Product Liability Act
1985-05-16: Committee on Commerce. Failed to approve for reporting.
A bill to authorize the President to award Congressional gold medals to Doctors Andrei Sakharov and Yelena Bonner for the great personal sacrifice they have made to further the causes of human rights and world peace.
1986-09-08: Referred to Subcommittee on Consumer Affairs and Coinage.
A joint resolution to designate the week of April 18 through April 27, 1986 as "National Carpet and Floorcovering Week".
1986-04-28: Referred to Subcommittee on Census and Population.
A bill to provide that each item of any general or special appropriation bill and any bill or joint resolution making supplemental, deficiency, or continuing appropriations that is agreed to by both Houses of the Congress in the same form shall be enrolled as a separate bill or joint resolution for presentation to the President.
1985-07-24: Motion to proceed to consideration of measure withdrawn in Senate.
Agricultural Patent Reform Act of 1984
1986-03-11: Subcommittee on Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks. Approved for full committee consideration with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
A bill entitled the "Federal Contractor Flextime Act".
1985-08-01: Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Voice Vote.
A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress concerning human rights in Poland.
1985-09-25: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
A concurrent resolution asking that the President bring the rights of the Polish people to the attention of the Soviet Government.
1985-11-07: Referred to Subcommittee on Human Rights and International Organizations.
A resolution congratulating human rights activist Elie Wiesel on being chosen the 1986 recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize.
1986-10-14: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote.
A joint resolution to designate the week of September 7-13, 1986, as "National Independent Retail Grocer Week".
1986-10-02: Became Public Law No: 99-437.
A joint resolution designating February 16, 1986, as "Lithuanian Independence Day".
1986-02-20: Committee on Judiciary. For further action see H.J.Res. 409.
A joint resolution to designate March 21, 1985, as "Afghanistan Day".
1985-04-01: Referred to Subcommittee on Census and Population.
A joint resolution to provide for the designation of July 19, 1985, as "National P.O.W./M.I.A. Recognition Day".
1985-06-27: Became Public Law No: 99-57.
Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act
1986-08-12: Committee on Rules incorporated provisions of related measures H.R. 4393 in reported measure.
A joint resolution to designate the week of February 9, 1986, through February 15, 1986, as National Humanities Week, 1986".
1986-02-11: Became Public Law No: 99-245.
A bill to designate the portion of 15th Street, Southwest, Washington, District of Columbia, located between Maine and Independence Avenues as "Raoul Wallenberg Avenue".
1985-09-20: Committee on Governmental Affairs received executive comment from National Capital Planning Commission.
A bill to provide that Federal tax reform legislation shall not take effect before January 1, 1987.
1986-03-03: Committee on Finance requested executive comment from OMB, Department of the Treasury.
A bill to permit free entry into the United States of the personal effects, equipment, and other related articles of foreign participants, officials, and other accredited members of delegations involved in the games of the Tenth Pan American Games to be held in Indianapolis in 1987.
1985-06-13: Committee on Finance requested executive comment from OMB, International Trade Commission, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, Treasury Department, State Department, Commerce Department.