MORRISON, SID (a Representative from Washington)
Analyses
Federal Food Irradiation Development and Control Act, 896
Federal Nuclear Waste Disposal Liability Act (H.R. 2524), 12001
Appointments
Committee on Hunger (Select): member, 5673 [20MR]
Conferee: H.R. 2100, Food Security Act, 34511 [5DE]
Bills and resolutions introduced by
American Philatelic Society: recognize (see H.R. 2097), 8298 [17AP]
Atomic Energy Act: establish liability and indemnification for nuclear incidents (see H.R. 2524), 12009 [15MY]
Bumping Lake, Yakima, WA: construct, operate, and maintain enlarged storage division (see H.R. 2096), 8298 [17AP]
Joint Operating Commission for Food Irradiation: establish (see H.R. 696), 901 [24JA]
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), 1386 [31JA]
Taxation: clarify treatment of travel expenses in cases of construction workers (see H.R. 2346), 10261 [2MY]
———credit against contributions of certain agricultural products to exempt organizations (see H.R. 3059), 20137 [23JY]
Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor
Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act: enhance effectiveness of food programs (see H.R. 2390), 10694 [7MY]
Agriculture: assist export of commodities and improve farm income (see H.R. 1517), 7239 [2AP]
———market expansion and income protection for farmers (see H.R. 1965), 7495 [3AP]
———restructure of loans from commercial lenders and farm credit institutions (see H.R. 3868), 34788 [5DE]
———study use of unleaded fuel in machinery (see H.R. 2795), 16122 [18JN]
Agriculture and Food Act: protection for purchasers of farm products (see H.R. 1591), 7239 [2AP]
AID: family planning service programs based on voluntarism and informed choice (see H.R. 3654), 29685 [30OC]
Alzheimer's disease: establishment of support groups for families of victims (see H.R. 66), 7238 [2AP]
American Liver Foundation National Liver Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 127), 27643 [16OC]
Ammunition: regulate manufacture, importation, and sale of armor-piercing (see H.R. 13), 4299 [4MR]
Animals: end use of steel jaw leghold traps (see H.R. 1809), 6608 [28MR]
Appalachian Regional Development Act: amend (see H.R. 10), 11761 [14MY]
Appropriations: supplemental for famine and recovery in Africa (see H.R. 606), 2293 [7FE]
Armed Forces: assistance for economic stabilization and local community development affected by base closures (see H.R. 1066), 5728 [20MR]
Atomic Energy Act: encourage development and use of standardized plant designs (see H.R. 1029), 2289 [7FE]
Bankruptcy: proceedings involving debtors who are family farmers (see H.R. 2211), 13128 [22MY]
Banks and banking: limit number of days institutions may restrict availability of funds on deposit (see H.R. 2443), 25759 [2OC]
Benign Essential Blepharospasm Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 308), 27019 [9OC]
Bonneville lock and dam project: construct a new lock (see H.R. 233), 450 [3JA]
Boy Scouts of America: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 159), 10521 [6MY]
———commemorate anniversary by minting half dollar coins (see H.R. 870), 21937 [31JY]
Budget: constitutional amendment relative to Federal procedures (see H.J. Res. 27), 2681 [20FE]
———require graduated reduction of deficit and balance (see H.R. 3520), 27018 [9OC]
———require President to transmit and Committee on the Budget to report a balanced (see H.R. 3), 9104 [23AP]
Camp Fire, Inc.: recognizing 75 years of service (see H.J. Res. 298), 30199 [1NO]
CCC Charter Act: amend relative to export of agricultural commodities (see H.R. 1612), 5726 [20MR]
Census: modify application to family farmers (see H.R. 1399), 4400 [5MR]
Chapin, Harry: award special gold medal (see H.R. 1207), 24581 [20SE]
Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act: encourage States to enact protection reforms (see H.R. 2999), 26691 [8OC]
Children: education of gifted and talented children (see H.R. 2364), 15216 [11JN]
———improve and expand care and early education services (see H.R. 2867), 34789 [5DE]
———provide State assistance to establish clearinghouse for missing (see H.R. 604), 7612 [4AP]
Cigarettes: increase tax and provide cost-of-living adjustment in amount of such tax (see H.R. 236), 5047 [7MR]
Civil Rights Restoration Act: enact (see H.R. 700), 11147 [8MY]
Clean Air Act: control sources of sulfur dioxide to reduce acid deposition (see H.R. 2679), 30199 [1NO]
