DemocratHouse · Tennessee District 9
Ford, Harold E.
1975 first electedLeft office 199722 years servedBorn 1945M
Issues
Based on bills Ford, Harold E. sponsored or cosponsored in Congress, grouped by policy area. This reflects legislative activity, not a survey of personal opinions.
Armed Forces and National Security
Sponsored 13 · Cosponsored 3- A bill to amend title 38 of the United States Code to make certain that recipients of veterans' pension and compensation will not have the amount of such pension or compensation reduced because of increases in monthly social security benefits. ↗
- A bill to amend title 38 of the United States Code to make certain that recipients of veterans' pension and compensation will not have the amount of such pension or compensation reduced because of increases in monthly social security benefits. ↗
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Cosponsored 14International Affairs
Cosponsored 13- A concurrent resolution expressing the deep concern of the Congress about the deprivation by the Soviet Union of the right of Protestant Christians to freedom of religion and, in particular, about the situation of the seven Pentecostals now living in the United States embassy in Moscow. ↗
- A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the President should convey to the Soviet Government the deep concern of the Congress and the American people for the fate of Raoul Wallenberg and that the United States delegation to the Madrid Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe should urge consideration of the case of Raoul Wallenberg at that meeting by the signatories to the Helsinki Final Act. ↗
Taxation
Sponsored 9- A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 with respect to the treatment of industrial development bonds. ↗
- A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to encourage the employment of handicapped individuals by providing a tax credit for a certain portion of the wages paid to such individuals. ↗
Social Welfare
Sponsored 1 · Cosponsored 7Transportation and Public Works
Sponsored 5 · Cosponsored 2- A bill to amend the Federal Aviation Act of 1958, as amended, to broaden the power of the Civil Aeronautics Board to grant relief by exemption in certain cases. ↗
- A bill to amend the Federal Aviation Act of 1958, as amended, to broaden the power of the Civil Aeronautics Board to grant relief by exemption in certain cases. ↗
Government Operations and Politics
Sponsored 2 · Cosponsored 4Election History
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