ROBINSON, TOMMY (a Representative from Arkansas)
Amendments offered by, to
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4264), 9584 [29AP]
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 5, School Improvement Act, 1224 [9FE]
———H.R. 4264, Dept. of Defense appropriations, 14077 [10JN]
———S. 2749, making appropriations for Depts. of Defense and Energy, 27914 [3OC]
Bills and resolutions introduced by
Prisons: conditions in State penal facilities (see H.R. 3902), 930 [3FE]
Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor
Abortion: prohibit use of Federal funds unless life of mother is threatened (see H.R. 5020), 31975 [19OC]
Administration on Children, Youth, and Families: establish (see H.R. 1003), 1974 [23FE]
Aeronautics: prohibit discrimination on seating blind individuals in aircraft (see H.R. 3883), 996 [4FE]
Agriculture: taxation of animals produced in a farming business (see H.R. 3907), 6344 [11AP]
———tax-free purchase of farm fuels (see H.R. 3844), 1250 [9FE]
AID: participation of women in developing countries projects (see H.R. 4049), 15889 [23JN]
Air Force: authorizing appropriations for fighting drug trafficking (see H.R. 4910), 19696 [1AU]
Airports: use on a cost-recovery basis (see H.R. 4074), 7098 [18AP]
American Education Center Hall of Fame: grant charter (see H.R. 4767), 17813 [12JY]
American Heritage Trust: establish (see H.R. 4127), 9600 [29AP]
Armed Forces: interdiction of narcotics at U.S. borders (see H.R. 4308), 5947 [30MR]
Army: tribute to the 24th Infantry Regiment (see H. Res. 483), 19227 [27JY]
Bankruptcy: claims payable by municipalities (see H.R. 5347), 25597 [26SE]
———revenue bonds (see H.R. 3845), 13867 [8JN]
Boats and boating: authorizing expenditures for safety programs (see H.R. 3918), 4489 [21MR]
Budget: exclude receipts and disbursements of the Social Security Trust Fund from calculation of deficit (see H.R. 4396), 13867 [8JN]
———treatment of Postal Service Fund (see H.R. 4150), 6787 [13AP]
Civil Rights Act: filing compliance reports with EEOC (see H.R. 3330), 1444 [16FE]
Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Act: operation of certain farm and firefighting vehicles (see H.R. 4011), 3276 [3MR]
Computers: penalties for interfering with operations (see H.R. 5061), 30168 [12OC]
Constitution: Members of Congress participation in ceremonies in April 1989, in New York, NY, marking the implementation (see H. Con. Res. 115), 9601 [29AP]
Consumer Price Index: determining cost of living adjustments in benefits and allowances of Federal employees (see H.R. 5457), 28243 [4OC]
———Social Security beneficiaries (see H.R. 5458), 28243 [4OC]
Courts: limit terms of judges (see H.J. Res. 325), 14743 [15JN]
CPSC: require labeling of certain toys (see H.R. 4486), 14743 [15JN]
Crime and criminals: child protection and obscenity enforcement (see H.R. 3889), 2998 [2MR]
Decade of the Brain: designate (see H.J. Res. 260), 30599 [13OC]
Dept. of Defense: commissary and exchange benefits to certain former spouses of members of uniformed services (see H.R. 3622), 2997 [2MR]
———detecting, preventing, and treating child abuse on military installations (see H.R. 4359), 14743 [15JN]
———inequities in the crediting of National Guard technician service relative to civil service retirement (see H.R. 5075), 18469 [14JY]
———sale of AEGIS weapon system to Japan (see H.R. 3724), 5358 [28MR]
———uniform transportation regulations on military installations outside the U.S. (see H.R. 4279), 5653 [29MR]
Dept. of HUD: fraud and abuse (see H.R. 1028), 18087 [13JY]
Dept. of the Interior: disposition of certain lands in Arizona (see H.R. 4519), 17813 [12JY]
Drug abuse: encourage drug-free society (see H.R. 4446), 9250 [28AP]
Drug Free America Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 582), 21030 [8AU]
Drunken driving: Surgeon General should declare a national crisis (see H. Con. Res. 276), 10658 [12MY]
Eastern Air Lines: investigation into management (see H. Con. Res. 262), 8843 [26AP]
Education: reduce default rate on student loans (see H.R. 4798), 14207 [13JN]
———require multiple disbursement of supplemental loans for students (see H.R. 4516), 10546 [11MY]
———tax treatment of savings bonds redeemed for payment of tuition (see H.R. 3874), 14743 [15JN]
Employee Educational Assistance Act: enact (see H.R. 1692), 11338 [17MY]
Employment: extend targeted jobs tax credit (see H.R. 3719), 14207 [13JN]
Entertainers: grant certain bargaining rights to employers and performers (see H.R. 1638), 13369 [3JN]
