommissioning costs of nuclear powerplants (see H.R. 1619), 5727 [20MR]
———conform source rules for technical contract services (see H.R. 3494), 26108 [3OC]
———encourage contributions of equipment to postsecondary vocational programs (see H.R. 1355), 4229 [28FE]
———extend certain tobacco excise (see H.R. 3981), 37854 [18DE]
———relieve double taxation of overseas construction projects of contractors (see H.R. 3495), 26108 [3OC]
Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor
Alzheimer's disease: designation of 20 regional centers for treatment (see H.R. 524), 34789 [5DE]
———establishment of family support groups for families of victims (see H.R. 66), 1387 [31JA]
Animal Welfare Act: ensure proper treatment of laboratory animals (see H.R. 2653), 17233 [25JN]
Animals: end use of steel jaw leghold traps (see H.R. 1809), 6608 [28MR]
Banks and banking: limit number of days institutions may restrict availability of funds on deposit (see H.R. 2443), 18138 [9JY]
Budget: constitutional amendment relative to Federal procedures (see H.J. Res. 27), 17520 [26JN]
———require President to transmit and Committee on the Budget to report a balanced (see H.R. 3), 2292 [7FE]
Canada: sense of Congress that U.S. enter into bilateral free trade agreement (see H.J. Res. 458), 36211 [12DE]
Children: provide State assistance to establish clearinghouse for missing (see H.R. 604), 11147 [8MY]
Committee on Defense Procurement (Select): establish (see H. Res. 181), 31888 [14NO]
Comprehensive Substance Abuse Education Act: assist school districts in drug abuse programs (see H.R. 1242), 7239 [2AP]
Corporations: 50% nondeductible excise tax on certain profits from takeover attempts (see H.R. 1100), 5728 [20MR]
Dept. of Defense: limit conflicts of interest in procurement (see H.R. 2554), 12820 [21MY]
———limit payment of costs to contractors (see H.R. 2397), 12559 [20MY]
Fair Housing Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 188), 6611 [28MR]
Federal retirement funds: restore losses (see H.R. 3688), 32978 [20NO]
Foreign languages: grants for instruction (see H.R. 3048), 34266 [4DE]
Foreign trade: balance of payments to deficit (see H. Res. 147), 9745 [29AP]
GAO: investigate conditions of displaced Salvadoran persons (see H.R. 822), 7497 [3AP]
Gershwin, George: special gold medal honoring (see H.J. Res. 251), 13128 [22MY]
Gershwin, Ira: special gold medal honoring (see H.J. Res. 251), 13128 [22MY]
Head Start: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 95), 9297 [24AP]
House rules: legislation providing for designation of commemorative days or periods (see H. Res. 111), 11293 [9MY]
Immigration and Nationality Act: exemption of the Government knowledge requirement of persons over 50 years of age (see H.R. 63), 10024 [1MY]
International Terrorism Control Treaty: enact (see H. Res. 208), 17913 [27JN]
Jordan: prohibit sales of advanced weapons (see H.J. Res. 428), 28865 [24OC]
Lithuanian Independence Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 409), 34267 [4DE]
Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge, FL: change name to Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge (see H.R. 1438), 4702 [6MR]
Mary McLeod Bethune Memorial Fine Arts Center, Volusia County, FL: establish (see H.R. 1715), 10520 [6MY]
Medicare: demonstration projects for Alzheimer's disease (see H.R. 67), 1387 [31JA]
———effective dates of enrollments and disenrollments of beneficiaries (see H.R. 2010), 10024 [1MY]
MIA's: secure full accounting (see H.J. Res. 105), 6610 [28MR]
Mineral Leasing Act: movement of coal over public lands (see H.R. 2708), 15214 [11JN]
Monopolies: prohibit rail carriers from denying access to shippers of certain commodities (see H.R. 1140), 9828 [30AP]
Morocco: erection of gift monument in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 2887), 32628 [20NO]
Mule Appreciation Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 76), 18730 [11JY]
National Alzheimer's Disease Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 77, 112), 7497 [3AP], 8762 [22AP]
National Atomic Veterans Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 295), 18516 [10JY]
National Institute on Mental Health: develop, publish, and distribute information on suicide prevention (see H.R. 1243), 7239 [2AP]
