DemocratHouse · New York District 20
Abzug, Bella S.
1971 first electedLeft office 19776 years servedBorn 1920F
Issues
Based on bills Abzug, Bella S. sponsored or cosponsored in Congress, grouped by policy area. This reflects legislative activity, not a survey of personal opinions.
Social Welfare
Sponsored 14 · Cosponsored 3- To amend the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 and the Interstate Commerce Act in order to authorize free or reduced rate transportation for persons who are sixty-two years or older. ↗
- To amend title II of the Social Security Act to reduce from 20 to 5 years the length of time a divorced woman's marriage to an insured individual must have lasted in order for her to qualify for wife's or widow's benefits on his wage record. ↗
International Affairs
Sponsored 3 · Cosponsored 13- A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the President should take the necessary steps to initiate active negotiations seeking agreement with the Soviet Union on a comprehensive ban on all nuclear test explosions, to work toward extension of a prohibition against nuclear testing to the other nuclear powers, including France and China, and to declare and observe an indefinite moratorium on all nuclear test explosions. ↗
- A bill to amend chapter 3 of title 3, United States Code, to provide for the protection of foreign diplomatic missions. ↗
Congress
Sponsored 1 · Cosponsored 8Crime and Law Enforcement
Sponsored 2 · Cosponsored 5Women
Sponsored 4 · Cosponsored 1Government Operations and Politics
Sponsored 4 · Cosponsored 1Housing and Community Development
Sponsored 4 · Cosponsored 1- To amend section 236 of the National Housing Act and section 101 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965 to reduce from 35 to 20 per centum of the tenant's income the maximum rent which may be charged for a dwelling unit in a section 236 project or a dwelling unit qualifying for assistance under the rent supplement program. ↗
- Housing for the Elderly Act ↗
Agriculture and Food
Sponsored 1 · Cosponsored 3Election History
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