DemocratHouse · California District 5
Burton, Phillip
1963 first electedLeft office 198522 years servedBorn 1926M
Issues
Based on bills Burton, Phillip sponsored or cosponsored in Congress, grouped by policy area. This reflects legislative activity, not a survey of personal opinions.
Private Legislation
Sponsored 34Public Lands and Natural Resources
Sponsored 16 · Cosponsored 1- A bill to designate the Keith Sebelius Lake in Kansas, to expand certain units of the national park system in the State of Hawaii, and for other purposes. ↗
- A bill for boundary expansion of Crater Lake National Park in the State of Oregon and the establishment of the Women's Rights National Historical Park in the State of New York and for other purposes. ↗
International Affairs
Cosponsored 13- A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to the failure of the Government of Chile to extradite Manuel Contreras, Armando Fernandez, and Pedro Espinoza to the United States, and to urge the President to take certain actions with respect to Chile. ↗
- A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress with respect to the United Nations report on genocide. ↗
Government Operations and Politics
Sponsored 6 · Cosponsored 6Health
Sponsored 1 · Cosponsored 9Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Cosponsored 8- A concurrent resolution urging the Government of South Korea to fulfill its stated commitments to the democratization of South Korea and to commute the death sentence of Kim Dae Jung. ↗
- A concurrent resolution urging the Soviet Union to allow Ida Nudel to emigrate to Israel, and for other purposes. ↗
Congress
Cosponsored 3Armed Forces and National Security
Cosponsored 3- A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the President should terminate immediately all participation by Iranian personnel in United States programs of military training. ↗
- A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the President should terminate immediately all participation by Iranian personnel in United States programs of military training. ↗
Election History
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