National Osteoporosis Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 46), 9829 [30AP]
National POW/MIA Recognition Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 205), 8058 [16AP]
National Women Veterans Recognition Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 20), 30914 [6NO]
NIH: full funding for new and competing research grants (see H.J. Res. 136), 5586 [19MR]
Nuclear weapons: prohibit explosive testing (see H.J. Res. 3), 10696 [7MY]
Postal Service: issue stamps honoring Airborne Divisions of World War II (see H. Res. 213), 17912 [27JN]
Small business: financial assistance for those affected by citrus canker (see H.R. 113), 2292 [7FE]
Social Security: make minor improvements and necessary technical changes (see H.R. 2005), 10695 [7MY]
———overpayments made to deceased shall be subject to provisions under the Act (see H.R. 2860), 17232 [25JN]
———restore trust fund losses (see H.R. 3688), 32978 [20NO]
———waiting period for terminal illness shall not be applicable (see H.R. 580), 5584 [19MR]
Social Security Administration: establish as independent agency (see H.R. 3470), 25496 [1OC]
Southeast interstate low-level radioactive waste management compact: sense of Congress (see H.R. 1267), 3568 [26FE]
Soviet Union: direct President to begin talks to establish student exchange for peace programs (see H.J. Res. 336), 32631 [20NO]
Superfund Excise Tax: enact (see H.R. 3030), 19525 [17JY]
Taxation: extend energy credit to solar (see H.R. 1272), 3568 [26FE]
———make permanent allocation of research and experimental expenditures (see H.R. 1359), 4229 [28FE]
———method of payment on distilled spirits (see H.R. 2274), 17913 [27JN]
———treatment of commercial airline pilots (see H.R. 2399), 10694 [7MY]
Trade Adjustment Assistance Program: extend (see H.R. 3367), 24287 [19SE]
Elected to
Committee on Ways and Means, ***** [30JA], 1693 [4FE]
Essays
Peace—A World Concern: Tommy Chen, 2835
Remarks by, on
Budget: changes in spending and revenue provisions (H.R. 3128), 29827 [31OC]
———deficit, 11070 [8MY]
———line-item veto, 10490 [6MY]
———revising for fiscal year 1985 and setting forth for 1986-88 (H. Con. Res. 152), 13383 [23MY]
Cigarettes: emergency extension of excise tax (H.R. 3981), 37845, 37846 [18DE]
Committee on Ways and Means: filing reports, 29236 [28OC]
Congressional Record: revise and extend remarks, 27121 [10OC]
Customs Service: user fees, 29827 [31OC]
Export Administration Act: amend (H.R. 1786), 8010 [16AP]
Foreign trade: deficit, 6450 [27MR]
———textile industry, 27063, 27071, 27072, 27109 [10OC], 33734 [3DE]
Government spending: reduce, 11070 [8MY]
House: legislative program, 11278 [9MY]
Japan: correct U.S. trade imbalance (H. Con. Res. 107), 7209 [2AP]
Nicaragua: making appropriations for military and paramilitary operations (H.J. Res. 239), 8967, 8972 [23AP]
Nuclear Decommissioning Tax Act: enact, 5916
Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act: enact (H.R. 3500), 28613 [23OC]
Parliamentary inquiry, 37846 [18DE]
Point of order, 20815 [26JY]
Reagan, President: budgetary policies, 10490 [6MY]
Social Security: prevent disinvestment of trust fund (H.R. 3669), 30187 [1NO]
States: return of Outer Continental Shelf drilling revenues to certain, 28613 [23OC]
Taxation: temporary extension of certain provisions of law (H.R. 3979), 37843, 37844 [18DE]
Textile and Apparel Trade Enforcement Act: enact (H.R. 1562), 27063, 27071, 27072, 27109 [10OC], 33734 [3DE]
U.S.-Israel Free Trade Area Implementation Act: enact (H.R. 2268), 10625 [7MY]
Remarks in House relative to
Congressional Record: revise and extend remarks, 10490 [6MY], 11070 [8MY], 11278 [9MY]
Special order: granted, 6361 [26MR]
Reports
Committee on Ways and Means, 597 [7JA], 2413 [19FE], 8051 [16AP], 30999 [7NO]
Foreign Travel Expenditures, 597 [7JA], 2413 [19FE], 6603 [28MR], 8051 [16AP], 30999 [7NO]
U.S. Interparliamentary Group, 6603 [28MR]
U.S.-European Parliamentary Exchange 25th Meeting: by, and Representatives Lantos and Gilman, 21554-21556 [30JY]
Resolutions by organizations
Nuclear Decommissioning Tax Act: National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners, 5917
Tributes
Long, Gillis W., 1291 [30JA]