CARPER, THOMAS R. (a Representative from Delaware)
Amendments offered by, to
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act: amend (H.R. 2817), 34830 [6DE]
Bills and resolutions introduced by
Banks and banking: improve quality of examinations of depository institutions (see H.R. 3567), 27642 [16OC]
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act: provide for a hazardous substances inventory (see H.R. 2603), 13435 [23MY]
Constitution: terms of office for Members of Congress (see H.J. Res. 269), 9827 [30AP]
———terms of office for President (see H.J. Res. 269), 9827 [30AP]
Energy conservation: provide for daylight saving time on an expanded basis (see H.R. 2271), 9827 [30AP]
Schaefer, John F.: relief (see H.R. 3679), 30199 [1NO]
Taxation: modify expenses for household and dependent care for computing credit (see H.R. 2272), 9827 [30AP]
Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor
Africa: funds for food assistance and agricultural development (see H.R. 2080), 21632 [30JY]
———supplemental assistance for famine relief (see H.R. 100), 1387 [31JA]
Agriculture: study use of unleaded fuel in machinery (see H.R. 2795), 20138 [23JY]
American Liver Foundation National Liver Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 127), 28866 [24OC]
Ammunition: regulate manufacture, importation, and sale of armor-piercing (see H.R. 4, 13), 1314 [30JA], 2292 [7FE]
Animals: end use of steel-jaw leghold traps (see H.R. 1809), 22898 [4SE]
Anne Frank Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 293), 15216 [11JN]
Anniversary Year of Connecticut: designate (see H.J. Res. 102), 19230 [16JY]
Appropriations: supplemental for famine and recovery in Africa (see H.R. 606), 2293 [7FE]
Baltic Freedom Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 263), 13438 [23MY]
Banks and banking: authorize interstate among certain States (see H.R. 52), 7497 [3AP]
———eliminate unfair and predacious export financing practices (see H.R. 3667), 31637 [13NO]
———limit number of days institutions may restrict availability of funds on deposit (see H.R. 2443), 11146 [8MY]
Benign Essential Blepharospasm Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 308), 27019 [9OC]
Better Hearing and Speech Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 169), 13438 [23MY]
Bipartisan Commission on Congressional Campaign Financing: establish (see H.R. 1284), 18138 [9JY]
Boy Scouts of America: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 159), 10521 [6MY]
Broker deposits: limiting amount of short-term deposits accepted by depository institutions (see H.R. 107), 1387 [31JA]
Budget: require President to transmit and Committee on the Budget to report a balanced (see H.R. 3), 2292 [7FE]
Census: modify application to family farmers (see H.R. 1399), 9828 [30AP]
Centennial Year of the Gasoline Powered Automobile: designate (see H.J. Res. 439), 35288 [9DE]
Chapin, Harry: award special gold medal (see H.R. 1207), 11762 [14MY]
Child Nutrition Act: limit participation in Special Supplemental Food Program (see H.R. 1906), 14336 [5JN]
Cigarettes: continue taxes indefinitely (see H.R. 844), 8058 [16AP]
———eliminate reduction in tax (see H.R. 1200), 6610 [28MR]
———increase tax and provide cost-of-living adjustment in amount of such tax (see H.R. 236), 1696 [4FE]
———increase to 32 cents per pack the Federal excise (see H.R. 1508), 37855 [18DE]
Civil Rights Restoration Act: enact (see H.R. 700), 901 [24JA]
Civil service: promote equitable pay practices and eliminate discrimination (see H.R. 3008), 20838 [26JY]
Clean Air Act: control of hazardous air pollutants from stationary and mobile sources (see H.R. 967), 7803 [15AP]
———control sources of sulfur dioxide to reduce acid deposition (see H.R. 2679), 24288 [19SE]
Clean Coal Technology Reserve: demonstration and development of technologies for commercial application (see H.R. 2754), 19229 [16JY]
Coastal Zone Management Act: establish planning and management process for estuaries of national significance (see H.R. 2497), 11761 [14MY]
———reauthorize (see H.R. 2121), 12010 [15MY]
Columbus, Christopher: posthumously proclaiming honorary citizen (see H.J. Res. 275), 24812 [24SE]
Committee on Children, Youth, and Families (Select): establish (see H. Res. 25), 461 [7JA]
Committee on Hunger (Select): establish (see H. Res. 20), 2293 [7FE]
Communications Act: 2-year moratorium on encryption of satellite cable programming (see H.R. 1769), 25759 [2OC]
Congressional foreign travel: provide separate appropriations (see H.R. 3448), 27018 [9OC]
Constitution: 4-year terms for Representatives (see H.J. Res. 323), 17232 [25JN]
Credit: eliminate foreign predatory export practices (see H.R. 3515), 26481 [7OC]
District of Columbia: designate Raoul Wallenberg Ave. (see H.R. 2119), 12276 [16MY]
———erect memorial to honor Korean War veterans (see H.R. 2205), 27643 [16OC]
