DICKINSON, WILLIAM L. (a Representative from Alabama)
Amendments offered by, to
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1872), 15597 [13JN], 15883 [17JN], 16074 [18JN], 16330 [19JN], 16552, 16585 [20JN], 16871, 16877 [21JN], 17485 [26JN]
———making appropriations (H.R. 3629), 29396 [29OC], 29639 [30OC]
Dept. of Defense authorization (H.R. 1872), 16091 [18JN]
Military installations: authorize certain construction (H.R. 1409), 27597 [16OC]
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 1409, authorizing certain military construction, 27628 [16OC]
———H.R. 2419, authorizing appropriations for intelligence services, 28743 [24OC]
———H.R. 3128, changes in spending and revenue provisions in budget, 34512 [5DE]
———S. 1160, National Defense Authorization Act, 18552 [11JY]
Articles and editorials
MX Missile, by, Los Angeles (CA) Times (excerpt), 6302 [26MR]
Bills and resolutions introduced by
Alabama Christian College: relief (see H.R. 3033), 19526 [17JY]
Federal Election Campaign Act: contributions and expenditures by banks, corporations, and labor unions (see H.R. 2534), 12275 [16MY]
Military metals: authorize President to award in appropriate cases (see H.R. 3428), 25049 [26SE]
National security policy: reflect strategy of peace through strength (see H. Con. Res. 150), 12276 [16MY]
Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor
Agricultural industry: establish task force to address long-range concerns (see H. Con. Res. 131), 10024 [1MY]
Appropriations: amend House rules to require rollcall vote (see H. Res. 347), 37855 [18DE]
Armed Forces: appropriations (see H.R. 1872), 7235 [2AP]
———death gratuity payable to survivors of those who die on active duty (see H.R. 3974), 37487 [17DE]
———performing groups should use domestically manufactured entertainment support items (see H. Con. Res. 157), 13437 [23MY]
Bipartisan Commission on Congressional Campaign Financing: establish (see H.R. 1284), 17519 [26JN]
Budget: constitutional amendment relative to Federal procedures (see H.J. Res. 27), 9829 [30AP]
Canada: impose quantitative limitations on softwood and investigate National Forest Systems (see H.R. 1088), 2291 [7FE]
Civil defense programs: authorize appropriations (see H.R. 1431), 4702 [6MR]
Coins and coinage: provide for minting of gold (see H.R. 1123), 13437 [23MY]
Committee on Armed Services: amounts from contingent fund for expenses of investigations and studies (see H. Res. 87), 3950 [27FE]
Committee on Intelligence (Joint): establish (see H.J. Res. 7), 32464 [19NO]
Constitution: voluntary school prayer (see H.J. Res. 279), 22899 [4SE]
Dept. of Defense: efficient and expeditious disposal of lost, abandoned, and unclaimed property (see H.R. 2579), 13127 [22MY]
———limit payment of costs to contractors (see H.R. 2397), 12559 [20MY]
District of Columbia: erect memorial to honor Korean War veterans (see H.R. 2205), 14059 [4JN]
Doubek, Robert W.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2591), 30914 [6NO]
Employment: amend Davis-Bacon Act to provide new job opportunities (see H.R. 472), 457 [7JA]
Family Reunion Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 64), 11686 [13MY]
Federal Election Campaign Act: increase role of political parties in financing campaigns (see H.R. 3863), 34788 [5DE]
Federal Home Loan Bank Board: effective date of limitations on certain investments (see H. Con. Res. 34), 4231 [28FE]
Federal Power Act: provide protection to consumers of electric power (see H.R. 44), 14058 [4JN]
Firearms: protect rights of owners (see H.R. 945), 14655 [6JN]
Fleet Reserve Association: recognize (see H.R. 2098), 12822 [21MY]
Freedom of Information Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 371), 22684 [1AU]
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]
Handicapped Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 285), 11292 [9MY]
Helen Keller Deaf-Blind Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 227), 14655 [6JN]
House rules: make legislative process more open (see H. Res. 164), 11146 [8MY]
Hungarians in Transylvania: observance of human rights by Romania (see H. Res. 56), 9125 [23AP]
Immigration: control (see H.R. 2267), 17913 [27JN]
