DemocratHouse · Texas District 23
Bustamante, Albert G.
1985 first electedLeft office 19938 years servedBorn 1935M
Issues
Based on bills Bustamante, Albert G. 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 5 · Cosponsored 12- To amend title 10, United States Code, to prohibit the imposition of a charge for the receipt of outpatient medical or dental care in a facility of any uniformed service. ↗
- To amend title 10, United States Code, to extend coverage under the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services to members of the Armed Services who are discharged or released from active duty after completing eight or more, but less than 20 years, of active service and to the dependents of such members. ↗
Government Operations and Politics
Sponsored 4 · Cosponsored 8Foreign Trade and International Finance
Sponsored 6 · Cosponsored 3- A bill to provide for a separate tariff classification for opal borosilicate glassware and to suspend temporarily the duty on glassware of that kind. ↗
- To amend the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act to establish a center to study and support improved trade and economic relations among Western Hemisphere countries. ↗
Health
Sponsored 6 · Cosponsored 2International Affairs
Sponsored 1 · Cosponsored 7- Honoring the Texas-Israel Exchange program for its contributions to the agricultural interests of Texas and Israel. ↗
- A bill to authorize the President of the United States to award congressional gold medals to Anatoly and Avital Shcharansky in recognition of their dedication to human rights, and to authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to sell bronze duplicates of those medals. ↗
Education
Sponsored 5 · Cosponsored 1- To create an interagency task force to review programs relating to the education of students in certain school districts receiving assistance under the Impact Aid Act. ↗
- Requiring the Office of Science and Technology Policy to coordinate and evaluate Federal efforts to promote and assist mathematics and science education. ↗
Taxation
Cosponsored 6Law
Cosponsored 5- A bill to amend the Legal Services Corporation Act to provide time limits for certain proceedings with respect to denials of financial assistance under such Act. ↗
- A bill to amend chapter 171 of title 28, United States Code, to allow members of the Armed Forces to sue the United States for damages for certain injuries caused by improper medical care. ↗
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