Federal aid programs: benefits based on population should use the most recent data (see H. Con. Res. 295), 9975 [5MY]
Federal employees: conduct study on annuities, personnel management, and individual retirement planning (see H.R. 388), 11753 [19MY]
———expedite the processing of applications for retirement benefits (see H.R. 4958), 16597 [30JN]
———garnishment of wages (see H.R. 3565), 2526 [25FE]
———health insurance benefits (see H.R. 4829), 15470 [21JN]
———payment of interest on retirement benefits which are received late (see H.R. 4361), 6381 [12AP]
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: amend to limit the dispensation of certain drugs (see H.R. 2168), 11946 [23MY]
Fire Safety at Home Day—Change Your Clock, Change Your Battery: designate (see H.J. Res. 660), 28656 [5OC]
Firearms: prohibit undetectable (see H.R. 4014), 3547 [8MR]
Flags: prohibit importation of foreign-made U.S. flags (see H.R. 4817), 22308 [11AU]
Foreign trade: export of agricultural commodities (see H.R. 4692), 33324 [21OC]
———purchase of domestic products and services (see H.J. Res. 397), 13518 [7JN]
Fort DeRussy, HI: Daniel Armed Forces Recreation Center (see H.R. 4155), 3869 [15MR]
Gandhi, Mohandas K.: designate national day of recognition (see H.J. Res. 330), 22753 [7SE]
Geography Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 478), 9902 [4MY]
German-American Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 458), 18925 [26JY]
Handicapped: anniversary of act providing for the Government to purchase goods and services from sheltered workshops (see H. Con. Res. 265), 4135 [16MR]
———uniform State system for parking (see H.R. 3840), 12286 [25MY]
Higher Education Act: reduce the default rate on student loans (see H.R. 4986), 17107 [7JY]
Hong Kong: support democracy (see H. Con. Res. 393), 33325 [21OC]
House of Representatives: amend rules relative to committee reports (see H. Res. 580), 29162 [6OC]
Industry: enhance competitiveness (see H.R. 4848), 14854 [16JN]
Japan: prohibit sale of Aegis combat system (see H.J. Res. 590), 15287 [20JN]
———protest unfair trade practices relative to Federal Express service (see H. Con. Res. 316), 16599 [30JN]
Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1801), 9901 [4MY]
Kuwait: prohibit sale of aircraft and weapons (see H.J. Res. 609), 17812 [12JY]
Law enforcement officers: capital punishment for slaying (see H.R. 4302), 26503 [28SE]
———guarantee right to organize and bargain collectively (see H.R. 4568), 12563 [26MY]
Library Services and Construction Act: extend authorization of appropriations for titles V and VI (see H.R. 4416), 7501 [19AP]
Lindelof, Jim: award Presidential Medal of Freedom (see H. Con. Res. 260), 7503 [19AP]
Lithuanian Independence Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 448), 9600 [29AP]
Lower Mississippi Delta Development Commission: establish (see H.R. 4373), 6785 [13AP]
Manassas National Battlefield Park: increase acreage (see H.R. 4526), 13185 [1JN]
Medicare: long-term care benefits for chronically ill individuals and children (see H.R. 2762), 61 [25JA]
Members of Congress: participation in ceremonies in April 1989, in New York, NY, marking the implementation of the Constitution (see H. Con. Res. 115), 9601 [29AP]
Mental Illness Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 464), 5655 [29MR]
Minorities: improve health care (see H.R. 4940), 21781 [10AU]
Mississippi River National Park: identify areas for inclusion (see H.R. 3322), 61 [25JA]
Montford Point Marine Association, Inc.: charter (see H.R. 1645), 15470 [21JN]
Motor vehicles: safety standards for light trucks and multipurpose vehicles (see H.R. 5144), 20331 [3AU]
National Agriculture Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 466), 3709 [14MR]
National Alzheimer's Disease Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 449), 15722 [22JN]
National Book Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 595), 23854 [14SE]
National Burn Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 604), 21409 [9AU]
National Center on Crimes Against Older Americans: establish (see H.R. 3336), 930 [3FE]
National Ceramic Arts Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 96), 1974 [23FE]
National Ceramic Tile Industry Recognition Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 630), 32358 [20OC]
National Child Passenger Safety Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 402), 931 [3FE]