International Terrorism Control Treaty: enact (see H. Res. 208), 17913 [27JN]
Joint Chiefs of Staff: strengthen position of Chairman (see H.R. 3622), 31888 [14NO]
Labor: permit employees to work combination of 40-hour workweek (see H.R. 1893), 12822 [21MY]
Learning Disabilities Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 287), 16124 [18JN]
Lessons of Grenada Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 313), 25051 [26SE]
Lithuanian Independence Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 409), 34267 [4DE]
Lupus Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 197), 20138 [23JY]
Made in America Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 430), 32465 [19NO]
National Agriculture Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 137), 2291 [7FE]
National Atomic Veterans Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 295), 18516 [10JY]
National Blood Pressure Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 333), 26482 [7OC]
National Bowhunter's Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 250), 15216 [11JN]
National Children's Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 79), 8058 [16AP]
National Community College Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 125), 9745 [29AP]
National CPR Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 183), 27018 [9OC]
National Digestive Diseases Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 158), 9829 [30AP]
National Down's Syndrome Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 135), 12559 [20MY]
National Drug Abuse Education Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 126), 15593 [13JN]
National Drunk and Drugged Driving Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 358), 20838 [26JY]
National Energy Education Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 160), 5049 [7MR]
National Eye Health Care Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 207), 20264 [24JY]
National Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 375), 34885 [6DE]
National Foster Grandparents Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 141), 27163 [10OC]
National High-Tech Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 128), 11147 [8MY]
National Independent Retail Grocer Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 74), 827 [22JA]
National Mark Twain Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 259), 26110 [3OC]
National Neighborhood Crime Watch Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 312), 21938 [31JY]
National Physical Fitness and Sports Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 182), 9829 [30AP]
National Reye's Syndrome Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 122), 28865 [24OC]
National School-Age Child Care Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 60), 20838 [26JY]
National Theater Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 25), 10262 [2MY]
National Theatre Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 464), 32978 [20NO]
National Tourism Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 296), 18060 [8JY]
National Union for the Total Independence of Angola: authorize the furnishing of military assistance (see H.R. 3609), 30199 [1NO]
National Women Veterans Recognition Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 20), 30914 [6NO]
Nicaragua: condemn actions of the Sandinista regime (see H. Res. 167), 16414 [19JN]
———sense of Congress concerning situation (see H. Con. Res. 81), 5046 [7MR]
Older Americans Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 195), 5583 [19MR]
Petroleum reserves: appropriations for operations (see H.R. 2993), 18986 [15JY]
Polish American Heritage Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 106), 11763 [14MY]
Postal Service: congressional review of proposed changes (see H.R. 2302), 17233 [25JN]
———issue stamps honoring Airborne Divisions of World War II (see H. Res. 213), 20139 [23JY]
———provide reduced rates for nonprofit senior citizens' organizations (see H.J. Res. 397), 29251 [28OC]
Rocky Mountain Arsenal, CO: develop comprehensive plan for cleanup of contaminated sites (see H.R. 1771), 9105 [23AP]