Coins and coinage: provide for minting of gold (see H.R. 1123), 10520 [6MY]
Colville Business Council: transfer of undistributed appropriations in judgments awarded Confederated Tribes (see H.R. 2174), 9103 [23AP]
Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians: implement recommendations (see H.R. 442), 9828 [30AP]
Committee on Hunger (Select): establish (see H. Res. 20), 461 [3JA]
Congressional Budget Act: amend to improve process (see H.R. 1195), 2938 [21FE]
Constitution: item veto in appropriation bills (see H.J. Res. 49), 2293 [7FE]
Corporations: 50% nondeductible excise tax on certain profits from takeover attempts (see H.R. 1100), 5728 [20MR]
Crime and criminals: bribery and related offenses (see H.R. 2839), 22685 [1AU]
———civil remedies for persons injured by racketeering activity (see H.R. 2943), 33842 [3DE]
Domestic Volunteer Service Act: foster grandparent services for mentally retarded (see H.R. 1063), 16884 [21JN]
Doubek, Robert W.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2591), 31887 [14NO]
Education: assist in revitalizing academic research programs (see H.R. 2823), 29251 [28OC]
———increase research and encourage contribution of scientific equipment to institutions (see H.R. 1188), 11292 [9MY]
Elections: protect voting rights (see H.R. 1453), 37487 [17DE]
———protect voting rights by preventing inappropriate registration procedures (see H.R. 1454), 37487 [17DE]
Employment and Training Program of the Food Stamp Program: enact (see H.R. 2745), 20681 [25JY]
Enterprise Zone Jobs Creation Act: enact (see H.R. 3232), 27018 [9OC]
Ethiopia: sense of Congress to forced evacuation of Ibnet feeding camp (see H. Con. Res. 140), 10696 [7MY]
———sense of Congress with respect to Ibnet feeding camp (see H. Con. Res. 137, 138), 10262 [2MY]
Executive departments: accept volunteer services of individuals and nonprofit organizations (see H.R. 1993), 13890 [3JN]
Fair Debt Collection Practices Act: attorneys collecting debts subject to provisions (see H.R. 237), 8473 [18AP]
Fair Housing Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 188), 6368 [26MR]
Fair Labor Standards Act: require wages based on individual productivity be paid to handicapped (see H.R. 2676), 17233 [25JN]
Family Reunion Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 64), 7613 [4AP]
Farm Credit Act: guarantees for certain obligations (see H.R. 3231), 22897 [4SE]
FCC: proceedings regarding assignment of channel for use by neighborhood watch programs (see H.R. 1327), 14655 [6JN]
Federal Power Act: provide protection to consumers of electric power (see H.R. 44), 29898 [31OC]
Federal Reserve Board: small business and agriculture representation (see H. Res. 264), 36766 [16DE]
Firearms: protect rights of owners (see H.R. 945), 14655 [6JN]
Fisheries conservation: amend relative to Sport Fish Restoration Trust Fund (see H. Res. 134), 14060 [4JN]
Food Stamp Act: exclude from household income expenses incurred for schoolbooks and transportation (see H.R. 891), 8762 [22AP]
Forest productivity: study and research decline (see H.R. 2631), 13436 [23MY]
Freedom of Information Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 371), 22684 [1AU]
GAO: investigate conditions of displaced Salvadoran persons (see H.R. 822), 1312 [30JA]
Germany, Federal Republic of: prohibit Social Security payment of benefits to individuals deported because of association with Nazi government (see H.R. 933), 7497 [3AP]
Girl Scouts of America: commemorate anniversary by minting half dollar coins (see H.R. 870), 21937 [31JY]
Government programs: require reauthorization of budget authority at least every 10 years (see H.R. 2), 18138 [9JY]
Government regulations: make more cost effective and ensure review of rules (see H.R. 1339), 9423 [25AP]
Helen Keller Deaf-Blind Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 227), 14655 [6JN]
Housing and Community Development Act: provide 50% grants under urban development (see H.R. 882), 1385 [31JA]
Immigration and Nationality Act: waiver of visa requirement for nonimmigrant tourists (see H.R. 1021), 16582 [20JN]
Impoundment Control Act: rescission of budget authority (see H.R. 3252), 36106 [11DE]
Indian lands: conservation, rehabilitation, and improvement of natural and cultural resources (see H.R. 99), 5047 [7MR]
Indians: prevention, identification, and treatment of youth alcohol and drug abuse (see H.R. 1156), 13437 [23MY]
