RepublicanSenate · Rhode Island
Chafee, John H.
1977 first electedLeft office 199922 years servedBorn 1922M
Issues
Based on bills Chafee, John H. sponsored or cosponsored in Congress, grouped by policy area. This reflects legislative activity, not a survey of personal opinions.
Taxation
Sponsored 12 · Cosponsored 3International Affairs
Sponsored 1 · Cosponsored 14- Foreign Endangered Species Conservation Act of 1999 ↗
- A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate with respect to compliance by the Soviet Union with the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production and Stockpiling of Bacteriological (Biological) and Toxin Weapons and on Their Destruction. ↗
Environmental Protection
Sponsored 12Government Operations and Politics
Sponsored 3 · Cosponsored 7Social Welfare
Sponsored 4 · Cosponsored 6- A bill to amend title XVI of the Social Security Act to increase the amount of the supplemental security income benefit payable to individuals in certain institutions. ↗
- A bill to amend title XVI of the Social Security Act with respect to the negotiability of supplemental security income checks, and for other purposes. ↗
Congress
Cosponsored 8Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Cosponsored 6- A resolution noting the retirement of the Honorable Clarence M. Mitchell, Junior, and expressing gratitude for his contributions for the cause of civil rights and the enhancement of life in America. ↗
- A concurrent resolution concerning the fifth anniversary of the Helsinki Accords and calling for prominent attention to human rights concerns at the Madrid conference. ↗
Economics and Public Finance
Cosponsored 5- A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the first concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 1981 reported by the Committee on the Budget shall limit total budget outlays to 21 percent of the gross national product. ↗
- A resolution disapproving the proposed deferral of budget authority to promote and develop fishery products and research pertaining to American fisheries. ↗
Election History
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