Volkmer, Harold L. (1931-2011 ), Papers, 1960-1996 (C4022)

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INTRODUCTION

The professional papers of Harold L. Volkmer, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Missouri's 9th District, include correspondence, bills and resolutions, press releases, hearings, subcommittee briefs and reports, research and studies, pamphlets, newsletters, newspaper clippings, photographs, speeches, and testimonials. Also included is material on the McClure-Volkmer Bill, also known as the Firearm Owner's Protection Act, the 1993 flood disaster, dioxin contamination, hazardous and radioactive waste material at Weldon Spring, Missouri, and farmer's claims resulting from the Cannon Dam Flood in 1982.

DONOR INFORMATION

Harold L. Volkmer donated his papers to the University of Missouri on January 15, 1997 (Accession No. 5692).

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH

Harold Lee Volkmer was born April 4, 1931 in Jefferson City, Missouri. He attended Jefferson City Junior College and Saint Louis University. He received his law degree from the University of Missouri in 1955. That same year he married Shirley Ruth Braskett, and they had three children. Volkmer served in the U.S. Army from 1955 to 1957. He served as assistant Missouri Attorney General while engaged in private law practice in Hannibal from 1960 to 1966, when he was elected as the Marion County prosecuting attorney. He served in the Missouri House of Representatives from 1967 to 1976, and was elected as a Democrat to the U.S. Congress, serving from January 1977 to January 1997.

As chairman of the Missouri House Judiciary Committee, Volkmer sought and obtained approval of the Equal Rights Amendment by the Missouri House of Representatives. In Congress, he served on the House Agriculture Committee and helped shape five major farm bills. While serving on the House Judiciary Committee, he opposed gun control legislation and abortion, developing a reputation as a conservative Democrat. However, he did take more progressive stances on issues involving civil rights, environmental laws, and education policy. Volkmer was the primary sponsor of the 1986 McClure-Volkmer Act that came to be known as the Firearm Owner's Protection Act. This act amended the Gun Control Act by creating an expanded system of rules and procedures with respect to compliance inspections of gun shops.

He was an unsuccessful candidate for re-election in 1996. After leaving Congress, Volkmer served as chairman of the National Commission on Small Farms and was elected to the Board of the National Rifle Association. He died on April 16, 2011.

SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE

The Harold L. Volkmer Papers include correspondence, proposals, reports, and other supplemental material regarding legislative bills. The papers also contain news releases, newspaper articles, pamphlets, publications, brochures, speeches, and photographs. Much of the collection is concerned with gun control legislation and hazardous waste disposal. However, many other topics and issues are addressed. The material is arranged into five series: Bills and Resolutions, Newspaper Articles, News Releases, Reports, and Miscellaneous Material.

Bills and Resolutions
Newspaper Articles
News Releases
Reports
Miscellaneous Material

The Bills and Resolutions series consists of legislative proposals, many of which Volkmer co-sponsored. They are arranged in alphabetical order, by topic and include farm bills, the Equal Rights Amendment, and food safety. A large amount of material focuses on the McClure-Volkmer Bill, otherwise known as the Firearms Owner's Protection Act. Also included are correspondence, statements, and remarks related to the various subjects of the bills.

The Newspaper Articles series is arranged by year, and includes material related to Volkmer's stand on trade and taxes, his participation in town meetings and committees, awards, and announcements of nominations for the U.S. Armed Services Academies. Also covered is his bid for re-election to Congress in 1992 and that year's Presidential election.

The News Releases series is arranged by year and includes Volkmer's nominations to the U.S. Armed Services Academies, grant approvals, and the introduction of various legislation. Some examples include a 1992 release urging support of sending F-15 fighter aircraft to Saudi Arabia, a 1994 release announcing 26 projects to receive disaster relief funds, and a 1996 release protesting a Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (BATF) raid. In addition, there are news releases accompanied by photographs of constituents meeting Volkmer in and around his Washington, D.C. office.

The Reports series is arranged by year, and focuses largely on hazardous waste sites under the Federal Superfund program of 1985. The Superfund was created from the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980. Items reviewed include the extent of the hazardous waste cleanup problem, cost estimates associated with cleaning up hazardous waste sites, accomplishments of current cleanup processes, options for addressing the "How clean is clean" issue, and the number of sites included under Federal cleanup responsibilities.

