DemocratHouse · Massachusetts District 4
Drinan, Robert F.
1971 first electedLeft office 198110 years servedBorn 1920M
Issues
Based on bills Drinan, Robert F. sponsored or cosponsored in Congress, grouped by policy area. This reflects legislative activity, not a survey of personal opinions.
International Affairs
Sponsored 1 · Cosponsored 15- A bill to amend the Arms Export Control Act to change the method of determining the period of time for adopting a concurrent resolution of Congress objecting to a proposed sale under such Act. ↗
- A concurrent resolution urging the Canadian Government to reassess its policy of permitting the commercial killing of newborn harp seals. ↗
Crime and Law Enforcement
Sponsored 11 · Cosponsored 1Energy
Sponsored 4 · Cosponsored 6Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Cosponsored 9Government Operations and Politics
Sponsored 5 · Cosponsored 3- A bill to amend title 18 of the United States Code to provide penalties for threats against certain persons protected by the United States Secret Service. ↗
- A bill to amend title 5 of the United States Code for the purpose of removing the restriction on the use of recording clocks to record time of employees of executive departments in the District of Columbia. ↗
Foreign Trade and International Finance
Sponsored 5 · Cosponsored 2Taxation
Sponsored 5 · Cosponsored 1Social Welfare
Sponsored 2 · Cosponsored 4- A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide that the automatic cost-of-living increases in benefits which are authorized thereunder may be made on a semiannual basis (rather than only on an annual basis as at present). ↗
- A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide that an individual may qualify for disability insurance benefits and the disability freeze if he has enough quarters of coverage to be fully insured for old-age benefit purposes, regardless of when such quarters were earned. ↗
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