National China-Burma-India Veterans Appreciation Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 608), 21781 [10AU]
National Civil Rights Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 140), 10658 [12MY]
National Craniofacial Deformity Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 573), 23854 [14SE]
National Culinary Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 653), 30168 [12OC]
National Dairy Goat Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 423), 7098 [18AP]
National Day of Outreach to the Rural Disabled: designate (see H.J. Res. 607), 27329 [30SE]
National Day of Prayer: designate (see H.R. 4170), 9156 [27AP]
National Day of Remembrance for Political Prisoners in Iran: designate (see H.J. Res. 669), 29163 [6OC]
National defense: defense industrial base (see H.R. 4128), 3674 [10MR]
National Diabetes Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 501), 8307 [21AP]
National Digestive Disease Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 421), 6787 [13AP]
National Disabled Americans Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 570), 16518 [29JN]
National Down's Syndrome Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 557), 9155 [27AP]
National Drive for Life Weekend: designate Labor Day Weekend (see H.J. Res. 592), 19556 [28JY]
National Drug Abuse Resistance Education Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 540), 22753 [7SE]
National Fire Fighters Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 649), 28244 [4OC]
National Fishing Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 432), 1711 [18FE]
National Harness Horse Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 378), 9901 [4MY]
National Home Care Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 515), 25828 [27SE]
National Library Sign-Up Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 549), 12563 [26MY]
National Medical Research Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 603), 22754 [7SE]
National Military Families Recognition Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 543), 23035 [8SE]
National Neighborhood Crime Watch Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 441), 17813 [12JY]
National Organ and Tissue Donor Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 460), 1655 [17FE]
National Osteoporosis Prevention Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 442), 2998 [2MR]
National Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Syndrome Awareness Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 520), 22753 [7SE]
National Rural Health Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 461), 9792 [3MY]
National Safe Kids Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 481), 9673 [2MY]
National Safety Belt Use Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 485), 7503 [19AP]
National Teacher Appreciation Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 438), 25171 [23SE]
National Tourism Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 581), 17109 [7JY]
National Visiting Nurse Associations Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 576), 22753 [7SE]
National Watermen's Recognition Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 554), 8842 [26AP]
National Week of Recognition and Remembrance for Those Who Served in the Korean War: designate (see H.J. Res. 568), 18088 [13JY]
National Wild and Scenic Rivers Act Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 598), 17434 [11JY]
National Women Veterans Recognition Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 488), 4798 [22MR]
Nicaragua: release all political prisoners in accordance with the Esquipulas II agreement (see H. Con. Res. 327), 16598 [30JN]
———U.S. policy relative to reforms made toward peace, pluralism, and democracy (see H.J. Res. 566), 10546 [11MY]
Nicaragua Freedom Act: enact (see H.J. Res. 625), 19226 [27JY]
Omnibus Antidrug Abuse Act: enact (see H.R. 4230), 5061 [23MR]
Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act: amend (see H.R. 4199), 11418 [18MY]
Panama Canal: abrogate certain treaties and repeal certain legislation (see H. Con. Res. 354), 21781 [10AU]
———future security (see H. Res. 423), 5948 [30MR]
Pensions: bankruptcy judges and U.S. magistrates (see H.R. 4340), 6009 [31MR]
———moratorium on reversions to employers of assets of terminated plans (see H.R. 4111), 12563 [26MY]
Pornography: mailing of unsolicited sexually oriented advertisements (see H.R. 4257), 5121 [24MR]