Romania: human rights of Hungarians in Transylvania (see H. Res. 56), 9125 [23AP]
Rural Electrification Program: anniversary (see H. Res. 144), 15593 [13JN]
Scott Air Force Base, IL: rename as Mel Price Air Force Base and Airport (see H.R. 2458), 14059 [4JN]
Scruggs, Jan C.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2591), 30914 [6NO]
Social Security: restore and protect benefit levels of workers reaching age 65 (see H.R. 1917), 7237 [2AP]
———waiting period for terminal illness shall not be applicable (see H.R. 580), 18729 [11JY]
Society of the Third Infantry Division: erect memorial in District of Columbia (see H.R. 2440), 32464 [19NO]
Soil Conservation Service: commending (see H. Res. 188), 18139 [9JY]
Southeast interstate low-level radioactive waste management compact: sense of Congress (see H.R. 1267), 9745 [29AP]
Soviet Jewry: sense of House relative to Solidarity Sunday (see H. Res. 127), 10024 [1MY]
Space Exploration Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 318), 18730 [11JY]
Sport Fish Restoration Fund: administer as required by law (see H. Res. 165), 14970 [10JN]
Taxation: charitable contributions by nonitemizers (see H.R. 587), 6470 [27MR]
———repeal limitation on private activity bonds (see H.R. 845), 1313 [30JA]
———repeal maintenance of contemporaneous records (see H.R. 600), 826 [22JA]
Textile industry and fabrics: promote economic recovery (see H.R. 1562), 5582 [19MR]
Tombigbee River lock and dam and visitor center, Pickensville, AL: designate as the Tom Bevill Lock and Dam and the Tom Bevill Visitor Center (see H.R. 374), 454 [7JA]
Trade Act: expansion of international trade in wood products (see H.R. 1648), 5986 [21MR]
Trade Partnership Act: enact (see H.R. 3522), 26690 [8OC]
Truck and Bus Safety Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 445), 36766 [16DE]
VA: develop and carry out pilot program to cost effective methods (see H.R. 2270), 13128 [22MY]
Very Special Arts U.S.A. Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 204), 10262 [2MY]
Walt Disney Recognition Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 377), 32631 [20NO]
Wheeler, John P., III: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2591), 30914 [6NO]
Year of the Flag: designate (see H.J. Res. 424), 29899 [31OC]
Elected to
Committee on Armed Services, 1273 [30JA]
Committee on House Administration, 1274 [30JA]
Endorsements
Joint Chiefs of Staff reorganization, 32589 [20NO]
Letters
Presidential commission on Government procurement reform: by, to President Reagan, 9722 [29AP]
Lists
Supporters of Joint Chiefs of Staff reorganization, 32589 [20NO]
Motions offered by
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1872), strike enacting clause, 16100 [18JN]
Oaths of office
House of Representatives, 388 [3JA]
Remarks by, on
Agriculture: peanut price supports, 25958, 25962 [3OC]
Air Force: aircraft research and development, 29639 [30OC]
Aircraft: funding for military, 16331 [19JN]
American Trucking Association: Earl Dove, tribute, 34799
Appropriations: continuing (H.J. Res. 465), 34149 [4DE]
Armed Forces: death gratuity payable to survivors of those who die on active duty (H.R. 3974), 37768, 37769, 37771 [18DE], 38075, 38076 [19DE]
Armenian Genocide: commemoration (H.J. Res. 192), 13967, 13987 [4JN]
Armenian genocide: commemoration (H.J. Res. 192), 36138, 36147 [12DE]
Army: Army Air Corps museum construction, 27597 [16OC]
Bitburg Military Cemetery, West Germany: cancel President Reagan's trip (H. Con. Res. 130), 9975
Bomber aircraft: funding, 16358 [19JN]
Budget: revising for fiscal year 1985 and setting forth for 1986-88 (H. Con. Res. 152), 13365 [23MY]
Chemical weapons: funding, 16392, 16394 [19JN]
Civil Air Patrol: Red Cross partnership regarding human tissue transport, 5651
Combat vehicles: funding, 16332, 16338 [19JN]
Defense procurement: conventional ammunition, 16871 [21JN]
———labor reporting requirements for contractors (H.R. 3603), 29229 [28OC]
