DemocratHouse · Texas District 1
Chapman, Jim
1985 first electedLeft office 199712 years servedBorn 1945M
Issues
Based on bills Chapman, Jim sponsored or cosponsored in Congress, grouped by policy area. This reflects legislative activity, not a survey of personal opinions.
Government Operations and Politics
Sponsored 4 · Cosponsored 9Taxation
Sponsored 4 · Cosponsored 8- A resolution to express the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to proposals currently before the Congress to deny an income tax deduction for the Federal excise tax and tariff portion of business' cost of providing goods and services. ↗
- A resolution to express the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to proposals currently before the Congress to increase the level of Federal excise taxes. ↗
Social Welfare
Cosponsored 7Health
Sponsored 2 · Cosponsored 4- A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to extend the health planning authority under that Act. ↗
- To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to consult with representatives of physicians and to use the most recent available data in making geographic adjustments to the payment rates for physicians' services under part B of the medicare program, and for other purposes. ↗
Crime and Law Enforcement
Sponsored 4 · Cosponsored 2Finance and Financial Sector
Sponsored 1 · Cosponsored 3International Affairs
Sponsored 1 · Cosponsored 3- To condition payment to Iran of any compensation for the downing of Iran Air Flight 655 by the USS VINCENNES on July 3, 1988, on the release of the United States citizens being held hostage in the Middle East. ↗
- 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. ↗
Foreign Trade and International Finance
Sponsored 1 · Cosponsored 2- A bill to amend the Steel Import Stabilization Act to support the President's national policy for the steel industry by stabilizing steel imports from countries not parties to bilateral arrangements under the President's national policy for the steel industry. ↗
- Foreign Investment Disclosure and Reciprocity Act ↗
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