DemocratHouse · Michigan District 18
Blanchard, James
1975 first electedLeft office 19838 years servedBorn 1942M
Issues
Based on bills Blanchard, James sponsored or cosponsored in Congress, grouped by policy area. This reflects legislative activity, not a survey of personal opinions.
Economics and Public Finance
Sponsored 21 · Cosponsored 2International Affairs
Sponsored 4 · Cosponsored 18- A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress with respect to the Baltic States. ↗
- A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the United States should recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, and that the United States embassy if Israel should be relocated to Jerusalem. ↗
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Cosponsored 16- A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress with respect to the Baltic states and with respect to Soviet claims of citizenship over certain United States citizens. ↗
- A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress with respect to the Baltic States and with respect to Soviet claims of citizenship over certain United States citizens. ↗
Crime and Law Enforcement
Sponsored 4 · Cosponsored 3Government Operations and Politics
Sponsored 3 · Cosponsored 2Private Legislation
Sponsored 5Social Welfare
Sponsored 3 · Cosponsored 1- A bill to amend title XVI of the Social Security Act to provide for a more complete exchange of information between the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare and the Immigration and Naturalization Service with respect to all aliens who are applicants for or recipients of SSI benefits, and to amend section 212 of the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for the exclusion from the United States of aliens who are determined by the Attorney General to be likely to receive such benefits within six months of their entry. ↗
- A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act and chapter 21 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to provide mandatory social security coverage for all Members of Congress and other employees in the legislative branch, and for all new employees of the United States (and its instrumentalities) outside the legislative branch. ↗
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