Box 173

Contains clippings pertaining to H.R. 4872, the Health Protection Act of 1986, which was introduced by Synar to ban the advertising and promotion of tobacco products.

Contains various materials pertaining to the reintroduction of the Tongass Timber Reform Act (H.R. 1516), aimed at reducing the forestation and timber sales from the region by the U.S. Forest Service.

Contains letters, handwritten notes and legislative material on Indian Health Service proposals to limit access to health care for Native Americans of less than 1/4 blood quantum. Contains one Senate committee report and two House of Representatives committee reports on Department of the Interior's Appropriation bills.

Contains various materials including survey results which have been analyzed and turned into graphics, case files, handwritten notes, and a report titled "The Chapter 12 Bankruptcy in Iowa" written by Chris Faiferlick and Neil Harl, both of Iowa State University.

Contains various pieces of correspondence from Bankruptcy judges, legislators from several different states, and constituents regarding farm bankruptcy issues and Chapter 12 Bankruptcy.

Contains a print of the House Report of the Family Farmer Bankruptcy Act of 1985 to accompany H.R. 2211 (Report 99-178) and photocopied news clippings.

Contains one two page sheet of handwritten statistics on farmer bankruptcy.

Contains photocopies of news clippings and two news releases by Synar, all pertaining to farm bankruptcy and the new provisions to Chapter 12 of the Bankruptcy Code.

Contains a print of Bankruptcy Judges, United States Trustees, and Family Farmer Bankruptcy Act of 1986 (P.L. 99-554).

Contains a draft of the Senate version of the Chapter 12 Tax Equity Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make certain rules applicable to Chapter 12 bankruptcy cases, a memo, and informational materials pertaining to bankruptcy income tax consequences.