Insurance: clarify application relative to rates, charges, or premiums filed with State insurance departments (see H.R. 2684), 27828 [17OC]
———prohibit discrimination on basis of blindness (see H.R. 2741), 17913 [27JN]
Intergenerational education volunteer network programs: establish (see H.R. 1587), 11292 [9MY]
Lessons of Grenada Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 313), 24581 [20SE]
Medicare: coverage of services performed by a physician assistant (see H.R. 3260), 32628 [20NO]
———enter into reciprocal agreements furnished beneficiaries outside U.S. (see H.R. 3512), 28317 [22OC]
———extend hospice benefits for 2 years (see H.R. 1316), 21632 [30JY]
Milk diversion program: extension (see H.R. 111), 1315 [30JA]
Myasthenia Gravis Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 329), 24289 [19SE]
National Adult Day Care Center Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 229), 20681 [25JY]
National Agriculture Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 137), 4402 [5MR]
National Alzheimer's Disease Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 112), 8762 [22AP]
National Bowling Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 359), 36766 [16DE]
National Child Abuse Prevention Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 121), 4231 [28FE]
National Child Safety Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 33), 5585 [19MR]
National commission on the farm credit system: establish (see H. Con. Res. 190), 23548 [12SE]
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 Day of Fasting To Raise Funds To Combat Hunger: designate (see H.J. Res. 386), 26482 [7OC]
National Dental Hygiene Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 218), 23549 [12SE]
National Diffusion Network: provide for continuation (see H.R. 147), 2941 [21FE]
National Down's Syndrome Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 135), 5988 [21MR]
National Energy Education Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 160), 2940 [21FE]
National Eye Health Care Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 207), 14655 [6JN]
National Food Bank Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 234), 7612 [4AP]
National Forest System lands: firewood exemption for senior citizens and handicapped (see H.R. 3445), 35288 [9DE]
National Foster Grandparents Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 141), 27163 [10OC]
National Head Injury Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 200), 20264 [24JY]
National Hemophilia Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 254), 33843 [3DE]
National High-Tech Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 128), 8299 [17AP]
National Hospice Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 288), 25759 [2OC]
National job bank: study feasibility and provide incentives for worker training and employer initiative (see H.R. 1219), 2939 [21FE]
National Make-A-Wish Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 221), 25051 [26SE]
National Mark Twain Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 259), 20264 [24JY]
National Nuclear Medicine Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 297), 27019 [9OC]
National observances: establish commission to advise President (see H.R. 479), 1148 [28JA]
National Osteopathic Medicine Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 175), 20681 [25JY]
National Osteoporosis Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 46), 9829 [30AP]
National Philanthropy Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 326), 27828 [17OC]
National Reye's Syndrome Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 122), 27828 [17OC]
National Science Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 161), 7240 [2AP]
National System of Interstate and Defense Highways: apportion funds for construction (see H.R. 429), 5988 [21MR]
National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act: amend passenger safety requirements (see H.R. 1006), 15500 [12JN]
National Veterans' Health Care Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 216), 15500 [12JN]
National Women Veterans Recognition Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 20), 28865 [24OC]
Nicaragua: condemning actions that hinder freedom of religion (see H. Con. Res. 122), 8472 [18AP]
NIH: full funding for new and competing research grants (see H.J. Res. 136), 5048 [7MR]