The bulk of this material concerns Weldon Spring, Missouri, formerly a TNT production facility for the U.S. Army during World War II, which contained nuclear waste from the Manhattan Project. In 1956, approximately 200 acres of the Army property was transferred to the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) for construction of a chemical plant producing uranium and thorium residues used to produce weapons-grade material up until the mid-1960s. The reports on this site include an examination of the "sludge pits" or "raffinate pits" containing radioactive sludge covered by contaminated water. Buildings and structures on the site were also examined for levels of radioactivity, as well as a large quarry a short distance from the main facility. The findings and proposals to decontaminate the site are noted in various reports. There are also discussions of transferring hazardous material from other sites to Weldon Spring.

Other reports include an examination of dioxin contamination discovered at various sites in Missouri, including Quail Run Mobile Home Park near Gray Summit. Much of the correspondence is from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The reports also focus on the McClure-Volkmer Bill, or the Firearm Owner's Protection Act. The material includes subcommittee reports on the subject of gun control. Other reports study emergency relief services for victims of the Missouri flood of 1993 and the Cannon Dam flooding on the Salt River in July 1981. In the case of the Cannon Dam Flood, farmers downstream from the Clarence Cannon Dam charged that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers negligently caused the damage on July 27, 1981, when they notched a temporary coffer dam at the site to release floodwaters. The release caused total crop loss on some farms and isolated property damage. Some correspondence and information on House bills is mixed in with this material. It was not separated in order to preserve continuity.

The Miscellaneous Material series is arranged by year and includes intern information sheets with comments from the intern about the experience of working for Volkmer, a full page endorsement by Volkmer for the publication Space News, general Congressional correspondence, surveys, a "Congressional Trading Card," patterned after baseball cards and featuring Volkmer, as well as publications concerning various governmental issues. In addition, there are constituent correspondence and copies of a number of Volkmer's speeches to various groups and organizations, such as the American Legion, VFW, National Association of Postmasters, Central Missouri Epilepsy Awareness Group, National Association of Retired Federal Employees, Vietnam Veterans of America, and Firefighters Association. These materials date from the late 1980s through the 1990s.

