RepublicanSenate · Kansas
Dole, Robert J.
1961 first electedLeft office 199736 years servedBorn 1923M
Issues
Based on bills Dole, Robert J. sponsored or cosponsored in Congress, grouped by policy area. This reflects legislative activity, not a survey of personal opinions.
Taxation
Sponsored 18 · Cosponsored 3- A bill to amend section 72 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 relating to the taxation of annuity contracts. ↗
- A bill to amend section 117 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to provide that Federal grants for tuition and related expenses at institutions of higher education shall not be includible in gross income merely because the recipient is required to render future service as a Federal employee, and for other purposes. ↗
International Affairs
Cosponsored 15Government Operations and Politics
Sponsored 10 · Cosponsored 3Foreign Trade and International Finance
Sponsored 5 · Cosponsored 5- A bill to amend the Tariff Schedules of the United States to increase the quantity of cigarettes that may be accorded duty-free treatment if acquired in the insular possessions and entered by returning United States residents. ↗
- A bill to amend the United States Grain Standards Act to permit grain delivered to export elevators by any means of conveyance other than barge elevators to be transferred into such export elevators without official weighing, and for other purposes. ↗
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Cosponsored 8- 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. ↗
Social Welfare
Sponsored 5 · Cosponsored 2Energy
Sponsored 3 · Cosponsored 3Agriculture and Food
Sponsored 4 · Cosponsored 2- A bill to require that the announcement by the Secretary of Agriculture with respect to a set-aside of cropland under the wheat and feed grains program be made no later than August 1 and November 1 of each year, respectively, for crops harvested in the next calendar year. ↗
- A bill to further the purpose of the Food and Agriculture Act of 1977 in providing price and income protection for farmers and assuring consumers of an abundance of food and fiber at reasonable prices. ↗
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