Northwest interstate compact on low-level radioactive waste management: grant consent of Congress (see H.R. 862), 1384 [31JA]
Oil Heat Centennial Year: designate (see H.J. Res. 171), 15593 [13JN]
Older Americans Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 195), 5583 [19MR]
Patents: restore term of the grant in cases of products for the time of regulatory review period (see H.R. 3897), 36105 [11DE]
Peace Corps: recognize 25th anniversary (see H.J. Res. 305), 19527 [17JY]
Pledge of Allegiance: recognize the pause as part of National Flag Day activities (see H.J. Res. 211), 14060 [4JN]
Point Reyes National Seashore, CA: designate as Phillip Burton Wilderness (see H.R. 1373), 5585 [19MR]
Postal Service: provide reduced rates for nonprofit senior citizens' organizations (see H.J. Res. 397), 29251 [28OC]
Presidential elections: uniform voting hours (see H.R. 622), 4231 [28FE]
Printing: reduce paperwork burden (see H.R. 3508), 26109 [3OC]
Public Health Service Act: provide services for pregnant adolescents and adolescent parents (see H.R. 927), 5585 [19MR]
Public Works and Economic Development Act: amend (see H.R. 10), 11761 [14MY]
Railroad Retirement Act: eliminate reductions in cost-of-living (see H.R. 1835), 18515 [10JY]
Save for the U.S.A. Year: designate (see H.J. Res. 436), 35288 [9DE]
Scruggs, Jan C.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2591), 31887 [14NO]
Sec. of Agriculture: transfer of funds to Sec. of Agriculture for eradication of grasshoppers and mormon crickets (see H.R. 3134), 32642 [20NO]
Sec. of HHS: study duplicative collection of information and recommend methods for reducing (see H.R. 776), 25496 [1OC]
Sec. of the Interior: transfer of funds to Sec. of Agriculture for eradication of grasshoppers and mormon crickets (see H.R. 3134), 32642 [20NO]
Small Reclamation Project Act: amend (see H.R. 2025), 7612 [4AP]
Social Security: benefits to individuals who work despite severe medical impairment (see H.R. 2030), 37487 [17DE]
———cost-of-living increases based on Consumer Product Index (see H.R. 846), 21632 [30JY]
———improve quality control standards under AFDC (see H.R. 1279), 6367 [26MR]
———insurance benefit paid for month in which recipient dies (see H.R. 12), 6087 [25MR]
———modify terminology relative to handicapped children (see H.R. 359), 6087 [25MR]
———overpayments made to deceased shall be subject to provisions under the Act (see H.R. 2860), 17232 [25JN]
———payment of benefits to individuals deported because of association with Nazi government of Germany (see H.R. 933), 7497 [3AP]
———provide for pilot and demonstration projects to test development of programs (see H.R. 880), 5988 [21MR]
———require States to establish, monitor, and enforce child care standards (see H.R. 2116), 21937 [31JY]
Social Security Administration: establish as independent agency (see H.R. 3470), 31637 [13NO]
Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act: authorize acquisition of easements (see H.R. 3557), 31002 [7NO]
Space Exploration Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 318), 19230 [16JY]
Special Supplemental Food Program for Women, Infants, and Children: release the remaining money appropriated (see H. Con. Res. 146), 14337 [5JN]
Sport Fish Restoration Fund: administer as required by law (see H. Res. 165), 18139 [9JY]
Square dance: designate as the national folk dance (see H.J. Res. 316), 27828 [17OC]
State and local governments: grants for youth service projects (see H.R. 888), 4703 [6MR]
———reimbursement to agencies for costs in investigations and recovery of Federal taxes (see H.R. 3136), 37487 [17DE]
States: establish maximum speed limits of 70 miles per hour (see H.R. 1163), 5048 [7MR]
Tax Reform Act: repeal changes to treatment of debt instruments issued for property (see H.R. 242), 5584 [19MR]
Taxation: allow deduction for additions to reserves for decommissioning costs of nuclear powerplants (see H.R. 1619), 15500 [12JN]
———allow deduction for contributions to education savings accounts (see H.R. 1644), 13128 [22MY]
———credit for expenses incurred in care for elderly persons (see H.R. 644), 6087 [25MR]
———deductions for elimination of architectural transportation barriers for handicapped and elderly (see H.R. 1458), 10520 [6MY]
———exclude educational assistance programs from gross income (see H.R. 1356), 23912 [17SE]
———exemption from minimum for capital gains on sales of farm property (see H.R. 2277), 28317 [22OC]