FOLDER LIST

Bills and Resolutions Series

f. 1	Abortion-Pro-Life- H.R. 618
f. 2	Administration's Proposal to Abolish BATF
f. 3	Administration Testifying Before House Judiciary Subcommittee, 2/86
f. 4	Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations- H.R. 5192, 2-19-82
f. 5	Against Acceleration of Decontrol- H.R. 371- Dingell- 6-8-82
f. 6	Agricultural Patent Reform- H.R.5529- Glickman
f. 7	Agricultural Trade and Export Policy Commission Act- H.J. R. 600
f. 8	Agriculture Act of 1977
f. 9	Agriculture Area 10- Deauthorized Project
f. 10	Agriculture Area Levee Project: Pike County
f. 11	Agriculture and Food Act, 1977, 1981
f. 12	Agriculture and Food Act, 1981
f. 13	Agriculture Secretary Block
f. 14	Alcohol Fuel Tax- H.R. 4105- Daschle
f. 15	Allocations of Waters of Missouri Basin- H.R. 2516- Young
f. 16	Amend Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967- H.R. 5310- Hughes
f. 17	Amend Communications Act of 1934- H.R. 2382- Tauke
f. 18	Amend Internal Revenue Code of 1954- H.R.1005, 1-22-81
f. 19	Amend Internal Revenue Code of 1954- H.R. 3363, 4-30-81
f. 20	Amend Internal Revenue Code of 1954- H.R. 2124
f. 21	Amend Title 11 Consumer Credit Reform- H.R. 1800- Synar
f. 22	Amended as Passed by Senate- S.49, July 9, 1985
f. 23	Amendments
f. 24	Amendments to the Constitution: A Brief Legislative History
f. 25	Amendment to Packers and Stockyards Act- H.R. 3297
f. 26	Amendments Printed in Congressional Record
f. 27	Amendments to Volkmer Substitute- General
f. 28	Analysis of BATF Enforcement and Policies
f. 29	Announcement of 1984 and 1985 Crop Feed Grain/Crop Wheat and Feed Grain Programs- H.R. 3914
f. 30	Anti-Decontrol of "Old" Natural Gas- H.R.- Skelton, 9-16-82
f. 31	Anti-Gun and Pro-Gun Material
f. 32	Appropriations Statement and Fiscal Year 1982, March 30, 1981
f. 33	Armed Criminal in America- A Survey of Incarcerated Felons- Wright-Rossi
f. 34	Articles Regarding Gun Control
f. 35	Attorney's Fees in Forfeiture Action- Hughes
f. 36	Attorney General's Endorsements of Gun Bill
f. 37	Auto Summit Meeting- Letters Signed, 11-6-81
f. 38	Babies Rights Resolution-H.R. 343- Staton, 5/1982
f. 39	Bakke Case
f. 40	Balance in Federal Energy Budget- H.R. 139- Ottinger, 3-16-83
f. 41	Ban: Silencer and Machine Guns- Hughes, Smith, Shaw
f. 42	Bankruptcy Laws Regarding Produce Storage- H.R.1031- Emerson
f. 43	Bill and Report- S.1030
f. 44	Bill and Statement- H.R. 2420
f. 45	Budget- AG Proposal, 1980-1982
f. 46	Budget- Fiscal Year 1980
f. 47	Budget Resolution- H.R. 345, 1982
f. 48	BATF Abuse Cases- Gun
f. 49	BATF's Internal Memo Attacks
f. 50	BATF Internal Memo- Released- Hughes Judiciary Subcommittee- S. 49
f. 51	BATF Oversight- Hearings, 1980
f. 52	BATF Task Force Report- Assault on Gun Owners
f. 53	Bianchi Cup Shooting Tournament
f. 54	Cabanatuan POW's Memorial Day- H.J.R. 435- McCollum, 3-26-82
f. 55	Charter for Daughters of the American Colonists- H.R. 1881- Dingell
f. 56	City of Hannibal- Flood Control Project
f. 57	Clarification of Imputed Interest and Interest Accrual Rules- H.R. 6172
f. 58	Colloquies with McCollum- Willful Standard- Body Guard
f. 59	Commemorative Day-Week-Month Resolutions- H.J.R. 555 and Others
f. 60	Commercialization of Expendable Launch Vehicles- H.R. 3942
f. 61	Committee Bill- H.R. 4332
f. 62	Committee on Internal Security- H.R. 48
f. 63	Committee on Rules
f. 64	Communications Deregulation- H.R. 5242
f. 65	Comparison of Present Law to H.R. 945
f. 66	Computer Literacy Act of 1984- H.R. 3750- Wirth/Volkmer
f. 67	Congressional Record- Vol. 131 #12- Gun Bill
f. 68	Congressional Record- Vol. 131 #90- Gun Bill
f. 69-70	Congressional Record- Vol. 131 #141
f. 71	Congressional Record- Vol. 132 #30- H.R. 945
f. 72	Congressional Record- Vol. 132 #42
f. 73	Congressional Record- Vol. 132 #43
f. 74	Congressional Record- Vol. 132 #43- H.R. 1753
f. 75	Congressional Record- Vol. 132 #59
f. 76	Conservation and Renewable Energy- H.R. 409- Ottinger, 7-8-82
f. 77	Constituent Mail Response- Volkmer Gun Bill
f. 78	Constituents Responses by Members on Discharge- H.R. 945
