DemocratHouse · Oregon District 1
AuCoin, Les
1975 first electedLeft office 199318 years servedBorn 1942M
Issues
Based on bills AuCoin, Les sponsored or cosponsored in Congress, grouped by policy area. This reflects legislative activity, not a survey of personal opinions.
International Affairs
Cosponsored 19- A concurrent resolution urging the Canadian Government to reassess its policy of permitting the commercial killing of newborn harp seals. ↗
- A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the President should call upon the Secretary General of the United Nations to convene immediately an emergency session of the General Assembly to deal with the refugee crisis in Southeast Asia. ↗
Private Legislation
Sponsored 12Energy
Sponsored 3 · Cosponsored 8Government Operations and Politics
Sponsored 2 · Cosponsored 9Public Lands and Natural Resources
Sponsored 6 · Cosponsored 2Housing and Community Development
Sponsored 6 · Cosponsored 2Social Welfare
Sponsored 6 · Cosponsored 2- A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to increase to $3,800 the amount of outside income which (subject to further increases under the automatic adjustment provisions) is permitted each year without deductions from benefits, and to provide that income of all types and from all sources shall be included in determining whether an individual's benefits are subject to such deductions. ↗
- A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, to increase to $22,000 in 1977 the amount of annual earnings which (subject to future automatic adjustments) may be taken into account for benefit and tax purposes under the social security program. ↗
Agriculture and Food
Sponsored 4 · Cosponsored 2- A bill to amend the Agricultural Adjustment Act to authorize marketing research and promotion projects, including paid advertising for filberts. ↗
- A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to provide, for purposes of determining proper cellar treatment for natural wine, that wines made exclusively from cranberries or other highly acidic berries and fruit other than grapes shall be entitled to a volume of ameliorating material not in excess of 60 percent. ↗
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