———extend and phase out credit for investments in conservation and renewable energy property (see H.R. 2001), 11686 [13MY]
———half of health insurance premiums by self-employed considered as business expense (see H.R. 11), 1877 [6FE]
———inclusion of exempt interest in determining Social Security benefits (see H.R. 452), 1878 [6FE]
———increase to $2,500 maximum deduction for contribution to retirement savings (see H.R. 22), 4402 [5MR]
———provide for safeguarding of taxpayers' rights (see H.R. 831), 16582 [20JN]
———repeal maintenance of contemporaneous records (see H.R. 600), 1315 [30JA]
———requirement for separate mailings relative to IRS 1099 statements (see H.R. 1652), 16413 [19JN]
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]
Wheeler, John P., III: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2591), 31887 [14NO]
Women's History Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 50), 2434 [19FE]
World Food Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 172), 14059 [4JN]
Year of the Flag: designate (see H.J. Res. 424), 31637 [13NO]
Year of the Teacher: designate (see H.J. Res. 151), 14655 [6JN]
Youth Suicide Prevention Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 193), 9105 [23AP]
Elected to
Committee on Agriculture, 1273 [30JA]
Committee on Science and Technology, 1274 [30JA]
Letters
Programs and services to dislocated agricultural workers: by, and 15 House Members, 11182 [8MY]
Remarks by, on
Advanced Breeder Reactor Technology Program: funding, 27784 [17OC]
African Famine Relief and Recovery Act: enact (H.R. 1096), 3522
Agriculture: honey price supports, 26462, 26463 [7OC]
———purchase and sale of agricultural products, 26029
———safety and sanitation standards, 26555, 26556 [8OC]
———sugar production policy, 24980 [26SE]
———tax credit for food contributions (H.R. 3059), 20149
Budget: special procedures for fiscal year 1986 congressional budget process (H. Res. 231), 20188 [24JY]
Bumping Lake, WA, enlargement: enact (H.R. 2096), 8334
Civilian Byproducts and Beneficial Uses Program: funding, 27784 [17OC]
Congress: distribution of ``Farming Game'', 9199 [24AP]
Construction workers: travel expense tax deduction (H.R. 2346), 10390
Corps of Engineers: straight line amortization for hydropower project debt principal, 30838 [6NO]
Cosponsorship: withdrawal from H.R. 1809, 13421 [23MY]
Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2959), conference report, 27784 [17OC]
Environmental and Energy Study Conference: anniversary, 14048
``Farming Game'': distribution to congressional offices, 9199 [24AP]
FDA: food irradiation approval, 17966
Federal Food Irradiation Development and Control Act: enact, 895
Federal Nuclear Waste Disposal Liability Act: enact (H.R. 2524), 12001
Food Security Act: enact (H.R. 2100), 24980 [26SE], 26029
———enact (H.R. 2100), conference report, 37797 [18DE]
Government spending: reduce, 20188 [24JY]
H.R. 1809: withdrawal from cosponsorship, 13421 [23MY]
H.R. 2524, Federal Nuclear Waste Disposal Liability Act, 12002
Hazardous waste disposal: Federal liability and indemnification, 12001
Low-Level Radioactive Waste Policy Act: amend (H.R. 1083), concur with Senate amendments, 38118 [19DE]
National Organ and Tissue Awareness Week: designate (H.J. Res. 450), 31562 [13NO], 31883 [14NO]
National Organ Donation Awareness Week: designate (H.J. Res. 123), 1646
Northwest interstate compact on low-level radioactive waste management: consent of Congress (H.R. 862), 1642
Personal explanation, 35981 [11DE]
Radiation: food irradiation, 895
Votes: position on missed, 35981 [11DE]
Water Resources, Conservation, Development, and Infrastructure Improvement and Rehabilitation Act: enact (H.R. 6), 30838 [6NO]
Remarks in House relative to
Congressional Record: revise and extend remarks, 898 [24JA], 1384 [31JA], 3567 [26FE], 8297 [17AP], 9199 [24AP], 10260 [2MY], 17909 [27JN], 20136 [23JY], 26029 [3OC], 27784 [17OC], 31562 [13NO], 36104 [11DE]
Special order: granted, 898 [24JA], 12007 [15MY]
Reports
Committee on Agriculture, 30994 [7NO]
Foreign Travel Expenditures, 30994 [7NO]
Statements
Agricultural Health and Sanitation Standards: Dept. of Labor (excerpts), 26556 [8OC]
Food Contributions: Senate Finance Committee (1976), 20149
Studies
Food Irradiation: FDA, 17966
Texts of
H.R. 2346, travel expense tax deduction for construction workers, 10391
Tributes
Lindbergh, Pelle, 31562 [13NO]