f. 79	Construction Work in Progress- H.R. 5755- Harkin, 3-9-82
f. 80	Corps of Engineers Reorganization Plan, 1979
f. 81	Corps Projects in 9th District
f. 82	Corps Projects, 1982
f. 83	Cosponsor List- H.R. 945
f. 84	Cosponsor List for 96th-98th Congresses- Gun Bill
f. 85	Cosponsors- H.R. 945
f. 86	Cosponsors- H.R. 2420
f. 87	Courtesy Inspections- Hughes, McCollum
f. 88	Criminal Fine Collection Act of 1983- H.R. 4162
f. 89	Cumberland Law Review- Firearms Owners Protection Act
f. 90	Current Federal Law on Firearms
f. 91	Customs Regulations Amendment
f. 92	Daily Digest- Senate Federal Firearms Owners Protection Act
f. 93	Daily Price Support Modification- H.R. 6314- Harkin, 5-6-82
f. 94	Dairy- Semi-Annual Adjustment
f. 95	Dangerous Dozen- 1984 Bill Opposition
f. 96	Dealer's Personal Collection- Hughes Amendment
f. 97	Dear Colleague- Clinch River Reactor, 6-22-81
f. 98	Dear Colleague- Discharge Letter
f. 99	Dear Colleague File Letter- H.R. 945
f. 100	Dear Colleague Gun Bill on House Floor- H.R. 4332, April 1986
f. 101	Deauthorize Meramec Park Lake- H.R. 4170- Bailey
f. 102	Deletion of Self-Defense Provision- H.R. 2420- Volkmer
f. 103	Differences Between H.R. 945 and S. 49
f. 104	Disaster Assistance to Farmers- H.R. 4052
f. 105	Discharge Petition List
f. 106	Discharge Petitions- Signers
f. 107	Discharge Signers- H.R. 290 and H.R. 945
f. 107a	District of Columbia (D.C.) Statehood
f. 108	Dr. M. Eugene Henderson- Extension of Remarks
f. 109	Domestic Content Bill- H.R. 5133
f. 110	Domestic Content- H.R. 1234
f. 111	Drafting Material- Firearms Owners Legislation
f. 112	Drafting Subcommittee- S.49/H.R. 945
f. 113	Drunk Driving Awareness Week- H.J.R. 594- Barnes, 9-29-82
f. 114	Duty Free Leather Goods- H.R. 5900, 4-13-82
f. 115	Earlier Announcements of 84 and 85 Feed Wheat Programs
f. 116	Ed Meese Statements on Gun Bill
f. 117	Editorial Replies- Gun Bill
f. 118	Eliminate 1st Year Interest- H.R. 3716
f. 119	Emergency Feed Program- H.R. 3973- Leach
f. 120	Employment Discrimination for Blind- H.R. 1919- Moakley, 2-22-82
f. 121	Endorsements of Gun Bill
f. 122	Engaged in Business- Hughes
f. 123	Enrolled Senate Amendment House Printing of S. 49
f. 124	Equal Rights Amendment- H.J.R. 1
f. 125	Equal Right to Education Opportunity- H.R. 190
f. 126	Establish National Outdoor Recreation Review Committee- H.R. 2837- Udall
f. 127	Exempt Rural Cooperatives from Federal Fees- H.R. 2027- Oberstar, 4-5-83
f. 128	Exports of Corn Gluten to the EC- Findley, 4-21-82
f. 129	Export Revolving Fund Appropriation- H.R. 5388- Findley, 3-18-82
f. 130	Extend Restrictions on Export of Alaskan Oil- H.R. 1197- McKinney/Wolpe, 2-15-83,
f. 131	Fair Trade in Steel Act of 1982- H.R. 6505- Gaydos, 6-9-82
f. 132	Fair Trade in Steel Act 1984- H.R. 5081
f. 133	Fair Trade in Steel Act- H.R. 4352
f. 134	Farm Bill- Amendments
f. 135	Farm Bill- Conservation and Credit
f. 136	Farm Bill- Dairy, Poultry, Wool
f. 137	Farm Bill- Dairy- Semi-Annual Adjustment
f. 138	Farm Bill- Food Stamps
f. 139-143	Farm Bill- General
f. 144	Farm Bill- Grain Embargo
f. 145-148	Farm Bill- Hearings
f. 149	Farm Bill- Peanuts- Resolutions
f. 150	Farm Bill- Research
f. 151-154	Farm Bill- Wheat and Feed Grains
f. 154a	Farmer's Flood Claims- Cannon Dam
f. 155	Federal Assistance to Development of Food Irradiation- H.R. 5605- Morrison
f. 156-159	Federal Firearms Owner's Protection Act
f. 160	Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA)- Pesticides
f. 161	Federal Land Survey Act- H.R. 4399- Lujan, 3-16-82
f. 162-163	Federal Regulation of Firearms
f. 164	Federal Reserve Board Vacancy- H.R. 195
f. 165	Federal Trade Commission Limitations- H.R. 3722
f. 166	Final Rule- H.R. 290
f. 167	Finance Fund- Exports- H.R. 1447, 1-28-81
f. 168	Firearm Manufacturer's Protection Act- H.R. 3715
f. 169	Firearms
f. 170	Firearms Bill- H.R. 5225, 1979
f. 171	Firearms General Information
f. 172	Firearms Owner's Bill- S. 49- McClure
f. 173-176	Firearms Owner's Protection Act
f. 177	Firearms Owner's Protection Act- H.R. 4332