Doubek, Robert W.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2591), 31516 [12NO]
Education for All Handicapped Children Act: commemorate accomplishments (see H. Con. Res. 201), 28317 [22OC]
Education of the Handicapped Act: award reasonable attorneys' fees and clarify effect on rights, procedures, and remedies (see H.R. 1523), 22898 [4SE]
Egypt: urging to recall its Ambassador to Israel (see H. Con. Res. 72), 5049 [7MR]
El Salvador: Committee on Foreign Affairs to investigate murders of U.S. citizens (see H. Res. 36), 2942 [21FE]
Eugene Ormandy Appreciation Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 347), 30199 [1NO]
Fair Debt Collection Practices Act: attorneys collecting debts subject to provisions (see H.R. 237), 18729 [11JY]
Fair Housing Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 188), 5988 [21MR]
Fair Labor Standards Act: require wages based on individual productivity be paid to handicapped (see H.R. 2676), 19526 [17JY]
Federal Aviation Act: prohibit acquisition of an air carrier which is operating under protection of bankruptcy (see H.R. 2870), 25496 [1OC]
Federal employees: establish new supplemental retirement plan for Members of Congress, and Postal Service (see H.R. 3660), 35288 [9DE]
Federal Energy Conservation Program: improve administration (see H.R. 2876), 22685 [1AU]
Federal facilities: establish requirements relative to hazardous substances released (see H.R. 1319), 6470 [27MR]
Federal Home Loan Bank Board: effective date of limitations on certain investments (see H. Con. Res. 34), 1315 [30JA]
Federal Power Act: limit recovery of cost of construction by public utilities (see H.R. 1229), 2940 [21FE]
Firearms: regulate manufacture, importation, and sale of armor-piercing ammunition (see H.R. 3132), 27643 [16OC]
Foreign Assistance Act: protect biological diversity in developing countries (see H.R. 2958), 20138 [23JY]
———protect tropical forests in developing countries (see H.R. 2957), 20138 [23JY]
Freedom of Information Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 371), 22684 [1AU]
Freedom of the Press Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 164), 5586 [19MR]
GAO: investigate conditions of displaced Salvadoran persons (see H.R. 822), 7497 [3AP]
Germany, Federal Republic of: President's trip to Bitburg cemetery (see H. Con. Res. 125; H. Res. 135), 8763 [22AP], 9105 [23AP]
Government: reduce costs of motor vehicle expenses (see H.R. 1825), 16413 [19JN]
Government programs: require reauthorization of budget authority at least every 10 years (see H.R. 2), 21632 [30JY]
Guatemala: sense of House to extending voluntary departure status to nationals (see H. Res. 107), 5729 [20MR]
Handicapped Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 285), 11763 [14MY]
Hands Across America Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 462), 36106 [11DE]
Helen Keller Deaf-Blind Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 227), 14655 [6JN]
Higher Education Act: strengthen programs relative to institutional aid (see H.R. 2907), 23150 [10SE]
House rules: require standing committees to review and study President's Private Sector Survey on Cost Control (see H. Res. 60), 6611 [28MR]
Housing: amend and extend certain laws (see H.R. 1), 17519 [26JN]
Hungarians in Transylvania: observance of human rights by Romania (see H. Res. 56), 17233 [25JN]
Ignacy Jan Paderewski Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 413), 27163 [10OC]
Interest: uniform disclosure of rates payable on savings accounts (see H.R. 2282), 11686 [13MY]
International trade: give Nation's performance greater importance in Government policy (see H.R. 1950), 29686 [30OC]
Interstate commerce: prevent employment denial by prohibiting lie detector tests on employees (see H.R. 1524), 16123 [18JN]
IRS: enforcement of laws and repeal grace period for payment of tobacco-related excise taxes (see H.R. 1826), 16413 [19JN]
Israel: urging Egypt to recall its Ambassador (see H. Con. Res. 72), 5049 [7MR]
Jewish Heritage Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 104), 5728 [20MR]
Joint Chiefs of Staff: strengthen position of Chairman (see H.R. 3622), 28864 [24OC]
Jordan: prohibit sales of advanced weapons (see H.J. Res. 428), 28865 [24OC]
Learning Disabilities Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 287), 15216 [11JN]
Live Aid Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 325), 18516 [10JY]
Lupus Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 197), 16123 [18JN]
Made in America Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 430), 32465 [19NO]
Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuary Act: amend (see H.R. 1854, 1957), 6923 [1AP], 12010 [15MY]
Mengele, Josef: Congress should continue investigation into residence and activities (see H. Con. Res. 82), 5989 [21MR]
