RepublicanSenate · Rhode Island

John Chafee

1976 first electedLeft office 199923 years servedBorn 1922M

Issues

Based on bills John Chafee sponsored or cosponsored in Congress, grouped by policy area. This reflects legislative activity, not a survey of personal opinions.

Taxation

International Affairs

Environmental Protection

Government Operations and Politics

Social Welfare

Congress

Cosponsored 8

A resolution to amend Senate Resolution 112, 92nd Congress, to eliminate certain restrictions and conditions on the appointment of female pages in the Senate. ↗
A concurrent resolution authorizing changes in the enrollment of H. R. 7765. ↗

Civil 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. ↗

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