f. 178	Firearms Owner's Protection Act- H.R. 945
f. 179	Firearms Owner's Protection Act of 1983- H.R. 3716
f. 180	Firearms Owner's Protection Act- History of Co-sponsorship
f. 181	Firearms Transaction Record- Form 4473
f. 182	Fiscal Year 1980 Appropriations
f. 183	Fiscal Year 1981 Appropriations Statement
f. 184	Flood Insurance for Individuals- H.R.1885- Gephardt
f. 185	Floor Action- S. 49
f. 186	Food and Agriculture Act of 1981
f. 187	Food Irradiation- H.R. 4544- Morrison
f. 188	Franchised Automobile Dealers- H.R. 1415- Taylor
f. 189	Freeze on White House Spending- H.R.5835- Schroeder, 3-16-82
f. 190	Fully Funded Education Programs- H.R. 422- Simon, 4-5-82
f. 191	General Information- H.R. 3300
f. 192	General Information- Fact Sheet- Section by Section- S. 49/H.R. 945
f. 193	George Mason University- Civil Rights Law Journal- Gun Control
f. 194	Government Sheltered Workshops- H.R. 6529- Goldwater, 9-7-82
f. 195	Grain Elevator Bank- H.R. 2593- Glickman, 2-5-82
f. 196	Grain Elevator Bankruptcy- H.R. 4284/4285/4286- Glickman
f. 197	Grant to Colleges- H.R. 1309, 1-27-81
f. 198	Gun Act of 1968 Compared with Gun Bill Interstate Sales- H.R. 945
f. 199	Gun Bill- First Senate- S. 1862
f. 200	Gun Bill- General- H.R. 945
f. 201	Gun Bill- H.R. 4332
f. 202	Gun Bill Hearing- NRA Testimony- Law Enforcement, 2-27-86
f. 203	Gun Control
f. 204	Gun Control Act
f. 205	Gun Control Act, 1968
f. 206	Gun Control Articles
f. 207	Gun Control and Constitutional Rights
f. 208	Gun Control- NRA- S. 1030/H.R. 2928
f. 209	Gun Groups Articles Attacking- Dingell- NRA, 1985
f. 210	Gun Groups- Material in Support of Gun Bill
f. 211	Handgun Control- Arguments Against Gun Bill
f. 212	Handgun Control Legislation
f. 213	Hannibal Boat Harbor- Dredging, 1980
f. 214	Hannibal Revenue Sharing Problem
f. 215	Harold L. Volkmer Amendment Statement- H.R. 13059
f. 216	Harold L. Volkmer's One Minute- Administration Support- H.R. 4332
f. 217	Harold L. Volkmer Statements after Passage of S. 49 by Senate
f. 218	Harold L. Volkmer Statement on Pulling from Schedule
f. 219	Hearings- Gun Legislation- Subcommittee on Crime
f. 220	Hearing on Legislation to Modify 1968 Gun Control Act
f. 221	Hearing Report- S. 914/H.R. 2420
f. 222	Hinckley-Lennon- Memo Regarding Firearms Purchase Waiting Period
f. 223	Hit List for Signing Discharge
f. 224	Housing Finance Opportunities- H.R. 1176
f. 225	Human Life Amendment- H.R. 3225, 4-10-81
f. 226	Human Life- H.R. 900, 1-19-81
f. 227	Human Rights in Paraguay- H.R. 265- Volkmer Co-sponsor
f. 228	Impact of Telephone Rate Changes- H.R. 231- Wyden
f. 229	Improve Administration of Federal Firearms Laws- S. 1862
f. 230	Intent Standards to Knowing- Hughes
f. 231	International Association of Chiefs of Police and Other Law Enforcement Groups Meeting, 12-3-85
f. 232	Interstate Sales of Handguns- Hughes/Feighan
f. 233	Interstate Transportation- Hughes
f. 234	The Journal of Law and Politics- Second Amendment and Bill of Rights
f. 235	Judiciary Committee- "Dear Colleague" Gun Bill
f. 236	Kamehameha National Monument- H.R.3642- Heftel
f. 237	Korean Jetliner- H.R. 353- Zablocki
f. 238	Land Remote-Sensing Commercialization Act- FUQUA- H.R. 5155
f. 239	Land Remote-Sensing Commercialization Act- H.R. 4836
f. 240	Law Enforcement- Hughes
f. 241	Law Enforcement Amendment Arguments- Hughes
f. 242	Law Enforcement Concerns- Drug Laws Relating to S. 49 Provision
f. 243	Law Enforcement Groups Opposing Gun Bill
f. 244	Law Enforcement Opposing S. 49
f. 245	Law Enforcement Steering Committee Against S. 49
f. 246	Law Enforcement- Testimony in Senate- Firearms Owner Protection Act, 1982
f. 247	Letter to Rules Committee on Gun Bill- Roding
f. 248	Letter to Shirley Volkmer- Fundraiser Against NRA
f. 249	Letters Supporting Gun Bill- H.R. 945
f. 250	License Revocation- Hughes
f. 251	Limit Costs of Construction Work in Progress Policy Act- H.R. 555- Harkin, 4-5-83
f. 252	Limit on Footwear- H.R. 61, 6-1-81
f. 253	Lincoln County- Elsberry Drainage District, 1977-1978
f. 254	Lock and Dam 26- H.R. 8309
