Ralph Hall

[Congressional biography]

Born: May 3, 1923 in Fate, TX
Died: March 7, 2019 in Rockwall, TX

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Key House Vote Data for Ralph Hall in 1982

Date	Subject	Result	Conserv. Position	Hall Voted
1982-03-02	Standby Petroleum Allocation Act [S1503]	Agreed To (246-144)
Adoption of the conference report on the bill to authorize the President to allocate petroleum supplies during a severe oil shortage.
1982-03-31	Funding House Committees [HRES378]	Agreed To (282-132)
Adoption of the resolution to authorize expenditures from the House contingent fund for calendar year 1982 of a total of $39,605,273 for investigations and studies to be conducted by the 23 House committees other than the Budget and Appropriations committees and for computer services. This would lead to rapid and costly staff growth.
1982-06-09	American Conservation Corps [HR4861]	Agreed To (291-102)
Seiberling (D-OH) motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill to establish an American Conservation Corps to employ youths aged 16-25 for conservation, rehabilitation and improvement projects on federal, state or Indian lands. This program is patterned on the CCC of the 1930's.
1982-06-24	Supplementary Appropriations Veto [HR5922]	Veto Sustained (253-151)
Passage, over President Reagan's June 24 veto, of the bill to provide supplemental appropriations of $8,924,835,000 and to rescind previous appropriations of $5,678,120,000. ACU supported the President's attempt to economize, and therefore opposed the override.
1982-07-13	Fiscal 1983 Appropriations Veto [HR6682]	Veto Sustained (242-169)
Passage, over President Reagan's June 25 veto, of the bill making appropriations for FY 1983. ACU opposed the override and agreed that the bill was too costly.
1982-07-22	B-1 Bomber [HR6030]	Rejected (142-257)
Dellums (D-CA) amendment to delete $4.03 billion for procurement of the B-1 bomber.
1982-07-28	Selective Service Registration [HR6030]	Agreed To (303-95)
Solomon (R-NY) amendment, to prohibit federal education assistance to any young man who did not comply with the law requiring registration with the Selective Service System.
1982-07-29	Reduce Civil Defense [HR6030]	Rejected (163-240)
Markey (D-MA) amendment to reduce the authorization for civil defense programs by $108 million. These programs are essential to protect American citizens in the event of a Soviet nuclear attack.
1982-08-03	Civil Service Reconciliation Act [HR6862]	Passed (268-128)
Passage of the bill to reduce budget authority and outlays under certain civil service programs pursuant to the first budget resolution for fiscal year 1983. ACU opposed passage of this budget-busting bill, recommending government restraint.
1982-08-05	Nuclear Freeze [HJRES521]	Agreed To (204-202)
Broomfield (R-MI) substitute to call for a nuclear weapons freeze by the United States and the Soviet Union at equal and substantially reduced levels. Unlike the original bill, this substitute would assure that no nuclear freeze would put the United States at a disadvantage.
1982-08-10	Food Stamp Eligibility [HR6892]	Rejected (181-210)
Wampler (R-VA) substitute to revise the food stamp sections of the bill. This substitute would restrict food stamp eligibility to only the truly needy, and thereby reduce costs.
1982-08-19	Tax Increases [HR4961]	Agreed To (226-207)
Adoption of the conference report on the bill to raise revenues by $98.3 billion in fiscal 1983-85 and reduce projected spending by $17.5 billion in fiscal 1983-85 in compliance with the fiscal 1983 budget resolution. This was, at the time, the largest tax increase in U.S. history. ACU opposed this legislation, especially during a recession.
1982-09-09	"Urgent" Appropriations Veto [HR6863]	Veto Overridden (301-117)
Passage, over President Reagan's Aug. 28 veto, of the bill to appropriate $14,578,111,924 in new fiscal 1982 budget authority for federal military and civilian pay raises, commodity credit programs, defense and other programs, amd to rescind $400,846,000 in previously appropriated funds. ACU opposed the override as a way to protect the taxpayer.
1982-09-15	Vehicle Inspections [HR6956]	Agreed To (200-184)
Walgren (D-PA) amendment to bar the use of Environmental Protection Agency funds to implement a mandatory inspection and maintenance program for vehicle emissions.
1982-09-23	Restrict Davis-Bacon [HR5540]	Rejected (162-189)
Erlenborn (R-IL) amendment, restricting the Davis-Bacon wage provisions in federal construction. ACU favored the amendment as a way to protect the economy.
1982-09-30	Prevent Fetus Experimentation [HR6457]	Agreed To (260-140)
Dannemeyer (R-CA) amendment to the Broyhill (R-NC) substitute, to prohibit the use of National Institutes of Health funds for research or experimentation on human fetuses while they are alive unless the research directly benefited the affected fetus.
1982-10-01	Balanced Budget Constitutional Amendment [HJRES350]	Defeated (236-187)
Passage of the joint resolution to propose an amendment to the Constitution to require Congress to adopt a balanced federal budget every year, except in time of war, unless a three-fifths majority of Congress agreed to deficit spending.
1982-12-07	MX Missile Funding [HR7355]	Agreed To (245-176)
Addabbo (D-NY) amendment to delete from Defense Department appropriations $988 million for procurement of five MX missiles.
1982-12-15	Domestic Auto Content [HR5133]	Passed (215-188)
Passage of the bill to require automakers to use set percentages of U.S. labor and parts in automobiles they sell in the United States. ACU, favoring freer trade, opposed the legislation.
1982-12-21	Increase Federal Gasonline Tax [HR6211]	Agreed To (180-87)
Adoption of the conference report on the bill to authorize $71.3 billion in fiscal 1983-1986 for highway construction and repairs and mass transit, and to increase gasoline and other highway taxes. ACU opposed passage of this legislation, especially in view of the recession.

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