Postal Service: designate as nonmailable matter, solicitations for the purchase of services or products provided by the Government at lower price (see H.R. 3382), 8842 [26AP]
Prison Industries Reform Act: enact (see H.R. 3526), 10658 [12MY]
Radio: amateur frequency allocation (see H. Con. Res. 317), 21782 [10AU]
Raoul Wallenberg Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 661), 28244 [4OC]
Retired Enlisted Association, Inc.: grant charter (see H.R. 732), 1206 [8FE]
Roads and highways: deny discretionary project funds to States that voluntarily reduced the period of availability of construction funds (see H.R. 4802), 14372 [14JN]
Run to Daylight Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 415), 3870 [15MR]
Shapiro, Lee: award Presidential Medal of Freedom (see H. Con. Res. 260), 7503 [19AP]
Social Security: benefits for workers born after 1916 but before 1930 (see H.R. 3788), 18925 [26JY]
———Consumer Price Index (see H.R. 5458), 28243 [4OC]
———disability benefits (see H.R. 4680), 17813 [12JY]
South Africa: prohibit investments (see H.R. 1580), 12194 [24MY]
Soviet Union: amnesty for imprisoned Christians and freedom of worship in celebration of millennium of Christianization (see H. Con. Res. 223), 6788 [13AP]
Supreme Court: limit terms of Justices (see H.J. Res. 325), 14743 [15JN]
Surface Transportation and Uniform Relocation Assistance Act: funding levels (see H. Res. 400), 8843 [26AP]
Taft Institute: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 4585), 10546 [11MY]
Taxation: deduction for health insurance costs (see H.R. 3065), 15722 [22JN]
———deductions by rural mail carriers for use of private automobiles (see H.R. 2183), 14855 [16JN]
———extend targeted jobs tax credit (see H.R. 3719), 14207 [13JN]
———purchase of diesel fuel tax free (see H.R. 4192), 5358 [28MR]
———State and local government right to purchase gasoline without payment of Federal excise tax (see H.R. 3892), 1974 [23FE]
Telecommunications: expand national system for the benefit of speech- and hearing-impaired populations (see H.R. 4992), 26503 [28SE]
———interim statutory licensing of the secondary transmission by satellite carriers of superstations for private viewing (see H.R. 2848), 24337 [16SE]
———participation of U.S. industry in provision of equipment and services (see H. Con. Res. 339), 21030 [8AU]
Telephone: protect certain subscribers from changes in regulation of interstate service rates (see H.R. 5019), 25022 [22SE]
———reemployment rights for persons affected by Bell System divestiture (see H.R. 2828), 14742 [15JN]
Texas Air Corp.: investigation into management (see H. Con. Res. 262), 8843 [26AP]
Thornton, Charles E.: award Presidential Medal of Freedom (see H. Con. Res. 260), 7503 [19AP]
U.S. Institute for Peace: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 4592), 10657 [12MY]
U.S. Marshals Bicentennial Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 647), 30599 [13OC]
VA: authorizing appropriations for State veterans' cemeteries (see H.R. 4861), 17108 [7JY]
———change the date of the beginning of the Vietnam era to provide certain benefits to veterans (see H.R. 4131), 5063 [23MR]
———review of claims for benefits (see H.R. 5288), 25171 [23SE]
Veterans: GI bill (see H.R. 4213), 6011 [31MR]
———increasing dependency and indemnity compensation rates to those with service-connected disabilities (see H.R. 4741), 17108 [7JY]
Vietnam Women's Memorial Project, Inc.: commemorative statue (see H.R. 4870), 16518 [29JN]
Vocational-Technical Education Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 572), 18088 [13JY]
Volunteer workers: importance of voluntarism (see H. Con. Res. 61), 19556 [28JY]
White House Conference on Young Americans: convene (see H.R. 1003), 1974 [23FE]
Women: participation in AID developing countries projects (see H.R. 4049), 15889 [23JN]
World Population Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 148), 4136 [16MR]
World War II: memorial and museum (see H.R. 3742), 11754 [19MY]
Year of the Young Reader: designate (see H.J. Res. 565), 27985 [3OC]
Youth: assistance through community planning, services, and training (see H.R. 1003), 1974 [23FE]
Remarks by, on
Dept. of Defense: appropriations (H.R. 4264), 9584, 9585 [29AP], 9935, 9938, 9958 [5MY]
———appropriations (H.R. 4264), conference report, 18421 [14JY]
———withdrawal of troops from Europe, 9584, 9585 [29AP]
Omnibus Drug Initiative Act: consideration (H. Res. 521), 6856, 22094 [11AU]
Remarks in House relative to
House of Representatives: congressional catfish dinner, 22362
Tributes
Pollard, Al, 6258