f. 255	Lock and Dam 26, 1980-1982
f. 256	Lock and Dam 26- Corps of Engineers Projects, 1978-1979
f. 257	Lock and Dam 26 Hydroelectric Generator
f. 258	Lock and Dam 26 Users Fees
f. 259	Long Branch Lake Bill
f. 260	Long Branch Lake- Statement in June- H.R. 13059
f. 261	Machine Gun Part- Hughes
f. 262	Magnetic Fusion- H.J.R. 513- Bouguard, 6-17-82
f. 263	Maintain Ammunition Licensing and Record Keeping- Hughes
f. 264	Malt Beverage Interbrand Competition- H.R. 2262- Brooks
f. 265	Malt Beverage Intrabrand Act- H.R. 3269
f. 266	Mandatory Minimum Sentences for Drug Crimes- Traficant
f. 267	Master Plan- Upper Mississippi River
f. 268	McClure-Volkmer Bill
f. 269	McClure-Volkmer Bill History- White House Negotiations- Administration Amendments,
f. 270	H.R.- Medicaid
f. 271	Members Remarks Regarding Gun Bill in Congressional Record
f. 272	Military Command Reorganization Act of 1983- H.R. 2560
f. 273	Military Selective Service Registration- H.R. 1622- Schroeder
f. 274	Milk Supply- H.R. 2253
f. 275	Minimum Wage for the Blind- H.R. 852- Burton, 2-22-82
f. 276	Minimum Wage for the Blind- H.R. 1078- Burton
f. 277	Minimum Wage for the Blind- H.R. 1949- Biaggi, 2-22-82
f. 278	Missouri Clean Water Commission- Volkmer Proposal
f. 279	Mortgage Subsidy Bonds- H.R. 3614- Duncan, 3-15-82
f. 280	Naming of Members- Signed Discharge- Jack Anderson, November 1985
f. 281	NASA Authorization- H.R. 2065
f. 282	NASA 25th Anniversary- H.J.R. 284
f. 283	National Agriculture Day- H.J.R.- de la Garza, 8-5-82
f. 284	National Banks to Underwrite- H.R. 2828
f. 285	National Brick Week- H.J.R. 261
f. 286	National Catholic War Vets- H.R. 1199
f. 287	National Freedom Week- H.J.R. 538, 9-28-82
f. 288	National High Tech Week- H.J.R. 453- Volkmer Co-sponsor
f. 289	National Lupus Awareness Week- H.J.R. 417- Dougherty, 5-27-82
f. 290	National Orchestra Week- H.J.R. 375- Weiss, 3-12-82
f. 291	National Park Protection- H.R. 2379- Seiberling
f. 292	National Program of Improving Quality of Education- H.R. 881
f. 293	NRA Director Ray Arnett- Letters of Correspondence
f. 294	NRA Information
f. 295	NRA Member Mailing- Discharge
f. 296	NRA's Predictions on Members Signing Discharge Petition, 10-85
f. 297	National Sheriff's Association
f. 298	National Sheriff's Association Meeting- Legislative Committee, 2-24-86
f. 299	National Sickle-Cell Anemia Awareness Month- H.J.R. 155
f. 300	Natural Gas Bill- H.R. 2154- Gephardt/Glickman, 3-16-83
f. 301	Neil Knox Controversy- NRA- S. 914
f. 302	News Clips- Gun Issues
f. 303	News Clips- Senate Action- Gun Control- S. 49
f. 304	No Change in RR Retirement- H.R. 394- Marlenee, 3-23-82
f. 305	No Restrictions on Exports- H.R. 6135- Emerson, 4-27-82
f. 306	Nuclear Freeze- H.J.R. 2
f. 307	Patent Term Restoration- H.R. 3502- Synar
f. 308	Payments in Kind- H.R. 922- Glickman
f. 309	Pension Fund Investment in Mortgages- H.R. 1418- Wyden
f. 310	Perfecting Volkmer Amendment
f. 311	Persecution of Christians in China- H.R. 302- Neal
f. 312	Pharmacy Crime Bill- H.R. 1255- Hyde
f. 313	Police Groups Supporting H.R. 4332
f. 314	Police Suggested Amendments to S. 49
f. 315	Promotion of Reserve Officers- H.R. 679- Solomon, 2-9-83
f. 316	Pork and Swine Import Duties- H.R. 5206
f. 317	POW-MIA Day- H.J.R. 213, 3-19-81
f. 318	President Reagan Letter on H.R. 945- NRA Letters on H.R. 945
f. 319	Presidential Economic Summit Conference- H.J.R. 375
f. 320	Production of Single-Family Housing- H.R. 5834- Patterson, 3-31-82
f. 321	Pro Sports Stabilization Act- H.R. 6467- Stark, 8-17-82
f. 322	Prohibit FTC from Regulating Professionals
f. 323	Prohibiting Sale of Water Interstate- H.R. 5278
f. 324	Prohibition on Juvenile Delinquent- Feighan
f. 325	Projects- St. Charles County City- Storm Water Flooding
f. 326	Protect Employees in Airline Merger- H.R. 6077- Howard, 4-26-82
f. 327	Protect Rights of Firearms Owners- H.R. 945/S. 49
f. 328	Pseudorabies Eradication- H.R. 6941- Evans, 8-5-82
f. 329	Public Works-Fiscal Year 1981- Appropriations for 9th District
f. 330	Public Works-Meramec Dam