———sense of Congress that Nazi doctor should be brought to justice (see H. Con. Res. 77), 6368 [26MR]
MIA's: secure full accounting (see H.J. Res. 105), 1314 [30JA]
———sense of Congress (see H. Con. Res. 37), 6368 [26MR]
———support President's leadership (see H. Con. Res. 40), 7240 [2AP]
Missing Children Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 281), 12822 [21MY]
Money: achieve stable and reasonable exchange rates for international currencies (see H.R. 3573), 31516 [12NO]
———stabilize international markets in support of fair global competition (see H.R. 3498), 31516 [12NO]
Mule Appreciation Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 76), 827 [22JA]
Music in Our Schools Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 345), 28317 [22OC]
Myasthenia Gravis Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 329), 24289 [19SE]
National Adult Day Care Center Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 229), 7496 [3AP]
National Agriculture Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 137), 2291 [7FE]
National Alopecia Areata Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 282), 27420 [11OC]
National Arson Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 61), 8762 [22AP]
National Asthma and Allergy Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 170), 6368 [26MR]
National Atomic Veterans Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 295), 18516 [10JY]
National Black History Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 21), 3951 [27FE]
National Blood Pressure Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 333), 26482 [7OC]
National Buy American Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 334), 25497 [1OC]
National Child Abuse Prevention Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 121), 4231 [28FE]
National Child Safety Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 33), 7240 [2AP]
National Children's Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 79), 8299 [17AP]
National CPR Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 183), 27018 [9OC]
National Day of Peace: designate (see H.J. Res. 90), 21632 [30JY]
National Day of Remembrance of Man's Inhumanity to Man: designate (see H.J. Res. 192), 8300 [17AP]
National Dental Hygiene Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 218), 23913 [17SE]
National Diabetes Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 314), 28702 [23OC]
National Diffusion Network: provide for continuation (see H.R. 147), 6366 [26MR]
National Digestive Diseases Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 158), 9829 [30AP]
National Disability in Entertainment Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 206), 19867 [22JY]
National Down's Syndrome Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 135), 10024 [1MY]
National Drug Abuse Education Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 126), 27828 [17OC]
National Employ-the-Older-Worker Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 134), 2681 [20FE]
National Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 375), 34885 [6DE]
National Fishing Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 433), 37488 [17DE]
National Food Bank Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 234), 7612 [4AP]
National Foster Grandparents Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 141), 24581 [20SE]
National Guard: issue commemorative stamp (see H. Res. 245), 32465 [19NO]
National Hemophilia Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 254), 18730 [11JY]
National High-Tech Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 128), 8299 [17AP]
National Home Care Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 319), 27828 [17OC]
National Hospice Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 288), 21632 [30JY]
National Housing Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 350), 20263 [24JY]
National Independent Free Papers Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 327, 365), 21633 [30JY], 22979 [5SE]
National Make-A-Wish Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 221), 23009 [9SE]
National Mark Twain Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 259), 26110 [3OC]
National Mental Retardation Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 108), 5586 [19MR]
National Nutrition Monitoring and Related Research Program: establish (see H.R. 2436), 11146 [8MY]
National Organ and Tissue Donor Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 450), 31515 [12NO]
National Organ Donation Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 123), 5729 [20MR]
National Osteopathic Medicine Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 175), 18060 [8JY]
National Osteoporosis Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 46), 6367 [26MR]
National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 101), 33602 [2DE]
