RIDGE, THOMAS J. (a Representative from Pennsylvania)
Appointments
Committee on Aging (Select), 2882 [21FE]
Bills and resolutions introduced by
Banks and banking: restore competitive equity between national and State relative to shared automatic teller machine networks (see H.R. 2099), 8298 [17AP]
Presque Isle Peninsula, PA: implementation of project for control of beach erosion (see H.R. 1585), 5582 [19MR]
Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor
Alzheimer's disease: assistance for education, research, and related disorders (see H.R. 2280), 15593 [13JN]
———designation of 20 regional centers for treatment (see H.R. 524), 26691 [8OC]
Ammunition: regulate manufacture, importation, and sale of armor-piercing (see H.R. 13), 8057 [16AP]
Appalachian Regional Development Act: amend (see H.R. 10), 11761 [14MY]
Appropriations: amend House rules to require rollcall vote (see H. Res. 347), 37855 [18DE]
———extend general revenue sharing for 3 years (see H.R. 796), 10695 [7MY]
Armed Forces: allow members to sue U.S. for damages for certain improper medical care (see H.R. 1161), 16123 [18JN]
———allow members to sue U.S. for damages for certain injuries caused by improper medical care (see H.R. 3174), 22682 [1AU]
Banks and banking: improve quality of examinations of depository institutions (see H.R. 3567), 27642 [16OC]
Bipartisan Commission on Congressional Campaign Financing: establish (see H.R. 1284), 14059 [4JN]
Budget: constitutional amendment relative to Federal procedures (see H.J. Res. 27), 34789 [5DE]
———freeze spending (see H.J. Res. 78), 5586 [19MR]
———require graduated reduction of deficit and balance (see H.R. 3520), 26482 [7OC]
———revising for fiscal year 1985 and setting forth for 1986 (see H. Con. Res. 154), 12821 [21MY]
Cigarettes: continue taxes indefinitely (see H.R. 844), 8058 [16AP]
———eliminate reduction in tax (see H.R. 1200), 5585 [19MR]
Congressional Budget Act: 2-year biennial cycle (see H.R. 748), 4402 [5MR]
———provide for 2-year budgeting cycle (see H.R. 382), 15215 [11JN]
Conrail: transfer of ownership to private sector (see H.R. 2873), 20838 [26JY]
Drugs: mandatory penalties for importation or exportation of controlled substances (see H.R. 1946), 38371 [19DE]
Duarte, Jose Napoleon: commend (see H. Res. 145), 9423 [25AP]
Education: increase research and encourage contribution of scientific equipment to institutions (see H.R. 1188), 6610 [28MR]
Egypt: urging to recall its Ambassador to Israel (see H. Con. Res. 72), 5049 [7MR]
Emergency Veterans' Job Training Act: amend relative to extend certain employment programs (see H.R. 1408), 11762 [14MY]
EPA: make grants for alternative water supplies to replace contaminated ground water (see H.R. 360), 454 [7JA]
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), 6471 [27MR]
Federal employees: time restrictions for private-sector employment of certain contracting officials (see H.R. 1201), 14655 [6JN]
Federal Home Loan Bank Board: effective date of limitations on certain investments (see H. Con. Res. 34), 4231 [28FE]
Federal supplemental compensation: individuals temporarily employed in major disaster shall not lose eligibility (see H.R. 2939), 19702 [18JY]
Federal-State Extended Unemployment Compensation Act: revise trigger provisions (see H.R. 646), 1878 [6FE]
Insurance: clarify application relative to rates, charges, or premiums filed with State insurance departments (see H.R. 2684), 29251 [28OC]
———prohibit discrimination on basis of blindness (see H.R. 2741), 17913 [27JN]
Interstate commerce: prevent employment denial by prohibiting lie detector tests on employees (see H.R. 1524), 16942 [24JN]
Israel: urging Egypt to recall its Ambassador (see H. Con. Res. 72), 5049 [7MR]
Legal services: authorize contracts retaining private counsel in case of indebtedness owed U.S. (see H.R. 979), 31636 [13NO]
Lupus Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 197), 5727 [20MR]
MIA's: support President's leadership (see H. Con. Res. 40), 2293 [7FE]
Milk handlers: make prompt payment to producers (see H.R. 366), 10024 [1MY]
National Buy American Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 334), 26110 [3OC]
National job bank: study feasibility and provide incentives for worker training and employer initiative (see H.R. 1219), 2939 [21FE]
National Labor Relations Act: prohibit awarding Federal contracts to persons who have violated judicial orders (see H.R. 782), 6087 [25MR]
National security: strengthen provisions of safeguards when imports threaten to impair (see H.R. 3438), 25049 [26SE]
National System of Interstate and Defense Highways: apportion funds for construction (see H.R. 429), 1878 [6FE]
National Teacher Appreciation Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 483), 36210 [12DE]
National Tourism Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 296), 22899 [4SE]
Postal Service: congressional review of proposed changes (see H.R. 2302), 14059 [4JN]