f. 331	Public Works
f. 332	Ratification of Kansas-Missouri Border Compact- H.R. 4048
f. 333	Reform Food Safety- H.R. 4014
f. 334	Regulation, Manufacture and Importation of Armor Piercing Ammunition- H.R. 5845
f. 335	Regulatory Reform- H.R. 1- Moakley
f. 336	Renewable Energy Tax Credits- H.R. 513- Fazio
f. 337	Rental Housing on College Campus- H.R. 677- Shannon, 1-19-83
f. 338	Repeal Congress Pay Hike- H.R. 223- Miller, 1-19-83
f. 339	Repeal Living Expense Deduction- H.R. 5338
f. 340	Request Resignation of Secretary Watt- H.R. 321- Markey
f. 341	Restrict FCC Authority- H.R. 1297, 1-27-81
f. 342	Rights of Firearms Owners- S. 49, July 11, 1985
f. 343	Right to Keep and Bear Arms
f. 344	Right to Possess a Firearm Anywhere in U.S.- H.R. 3714
f. 345	Roll Back Level of Imported Garments Sold in U.S.- H.R. 172
f. 346	Rule to Consider- H.R. 385/S. 951- Young, 3-10-82
f. 347	Rule to Discharge H.R. 945 from Rules Committee- H.R. 290
f. 348	Rule Discharging Gun Bill
f. 349	Sales Representatives And Principals- H.R. 3496, 5-7-81
f. 350	School Bus Safety Week- H.R. 141, 1-28-81
f. 351	Secure Accounting- POW/MIAs- H.J.R. 489- Volkmer Co-sponsor
f. 352	Semi-Annual Cost of Living Adjustments- H.R. 4467- Barnes
f. 353	Senate Vote on Waiting Period- 14 Days on Handguns
f. 354	Settlement Discounts Tax Act- H.R. 5147- Gephardt, 6-9-82
f. 355	Sheriff Orville Price Drug Enforcement Administration
f. 356	Should America Adopt Britain's Gun Controls?
f. 357	Side by Side Study- 5914 and H.R. 2420
f. 358	Silencer- Definition- Colloquy
f. 359	Silencers- Machine Guns- Required Before Possessing
f. 360	Sodium Labeling- H.R. 5160- Broyhill, 12-10-81
f. 361	Solar Energy and Energy Conservation Bank Appropriations- H.R. 5581
f. 362	Special Order on Gun Bill, 10-22-85
f. 363	START Negotiations- H.J.R. 620
f. 364	State Organizations Letter of Support for H.R. 945
f. 365	State Restrictions on Transporting Firearms
f. 366	State Trooper Magazine- S. 49, 1985
f. 367	Statements on Gun Bill- Rodino
f. 368	Statement of Support- H.R. 1309
f. 369	States Restrictions on Purchase of Firearms
f. 370	Student Benefits-Social Security- H.R. 6183- Luken, 4-28-82
f. 371	Subcommittee and Committee Action on Gun Bill
f. 372	Subcommittee on Crime Hearing- H.R. 945, 10-30-85
f. 373	Subcommittee on Crime- 10-85
f. 374	Substitute H.R. 942 for H.R. 4332
f. 375	Sunset- H.R. 2- Volkmer Co-sponsor
f. 376	Superfund Amendment- H.R. 4396
f. 377	Supreme Court of U.S. Brief- Definition of Rifle
f. 378	Supreme Court of U.S.- Firearms
f. 379	Surplus Commodities Act- H.R. 6142- Bedell, 4-22-82
f. 380	Tax-Free Social Security- H.R. 65
f. 381	Tax Incentives for Energy Conservation- H.R. 243
f. 382	Taxation Fringe Benefit- H.R. 741, 5-28-81- Volkmer Co-sponsor
f. 383	Title 5 U.S. Code- H.R. 1776, 2-5-81
f. 384	Tobacco Program
f. 385	Training for National Guard- H.R. 1494- Montgomery
f. 386	Transportation- AMTRAK
f. 387	Transportation- Highways
f. 388	Transportation- Railroads
f. 389	Transportation- St. Louis Coast Guard
f. 390	Transportation- Waterway User Fee
f. 391	Truman Birthday- H.R. 126- Skelton
f. 392	Truman Historic Site- H.R. 1304- Skelton
f. 393	Tuition Tax Credit- H.R. 380- Volkmer Co-sponsor
f. 394	Uncashed Social Security Checks- H.R. 1276- Albosta
f. 395	Unemployment Insurance Act- Railroad- H.R. 459- Applegate
f. 396	U.S. Senate- Right to Keep and Bear Arms
f. 397	University of Dayton Law Review- Firearms
f. 398	Used Car Window Sticker- Used Car Rule- H.R. 178
f. 399	Valparaiso University Law Review- Bill of Rights
f. 400	Vento- Railroad Retirement Act Methods- H.R. 28
f. 401	Volkmer Discharge List
f. 402	Volkmer-McClure Mailing List
f. 403	Volkmer Remarks Before NRA Sportsman Policy Workshop, 9/85
f. 404	Vote on Comprehensive Crime Control Vote (Motion to Recommit)- H.R. 5963
f. 405	Waiting Period Record Check- Hughes/Smith/Ford
f. 406	Washington Carver Monument- H.J.R. 293- Taylor
f. 407	Water Use Problems
f. 408	Wayne Cryts Resolution- H.R. 337- Emerson, 5-11-82
f. 409	Withholding- H.R. 500

