DemocratHouse · New York District 19
Biaggi, Mario
1969 first electedLeft office 198920 years servedBorn 1917M
Issues
Based on bills Biaggi, Mario sponsored or cosponsored in Congress, grouped by policy area. This reflects legislative activity, not a survey of personal opinions.
International Affairs
Sponsored 1 · Cosponsored 15- A bill to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to authorize economic relief and rehabilitation assistance for Ireland. ↗
- A concurrent resolution to honor Raoul Wallenberg, and to express the sense of Congress that the U. S. delegation to the Madrid Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe urge consideration of the case of Raoul Wallenberg at that meeting, and to request that the Department of State take all possible action to obtain information concerning his present status and secure his release. ↗
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Sponsored 3 · Cosponsored 11- A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to provide that equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex. ↗
- A bill to amend the Age Discrimination Act of 1979 to provide that State and local laws may not permit certain activities to be exempt from the prohibitions established in such Act unless such activities are specifically directed or permitted by Federal statutes. ↗
Transportation and Public Works
Sponsored 11Taxation
Sponsored 7 · Cosponsored 1- A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to allow a credit against income tax to individuals for maintaining a household a member of which is a dependent of the taxpayer who has attained age sixty-five. ↗
- A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to permit an exemption of the first $5,000 of retirement income received by a taxpayer under a public retirement system or any other system if the taxpayer is at least 65 years of age. ↗
Crime and Law Enforcement
Sponsored 6 · Cosponsored 2Education
Sponsored 7- A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to promote the matching of lists of defaulting borrowers of student loans with lists of public employees. ↗
- To amend the student loan provisions of the National Defense Education Act of 1958 to provide for cancellation of student loans for service in mental hospitals and schools for the handicapped. ↗
Government Operations and Politics
Sponsored 3 · Cosponsored 2Election History
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