DemocratHouse · Connecticut District 1
Cotter, William R.
1971 first electedLeft office 198312 years servedBorn 1926M
Issues
Based on bills Cotter, William R. sponsored or cosponsored in Congress, grouped by policy area. This reflects legislative activity, not a survey of personal opinions.
Taxation
Sponsored 15 · Cosponsored 2Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Sponsored 1 · Cosponsored 10- A resolution to express the concern of the House of Representatives over the continued repression of religious freedom in the Soviet Union. ↗
- A resolution to express the concern of the House of Representatives over the continued incarceration of Anatoly Scharansky and other Prisoners of Conscience in the Soviet Union. ↗
Social Welfare
Sponsored 7 · Cosponsored 3- A bill to authorize social security coverage, under the agreement entered into with the State of Connecticut pursuant to section 218 of the Social Security Act, for certain employees of the City of Hartford who are not members of such City's municipal retirement plan, and to validate the past coverage of such employees in cases where wage reports were duly filed and the prescribed equivalent of social security taxes was duly paid. ↗
- A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act and chapter 21 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to make it clear that service performed by a United States citizen outside the United States on a vessel owned by a foreign subsidiary of a domestic corporation constitutes covered employment for social security purposes if such service is performed under a coverage agreement entered into with such corporation as authorized by section 3121(1) of such Code, and that FICA contributions may be withheld from the remuneration paid for such services. ↗
Health
Sponsored 1 · Cosponsored 9Foreign Trade and International Finance
Sponsored 4 · Cosponsored 4International Affairs
Sponsored 2 · Cosponsored 6- A bill to prohibit wheat sales to the Soviet Union until October 1, 1976, unless the President reports to the Congress, after May 31, 1976, that such sales will not cause serious domestic price increases. ↗
- A concurrent resolution disapproving the proposed sale to Egypt of C-130 aircraft and related support equipment. ↗
Energy
Sponsored 3 · Cosponsored 3Government Operations and Politics
Sponsored 3 · Cosponsored 2Election History
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