RepublicanHouse · Texas District 8
Fields, Jack
1981 first electedLeft office 199716 years servedBorn 1952M
Issues
Based on bills Fields, Jack sponsored or cosponsored in Congress, grouped by policy area. This reflects legislative activity, not a survey of personal opinions.
Taxation
Sponsored 10 · Cosponsored 15- A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to treat as medical care the expenses of meals and lodging of a parent or guardian accompanying a child away from home for the purpose of receiving medical care, and the expenses of meals and lodging of a child away from home for the purpose of receiving medical care on an outpatient basis. ↗
- A bill relating to the effective date of the provision in the Economic Recovery Tax Act of 1981 which permits elections under section 2032A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to be made on late estate tax returns. ↗
Transportation and Public Works
Sponsored 15 · Cosponsored 2- A bill to declare the Port of Houston Authority Bridge over Greens Bayou, Texas, to be for all purposes a "lawful bridge" as defined in "An Act to provide for the alteration of certain bridges over navigable waters of the United States, for the apportionment of the cost of such alterations between the United States and the owners of such bridges, and for other purposes" approved June 21, 1940 (33 U.S.C. 511 et seq.). ↗
- A bill to modify the project for navigation at Houston Ship Channel (Greens Bayou), Texas, to maintain a forty-foot depth in Greens Bayou. ↗
Energy
Sponsored 7 · Cosponsored 3Foreign Trade and International Finance
Sponsored 1 · Cosponsored 6Law
Sponsored 4 · Cosponsored 1Government Operations and Politics
Sponsored 4 · Cosponsored 1Science, Technology, Communications
Cosponsored 5- A bill to provide a moratorium until June 30, 1988, on changes to the Federal Communications Commission rules regarding network television syndication, network television financial interests, and prime time access. ↗
- A bill to provide for the striking of medals to commemorate the Louisiana World Exposition. ↗
Commerce
Cosponsored 5Election History
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