Newspaper Articles Series

f. 410-420	1987
f. 421	1988
f. 422-430	Election, 1992
f. 431-432	Election, 1992- Rick Hardy
f. 433-440	State and Presidential Elections, 1992

News Releases Series

f. 441-442	1979
f. 443-444	1980
f. 445-446	1981
f. 447	1984
f. 448-449	1985
f. 450-451	1987
f. 452	1988
f. 453	1989
f. 454-455	1990
f. 456-458	1991
f. 459-461	1992
f. 462	1993-1994
f. 463-465	1994
f. 466-467	1995
f. 468-469	1996
f. 470-471	1990s

Reports Series

f. 472	1960-1974
f. 473	1960s
f. 474	1976-1986
f. 475	1977
f. 476	1977-1979
f. 477	1977-1981
f. 478	1977-1984
f. 479	1978-1979
f. 480	1978-1980
f. 481-482	1979
f. 483	1970s
f. 484	1980-1981
f. 485-486	1981
f. 487-488	1981-1982
f. 489	1981-1983
f. 490-499	1982
f. 500-504	1982-1983
f. 505-506	1982-1984
f. 507	1982-1985
f. 508-520	1983
f. 521-529	1983-1984
f. 530	1983-1985
f. 531	1983-1986
f. 532	1983-1987
f. 533-538	1984
f. 539	1984-1985
f. 540	1984-1986
f. 541-553	1985
f. 554-555	1985-1986
f. 556	1980s
f. 557	1992-1993
f. 558-572	1993
f. 573	1993-1994
f. 574-576	1994

Miscellaneous Material Series

f. 577	1985
f. 578	1986
f. 579	1987
f. 580	1988
f. 581	1988, 1990
f. 582	1989
f. 583	1990
f. 584-585	1991
f. 586-587	1992
f. 588	1993
f. 589	1994
f. 590	1995
f. 591	1996
f. 592	n.d.

INDEX TERMS

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Agriculture--Law and legislation	f. 6-13, 29, 115, 119, 127, 128, 134-154, 160, 186, 187, 410, 411, 450, 555, 578, 579, 582, 584
Environmental pollution	f. 500, 505, 506, 508, 510, 521-527, 529-532, 539-541, 544-551, 554, 556
Firearms--Law and legislation	f. 3, 22, 23, 28, 31, 34, 36, 41, 48-52, 65, 67, 68, 77, 84, 89, 90, 92, 95, 100, 111, 116, 117, 121, 156-159, 162, 163, 168-181, 198-212, 219-222, 229, 232, 233, 235, 243-250, 261, 271, 293-298, 302, 303, 313, 314, 327, 342-344, 348, 356, 358, 359, 362, 365-369, 371, 377, 378, 403, 405
Floods--Missouri	f. 154a, 184, 462, 499, 504, 516-520, 557-563, 564-576
Floods--Missouri, 1993	f. 572 (pictorial image)
Radioactive pollution	f. 414, 501, 503, 509, 512, 533-536, 542, 543
Schwarzkopf, Norman H. (1934- )	f. 471 (pictorial image)
Scorsese, Martin (1942- )	f. 470 (pictorial image)
Volkmer, Harold L. (1931-2011)	f. 1-592
Volkmer, Harold L. (1931-2011 )	f. 449, 451, 456, 459, 462, 470, 471 (pictorial image)