National Pedestrian Safety Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 156), 15216 [11JN]
National POW/MIA Recognition Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 205), 8058 [16AP]
National School Library Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 154), 9297 [24AP]
National School-Age Child Care Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 60), 20681 [25JY]
National Sewing Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 222), 18516 [10JY]
National Skin Cancer Prevention and Detection Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 85), 2293 [7FE]
National Spina Bifida Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 179), 18139 [9JY]
National Temporary Help Services Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 401), 27829 [17OC]
National Theater Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 25), 8299 [17AP]
National Theatre Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 464), 32978 [20NO]
National Tourism Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 296), 19702 [18JY]
National Veterans' Health Care Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 216), 15593 [13JN]
New York Bight Apex: restrict dumping of sewage sludge (see H.R. 3569), 31516 [12NO]
Northeast Interstate Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management Compact: consent of Congress (see H.R. 3372), 27643 [16OC]
Nuclear weapons: prohibit explosive testing (see H.J. Res. 3), 16123 [18JN]
Oil Heat Centennial Year: designate (see H.J. Res. 171), 15593 [13JN]
Older Americans Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 195), 5583 [19MR]
Plant closings: require employers to notify and consult with employees (see H.R. 1616), 26691 [8OC]
Polish American Heritage Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 106), 1314 [30JA]
President's Private Sector Survey on Cost Control: implement Federal health care recommendations (see H.R. 1828), 16413 [19JN]
———implement user fee recommendations (see H.R. 1827), 16413 [19JN]
Religion: greater balance among military chaplains in Armed Forces (see H.R. 1875), 20138 [23JY]
Romania: human rights of Hungarians in Transylvania (see H. Res. 56), 17233 [25JN]
Save for the U.S.A. Year: designate (see H.J. Res. 436), 33602 [2DE]
Scruggs, Jan C.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2591), 31516 [12NO]
Sec. of the Treasury: deposit amounts in trust funds equal to interest lost through disinvestment during fiscal year (see H.R. 3634), 32642 [20NO]
Senior Center Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 146), 8763 [22AP]
Sesquicentennial Year of the National Library of Medicine: designate (see H.J. Res. 332), 36766 [16DE]
Social Security: improve quality control standards under AFDC (see H.R. 1279), 12822 [21MY]
Social Security Administration: establish as independent agency (see H.R. 3470), 29686 [30OC]
Social Security Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 300), 22686 [1AU]
Solid Waste Disposal Act: prevent release of toxic and hazardous substances (see H.R. 965), 7803 [15AP]
South Africa: opposition to system of apartheid (see H.R. 1460), 7239 [2AP]
Soviet Jewry: sense of House relative to Solidarity Sunday (see H. Res. 127), 8059 [16AP]
Soviet Union: cease concentrated and systematic persecution of Hebrew teachers and cultural activists (see H. Res. 74, 352), 24812 [24SE], 38371 [19DE]
———direct President to begin talks to establish student exchange for peace programs (see H.J. Res. 336), 20264 [24JY]
———sense of House relative to exchange of travel by leaders of U.S. (see H. Res. 116), 6470 [27MR]
Space Exploration Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 318), 18730 [11JY]
Special Supplemental Food Program for Women, Infants, and Children: release the remaining money appropriated (see H. Con. Res. 146), 13128 [22MY]
Sport Fish Restoration Fund: administration as required by law (see H. Res. 165), 11147 [8MY]
Square dance: designate as the national folk dance (see H.J. Res. 316), 15879 [17JN]
Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Commemorative Coin Act: enact (see H.R. 47), 4299 [4MR]
Survivor Benefit Plan: provide to surviving spouses of certain members of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 62), 8473 [18AP]
Taxation: broaden base of individual and corporate income (see H.R. 800), 1312 [30JA]
———deny deduction for interest on loans in takeovers or attempted (see H.R. 1553), 9104 [23AP]
———disallow deduction for advertising or promotion of arms sales (see H.R. 1444), 7239 [2AP]
———exemption from gasoline and diesel fuel taxes for nonprofit volunteer firefighting and rescue organizations (see H.R. 338), 24179 [18SE]
———make permanent rules relative to imputed interest and assumption of loans (see H.R. 2069), 9105 [23AP]