———reform, 17113, 17127, 17129, 17132-17135, 17165, 17166, 17168, 17170, 17172, 17174-17177, 17201 [25JN], 17406, 17419, 17420 [26JN], 17803 [27JN]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1872), 11983-11984 [15MY], 16070, 16071, 16074, 16075, 16090, 16100 [18JN], 16328, 16330-16332, 16338, 16342, 16347, 16352, 16354, 16358, 16392, 16394 [19JN], 16472, 16484, 16542, 16545, 16550, 16552, 16553 [20JN], 16845, 16871, 16876, 16877 [21JN], 17113, 17127, 17129, 17132-17135, 17165, 17166, 17168, 17170, 17172, 17174-17177, 17201 [25JN], 17403, 17406, 17419, 17420, 17442, 17444, 17448, 17450, 17485, 17486, 17489 [26JN], 17758, 17763, 17767, 17792, 17797, 17803, 17804, 17807 [27JN]
———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1872), committee amendments, 17476 [26JN]
———authorizing appropriations (S. 1160), conference report, 29334, 29343 [29OC]
———firefighting and security needs assessment, 17442 [26JN]
———funding, 34149 [4DE]
———labor hour reporting requirements for contractors (H.R. 3606), 29229 [28OC]
———making appropriations (H.R. 3629), 29639 [30OC]
———military contractors, 9721 [29AP]
———minority business contracting, 17448 [26JN]
———restructure Joint Chiefs of Staff (H.R. 3622), 32589 [20NO]
———service contracts, 17442 [26JN]
Dept. of Defense Conflict of Interest Act: enact (H.R. 2356), 17132-17135 [25JN]
Dept. of State, USIA, and Board for International Broadcasting: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2068), 10227, 10228 [2MY]
Dept. of the Navy: weapons systems, 17804 [27JN]
Espionage: capital punishment, 17797 [27JN]
———counterintelligence polygraph program, 17485, 17486, 17489 [26JN]
Food Security Act: enact (H.R. 2100), 25958, 25962 [3OC]
Guam: transportation of certain military vehicles, 17792 [27JN]
Holocaust: anniversary of death camps liberation, 9975
House: legislative program, 16489 [20JN], 17130 [25JN], 17403, 17450, 17488, 17496 [26JN], 17812 [27JN]
Joint Chiefs of Staff: reorganization (H.R. 3622), 32589 [20NO]
Military aircraft: use for drug interdiction, 16845 [21JN]
Military Construction Authorization Act: enact (S. 1042), conference report, 32432 [19NO]
Military installations: authorize certain construction (H.R. 1409), 27584 [16OC]
Military personnel: benefits, 16877 [21JN]
———pay adjustment, 17807 [27JN]
MX missile: authorizing release of funds for procurement (H.J. Res. 180), 6035, 6040, 6060, 6064, 6076 [25MR], 6283, 6301, 6337 [26MR]
———funding, 16070, 16071, 16074, 16075, 16090, 16100 [18JN]
National Day of Remembrance of Man's Inhumanity to Man: designate (H.J. Res. 192), 13967, 13987 [4JN], 36138, 36147 [12DE]
National Defense Authorization Act: enact (S. 1160), appointment of conferees, 18552 [11JY]
NATO: weapons procurement, 16472 [20JN]
Nicaragua: introduction of combat forces, 17758, 17763, 17767 [27JN]
Nuclear exports: approval and implementation of proposed agreement between the U.S. and People's Republic of China (S.J. Res. 238), 35959 [11DE]
Parliamentary inquiry, 6283, 6312, 6336 [26MR], 16087, 16098 [18JN], 16395 [19JN], 16487, 16552 [20JN], 17416 [26JN]
Pershing II missile: funding, 16330 [19JN]
Point of order, 17418 [26JN]
Public debt: increase statutory limit (H.J. Res. 372), conference report, 36074 [11DE]
Quorum: call, 6338 [26MR]
Red Cross: Civil Air Patrol partnership regarding human tissue transport, 5651
Strategic defense initiative: research and development, 16473, 16484, 16542, 16545, 16550, 16552, 16553 [20JN]
Submarines: dismantling of Poseidon class, 16876 [21JN]
Trident II missile: funding, 16342, 16347, 16352, 16354 [19JN]
Weapons: funding for conventional, 17444 [26JN]
———funding for conventional forces, 16328 [19JN]
Remarks in House relative to
Congressional Record: revise and extend remarks, 5042 [7MR], 5575 [19MR], 6040 [25MR], 9721 [29AP], 11983 [15MY], 13365 [23MY], 13967, 13987 [4JN], 16070, 16090 [18JN], 16876 [21JN], 25962 [3OC], 27584 [16OC], 29229 [28OC], 29334 [29OC], 32589 [20NO], 34149 [4DE], 34787 [5DE], 36074 [11DE], 36138, 36147 [12DE]
Reports
Committee on Armed Services, 2413 [19FE], 10512 [6MY], 23429 [11SE], 28860-28863 [24OC]
Foreign Travel Expenditures, 2413 [19FE], 10512 [6MY], 23429 [11SE], 28860-28863 [24OC]
Statements
America's Strength Is in Its Innovative Technology: by, 11643 [9MY]
Dept. of Defense Budget: by, 11639 [9MY]
Tributes
Dove, Earl, 34799
Hill, Lister, 5115
Selden, Armistead I., Jr., 32631
Sparkman, John J., 34779