A bill to amend Section 706 to Title 5, United States Code, to strengthen the judicial review provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act by giving courts more authority to overturn unfair agency action.
1983-08-15: Committee on Judiciary. Referred jointly to the Subcommittee on Administrative Practice and Procedure.
Nonpartisan Scientific Advisory Committee Act
1984-06-21: Subcommittee on Information Management. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 98-1037.
A bill to prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from issuing any future Federal coal lands leases until certain requirements are satisfied and a report thereon submitted to the Congress, and for other purposes.
1983-05-17: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
A bill to amend the Agricultural Act of 1949 to require the Secretary of Agriculture to use surplus agricultural commodities to make supplemental payments-in-kind to producers who divert acreage from the production of agricultural commodities under a basic payment-in-kind program and devote such acreage to long-term conservation uses.
1983-09-27: Subcommittee on Soil and Water Conservation. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 98-496.
Federal Land Retention Act of 1983
1983-03-23: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Fort Chaffee Leasing Act of 1983
1983-03-11: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
A bill to amend the Agricultural Act of 1949 to modify the acreage base to be used for a farm under the acreage limitation programs for the 1983 crops of wheat, feed grains, and rice.
1983-03-30: Referred to Subcommittee on Agricultural Production.
Payment-in-Kind Amendments Act of 1983
1983-03-30: Referred to Subcommittee on Agricultural Production.
Federal Oil and Gas Leasing Act of 1983
1983-02-24: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
A resolution to reinstate the Farmers Home Administration Economic Emergency Loan Program.
1984-02-03: Referred to the Committee on Agriculture.
A concurrent resolution expressing support for the United States to pursue vigorously any outstanding arms control compliance concerns through appropriate confidential channels, and at the same time to continue to carry out its obligations and commitments under, and otherwise continue to abide by, the provisions of existing strategic arms agreements.
1984-06-13: Committee on Foreign Relations. Hearings held.