RepublicanHouse · Illinois District 14
Grotberg, John E.
1985 first electedLeft office 19872 years servedBorn 1925M
Issues
Based on bills Grotberg, John E. sponsored or cosponsored in Congress, grouped by policy area. This reflects legislative activity, not a survey of personal opinions.
Taxation
Sponsored 2 · Cosponsored 12- A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to provide a mechanism for taxpayers to designate overpayments of income tax for purposes of reducing the public debt of the United States. ↗
- A bill to amend the Farm Credit Act of 1971 with respect to obligations of Federal intermediate credit banks, Federal land banks, and Federal land bank associations. ↗
Government Operations and Politics
Sponsored 2 · Cosponsored 8Labor and Employment
Cosponsored 7- A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to permit employees engaged in law enforcement and fire protection activities to take compensatory time off in lieu of receiving overtime compensation. ↗
- A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to require that wages based on individual productivity be paid to handicapped workers employed under certificates issued by the Secretary of Labor. ↗
Foreign Trade and International Finance
Cosponsored 7Social Welfare
Sponsored 1 · Cosponsored 4- A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to increase the amount of excess earnings an individual who has attained retirement age may earn before suffering deductions from benefits. ↗
- A bill to provide for a study by the Secretary of Health and Human Services to develop recommendations for correcting the disparities in the computation of social security benefits (commonly referred to as the "notch problem") which were caused by the enactment (in 1977) of the present formula for computing primary insurance amounts under title II of the Social Security Act. ↗
Armed Forces and National Security
Sponsored 1 · Cosponsored 4- A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that performing groups in the armed forces of the United States should use domestically manufactured entertainment support items at patriotic and ceremonial events at the Capitol and at all Federal buildings, unless there is no domestically manufactured item of comparable quality and price. ↗
- National Commission on Classified Information and Security Clearance Procedures ↗
International Affairs
Cosponsored 4- A bill to require the President to report quarterly to the Congress on all loans, guarantees, credits, and grants to Communist countries by the United States and by multilateral organizations of which the United States is a member. ↗
- A bill to require the President to report quarterly to the Congress on all loans, guarantees, credits, and grants to Communist countries by the United States and by multilateral organizations of which the United States is a member. ↗
Economics and Public Finance
Cosponsored 3Election History
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