DemocratHouse · Kentucky District 6
Breckinridge, John B.
1973 first electedLeft office 19796 years servedBorn 1913M
Issues
Based on bills Breckinridge, John B. sponsored or cosponsored in Congress, grouped by policy area. This reflects legislative activity, not a survey of personal opinions.
Congress
Sponsored 23 · Cosponsored 4Commemorations
Cosponsored 11Government Operations and Politics
Sponsored 4 · Cosponsored 5Taxation
Sponsored 2 · Cosponsored 4- A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to increase the exemption for purposes of the Federal estate tax, to increase the estate tax marital deduction, and to provide an alternate method of valuing certain real property for estate tax purposes. ↗
- A bill amend title 5 of the United States Code to provide that the provisions relating to the withholding of city income or employment taxes from Federal employees shall apply to taxes imposed by certain nonincorporated local governments. ↗
Rural affairs legislation
Sponsored 5- A bill to require the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out a rural environmental assistance program. ↗
- A bill to provide for improvements in the annual report on rural development submitted to the Congress by the Secretary of Agriculture, and to require the prompt appointment of a new Assistant Secretary of Agriculture for Rural Development in the case of a vacancy in that position. ↗
Energy
Sponsored 1 · Cosponsored 4Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Cosponsored 4- Concurrent resolution reaffirming the commitment of the United States to obtain full compliance with the human rights provisions of the Helsinki Accords and to press for global commitment to human rights. ↗
- Concurrent resolution reaffirming the commitment of the United States to obtain full compliance with the human rights provisions of the Helsinki Accords and to press for global commitment to human rights. ↗
Election History
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