DemocratSenate · New Hampshire
Durkin, John A.
1975 first electedLeft office 19816 years servedBorn 1936M
Issues
Based on bills Durkin, John A. sponsored or cosponsored in Congress, grouped by policy area. This reflects legislative activity, not a survey of personal opinions.
Taxation
Sponsored 17 · Cosponsored 3- A bill to provide an exemption from the tax on failure to distribute income, by and on excess business holdings of, a private foundation under the Internal Revenue Code of 1954. ↗
- A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to provide a retirement savings deduction for persons covered by pension plans. ↗
Energy
Sponsored 16 · Cosponsored 2Social Welfare
Sponsored 4 · Cosponsored 5- A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide that renewal commissions, received by a retired insurance agent from insurance policies which were sold by him before his retirement, shall not be taken into account in determining his net earnings from self-employment for purposes of the earnings test. ↗
- A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide that renewal commissions, received by a retired insurance agent from insurance policies which were sold by him before his retirement, shall not be taken into account in determining his net earnings from self-employment for purposes of the earnings test. ↗
Sports and Recreation
Sponsored 1 · Cosponsored 6Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Cosponsored 7- A concurrent resolution concerning the fifth anniversary of the Helsinki Accords and calling for prominent attention to human rights concerns at the Madrid conference. ↗
- 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. ↗
Private Legislation
Sponsored 5 · Cosponsored 1Armed Forces and National Security
Sponsored 3 · Cosponsored 3- A bill to amend section 1662 (a) of title 38, United States Code, to authorize an additional two years for educationally disadvantaged veterans of the Vietnam era or complete a technical or vocational training program or a program of apprenticeship or other on-job training under chapter 34 of such title. ↗
- A bill to amend title 38 of the United States Code in order to provide service pension to certain veterans of World War I and pension to the widows of such veterans. ↗
Election History
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