Public Health Service Act: establish program for home- and community-based services to elderly (see H.R. 2951), 28701 [23OC]
Public Utility Holding Company Act: encourage cogeneration by gas holding companies (see H.R. 1779), 6470 [27MR]
Public Works and Economic Development Act: amend (see H.R. 10), 11761 [14MY]
Revolving Door Reform Act: enact (see H.R. 1201), 14655 [6JN]
Rural Electrification Program: anniversary (see H. Res. 144), 15593 [13JN]
Sec. of the Treasury: deposit in trust funds equal to interest lost through disinvestment during fiscal year (see H.R. 3634), 31516 [12NO]
Social Security: adopted child of an individual shall be treated the same as natural (see H.R. 367), 9104 [23AP]
———closing and downgrading of local offices (see H. Res. 219), 22979 [5SE]
———insurance benefit paid for month in which recipient dies (see H.R. 871), 1385 [31JA]
———off-budget treatment of trust funds (see H.R. 1457), 10024 [1MY]
———restrict closing and downgrading of field offices (see H.R. 2975), 23150 [10SE]
Sport Fish Restoration Fund: administration as required by law (see H. Res. 165), 11147 [8MY]
Steel: limit importation of products (see H.R. 539), 693 [21JA]
Taxation: credit for expenditures of reducing radon levels in principal residence (see H.R. 2773), 17913 [27JN]
———credit for expenses incurred in care for elderly persons (see H.R. 644), 1315 [30JA]
———disallow deduction for advertising or promotion of arms sales (see H.R. 1444), 7239 [2AP]
———half of health insurance premiums by self-employed considered as business expense (see H.R. 11), 9297 [24AP]
———make permanent allocation of research and experimental expenditures (see H.R. 1359), 5585 [19MR]
———repeal maintenance of contemporaneous records (see H.R. 600), 1315 [30JA]
———sense of House to employer-paid and life support benefits (see H. Res. 268), 24581 [20SE]
Textile industry and fabrics: promote economic recovery (see H.R. 1562), 5582 [19MR]
Trade and Development Enhancemant Act: better coordination between tied aid credit programs (see H.R. 3296), 23547 [12SE]
U.N.: restrictions on activities of employees (see H.R. 3043), 22686 [1AU]
Unemployment: extend supplemental compensation (see H.R. 890), 3570 [26FE]
———improve access to training for dislocated workers (see H.R. 1611), 5726 [20MR]
Unemployment Trust Fund: establish a system of individual training accounts (see H.R. 26), 1386 [31JA]
VA: exempt payments for service-connected disabilities from taxation (see H. Con. Res. 69), 3569 [26FE]
———improve delivery of health care services (see H.R. 505), 11762 [14MY]
———improvements in National Cemetery System and assistance to disabled (see H.R. 2344), 11762 [14MY]
Veterans: improvements in compensation programs (see H.R. 2343), 11762 [14MY]
———provide mortgage protection life insurance to those with service-connected disabilities (see H.R. 1141), 9104 [23AP]
V-J Day Commemoration Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 340), 19229 [16JY]
Walt Disney Recognition Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 377), 32631 [20NO]
Elected to
Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs, 1274 [30JA]
Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 1274 [30JA]
Letters
ITC decision on shoe industry imports: by, and 23 other Members of Congress, 5632 [19MR]
Japanese securities firms Nomura and Daiwa apply to become primary U.S. securities dealers: by, and 35 other Members of Congress, 31805 [13NO]
Remarks by, on
Appalachian Regional Development Act: amend (H.R. 10), 22852 [4SE]
Automatic Teller Machine Competitive Equity Act: enact (H.R. 2099), 8509
Budget: deficit, 11705 [14MY]
———revising for fiscal year 1985 and setting forth for 1986-88 (H. Con. Res. 152), 13077 [22MY]
Committees of the House: reform, 20258 [24JY]
Defense procurement: reform, 17413 [26JN]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1872), 17413 [26JN]
Dept. of the Treasury: conversion of trust fund reserves into cash, 29801 [31OC]
Government spending: reduce, 11705 [14MY]
House rules: reform (H. Res. 220), 20258 [24JY]
Housing Act: enact (H.R. 1), 28741 [24OC]
National Development Investment Act: enact (H.R. 10), 22852 [4SE]
Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act: enact (H.R. 3500), 28628
Pennsylvania: Student Awareness Week, 1347
Personal explanation, 6540 [28MR]
Presque Isle State Park, PA: flood control project, 30479 [5NO]
Social Security: conversion of trust fund reserves into cash, 29801 [31OC]
Veterans: medical benefits, 28628
Votes: position on missed, 6540 [28MR]
Water Resources, Conservation, Development, and Infrastructure Improvement and Rehabilitation Act: enact (H.R. 6), 30479 [5NO]
Remarks in House relative to
Congressional Record: revise and extend remarks, 1310 [30JA], 11705 [14MY], 17413 [26JN], 22852 [4SE], 28628 [23OC], 28741 [24OC], 29801 [31OC], 30479 [5NO]
Special order: granted, 8470 [18AP]
Summaries
Automatic Teller Machine Competitive Equity Act (H.R. 2099), 8510
Texts of
H.R. 2099, Automatic Teller Machine Competitive Equity Act, 8510