Textile industry and fabrics: promote economic recovery (see H.R. 1562), 7613 [4AP]
Titanic, SS: designate as maritime memorial and provide for research, exploration, and salvage (see H.R. 3272), 23442 [11SE]
Tobacco: labeling for smokeless products and advertisements (see H.R. 2950), 23444 [11SE]
———repeal provisions of law concerning price support for marketing (see H.R. 1324), 3950 [27FE]
Toxic Substances Control Act: prevent release of toxic and hazardous substances (see H.R. 965), 7803 [15AP]
Trade: identify and reduce barriers affecting supplies of telecommunication equipment and services (see H.R. 3131), 21936 [31JY]
Trade and Development Enhancement Act: better coordination between tied aid credit programs (see H.R. 3296), 30199 [1NO]
Truck and Bus Safety Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 445), 36766 [16DE]
U.S. Savings Bonds Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 421), 30914 [6NO]
U.S.-U.S.S.R. relations: display lights during summit talks (see H. Con. Res. 227), 30493 [5NO]
VA: adjudication of claims for benefits (see H.R. 585), 13437 [23MY]
Very Special Arts U.S.A. Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 204), 9105 [23AP]
Vietnam Veterans of America, Inc.: grant charter (see H.R. 512), 12010 [15MY]
Westway landfill, New York, NY: Sec. of Transportation not to expand or obligate funds (see H.R. 1888), 7236 [2AP]
Wheeler, John P., III: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2591), 31516 [12NO]
World Food Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 172), 14059 [4JN]
Year of the Teacher: designate (see H.J. Res. 151), 22899 [4SE]
Youth Suicide Prevention Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 193), 9829 [30AP]
Elected to
Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs, ***** [30JA], 1272 [4FE]
Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries, ***** [30JA], 1693 [4FE]
Essays
Voice of Democracy: Beth Reister, 11613
Remarks by, on
Agriculture: dairy price supports, 25012 [26SE]
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act: enact (H.R. 3520), 30125 [1NO]
Banks and banking: depository institution examination procedures (H.R. 3567), 27578 [16OC]
Budget: funding levels for executive departments, 20797, 20798 [26JY]
———revising for fiscal year 1985 and setting forth for 1986-88 (H. Con. Res. 152), 13380 [23MY]
———water quality renewal projects funding, 20062 [23JY]
Coastal Zone Management Act: reauthorize (H.R. 2121), 21542 [30JY]
Committees of the House: funding (H. Res. 100), 6281 [26MR]
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act: amend (H.R. 2817), 34469, 34764
Cyprus: Turkish occupation, 25481
Democratic Party: tax reform proposal, 19500 [17JY]
Dept. of HUD and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3038), 20593
Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and certain independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3036), 20797, 20798 [26JY]
Ecology: Coastal Zone Management program, 21542 [30JY]
———management of estuaries, 11949 [15MY]
Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2959), 19144 [16JY]
EPA: blanket exemptions relative to hazardous substances regulations, 34469 [5DE]
———emissions data requirements for certain hazardous substances, 34764
———exemptions relative to hazardous waste reports, 34830 [6DE]
———ocean dumping, 35601 [10DE]
———publication of list of extremely toxic substances, 34831 [6DE]
Federal Water Pollution Control Act: amend (H.R. 8), 20062 [23JY]
Food Security Act: enact (H.R. 2100), 25012 [26SE]
Foreign relations: Cyprus, 25481
Foreign trade: textile industry, 27097 [10OC], 27118
Government spending: reduce, 30125 [1NO]
Hazardous substances: community inventory, 13422 [23MY]
———community right-to-know requirements, 34469 [5DE]
Hazardous waste disposal: superfund tax, 34878 [6DE]
Insured Financial Institutions Examination Act: enact (H.R. 3567), 27578 [16OC]
Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuary Act: amend relative to ocean dumping (H.R. 1957), 35601 [10DE]
MX missile: authorizing release of funds for procurement (H.J. Res. 180), 6306 [26MR]
Public health: community inventory of hazardous substances, 13422 [23MY]
Reagan, President: tax reform, 19500 [17JY]
———tax reform proposal, 25664 [2OC]
Rivers: management of estuaries, 11949 [15MY]
Taxation: deductions for State and local taxes, 25664 [2OC]
———reform, 19500 [17JY]
Textile and Apparel Trade Enforcement Act: enact (H.R. 1562), 27097 [10OC], 27118
Turkey: occupation of Cyprus, 25481
Water Quality Renewal Act: enact (H.R. 8), 20062 [23JY]
Remarks in House relative to
Congressional Record: revise and extend remarks, 6281, 6306 [26MR], 11949 [15MY], 13380, 13422 [23MY], 20677 [25JY], 21542 [30JY], 25012 [26SE], 25664 [2OC], 27097 [10OC], 27578 [16OC], 30125 [1NO], 34469 [5DE], 35558, 35601 [10DE]
Special order: granted, 27641 [16OC]