DemocratHouse · Georgia District 3
Brinkley, Jack
1967 first electedLeft office 198316 years servedBorn 1930M
Issues
Based on bills Brinkley, Jack sponsored or cosponsored in Congress, grouped by policy area. This reflects legislative activity, not a survey of personal opinions.
Armed Forces and National Security
Sponsored 19 · Cosponsored 1- A bill to amend chapter 37 of title 38, United States Code, to permit veterans to refinance outstanding loans previously guaranteed under such chapter. ↗
- A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a program for making direct loans to veterans for residential solar energy systems and certain other energy conservation improvements. ↗
Health
Sponsored 9 · Cosponsored 6Social Welfare
Sponsored 4 · Cosponsored 5- A bill to provide that the repeal of the earnings limitation under title II of the Social Security Act for individuals age 70 and over, which is presently scheduled to take effect in 1982, shall instead become effective immediately. ↗
- A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act so as to remove the limitation upon the amount of outside income which an individual may earn while receiving benefits thereunder. ↗
Arts, Culture, Religion
Sponsored 2 · Cosponsored 5Taxation
Sponsored 6- A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to provide that blood donations shall be considered as charitable contributions deductible from gross income. ↗
- A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to provide a trade or business deduction to firemen for meals which they eat while at their post of duty overnight. ↗
Transportation and Public Works
Sponsored 1 · Cosponsored 5- A bill to amend title 23 of the United States Code to permit States whose highway trust fund apportionments have been withheld through impoundment to construct certain highways in advance of receipt of the impounded funds. ↗
- A resolution to express the sense of the House of Representatives concerning the operations at Washington National Airport. ↗
Economics and Public Finance
Cosponsored 6Congress
Sponsored 1 · Cosponsored 4Election History
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